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iPod Nano Calendar sync problem

April 2nd, 2008 | Apple

I haven’t figured out a solution to this yet.. I sync my iCal calendar events with iPod Nano 3rd Generation via iTunes. I can see the .ics files when I go to the folder in Finder. But the events do not display on the iPod.

This is puzzling me.. Is it because of the @ character iGTD adds to the calendar name? What could it be?

Anyone had a similar problem?

 

4 comments ↓

#1 Nirav on 04.05.08 at 2:49 pm

Oh well! This is a bug!

The thread on Apple’s discussion forum has this post:

This is a known issue with the current iPod nano firmware. Nothing is going to ’solve’ it but an update from Apple. However, it’s not nearly as serious as it seems. After you sync your Calendars and Contact (and Notes, they are affected by this issue, too), they often will not appear, but a simple reset will always ‘refresh the iPod’s memory’. (And you do that by turning the hold switch on and then off, and then holding down the center button and menu button simultaneously for about 10 seconds until the iPod reboots.)

This is not actually an issue with Contacts or Calendars failing to sync. It’s an issue with the iPod failing to recognize that they’ve been synced. A simple reset always solves it in my case and many others.

And yes, it solved it for me too!

After going through a full restore of the iPod, I was able to get the calendar to appear on the Nano. But as soon as I sync’d some music and other files, the calendars disappeared again. Resetting the iPod after disconnecting it from the computer solves the problem.

Hope Apple comes up with an upgrade to this!

Thanks to Man Who Knows the Mac for the answer!

And while we are on the topic, here’s Apple’s 5R’s that will almost always solve your iPod Nano problems!

#2 Scott on 06.23.08 at 5:22 am

This fix doesn’t completely work for me. Resetting the nano does fix the calendar and contacts, but my notes will then disappear from view. When connected to my computer the notes on the nano are visible via the finder.

#3 Nirav on 06.24.08 at 3:20 pm

Hi Scott,

I stopped using iPod for calendar / notes sync. I don’t even use the contacts on it, but am keeping them there just in case I need them sometime..

Apple should really fix this soon!

But guess the dev teams are busy working on iPhone 2 for now!

:Nirav

#4 binte.de » Blog Archive » Ipod Nano Kontakte - Bug on 06.27.08 at 3:38 am

[...] ich es kurz für alle. Nirav Mehta hatte in seinem Blog genau über das gleiche Poblem wie ich gepostet und hat in den Kommentaren die einfache Lösung bekommen. Einfach den Ipod resetten und fertig. [...]

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