Before the release of iOS 4.0 for iPhone, all your notes created using the built-in Notes app are stored locally. The only way to transfer your notes from iPhone to computer is by using iTunes sync. That means, every time you need to sync the note, you need to connect the iPhone with USB and [...]
Before the release of iOS 4.0 for iPhone, all your notes created using the built-in Notes app are stored locally. The only way to transfer your notes from iPhone to computer is by using iTunes sync. That means, every time you need to sync the note, you need to connect the iPhone with USB and wait for the sync. That’s pretty inconvenience if you just want to sync your notes to the computer.
With the debut of iOS 4.0, Apple has added a new feature that allows you to sync notes over-the-air to your IMAP email account. No more USB connection is required. This guide will walk you through how you can configure your iPhone to sync note to your email account. We’ll use Gmail as example but it should work with other email accounts such as Yahoo and Hotmail.
Configure Your iPhone with IMAP Email
First, you need to configure your iPhone to access your email account via IMAP. Some time ago, we have covered the configuration procedure for Gmail. You can further check out the guide here.
If you already configured an IMAP email account on your iPhone, you can skip this procedure and go over to the next step.
Sync Note to Your Mail Account
Once you’ve successfully configured your IMAP mail account, you can follow these procedures to sync note to your mail account.
1. Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Select your IMAP mail account. Say, for me, it’s the Simonblog Email.
2. Simply switch on the “Notes” option.
By enabling this option, the Notes app will automatically sync your note to the IMAP mail account. It will also create a folder called “Notes” folder under your IMAP account. All your notes will be saved under this folder.
To try out the note sync, you can now go back to the Notes app. If you’ve configured the note sync properly, there should a new “Account” button appeared on the top navigation bar.
Tap on the button and you should see an account connected with your email. Say, for me, it’s the Simonblog Email. Tap on the account and create a note.
Now, all notes that you’ve created under the account will be automatically synced to the IMAP email. You should be able to find your note under the “Notes” folder.
The tip works on iPhone and iPad running iOS 4.0 (or up).
Olivia Wilde
Megan Fox
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