So I'm trying to sort out the new workflow for using the iPhone. In the past I was dedicated to Google (exchange) as a one stop shop for email, contacts, and calendars. For the most part it was good and I could live with the small issues (low res contact photos, some fields not the same, etc.). Now with iOS5/WiFi Sync/iCloud Backup/iCloud Sync I'm trying to figure out what options I want to use and which ones I don't.
First off, I definitely want a local copy iTunes backup of my iPhone (I'm very backup anal retentive). So that looks like it eliminates iCloud Backup as I get a message saying it will no longer do a local backup when this is turned on. What I would like is to have it do both but it doesn't look like it works that way. Am I wrong?
Next I'd like to use iCloud for contacts but need a way to sync it back to Gmail contacts as I do a lot of email on my PC through Gmail. The reason I want to use iCloud is to get the full res profile pics and correct field titles. I was thinking to use iTunes to sync to Gmail and also have iCloud turned on so that it would hit both servers. Anyone see a flaw in this?
Looking for any other thought about how to manage this better.
First off, I definitely want a local copy iTunes backup of my iPhone (I'm very backup anal retentive). So that looks like it eliminates iCloud Backup as I get a message saying it will no longer do a local backup when this is turned on. What I would like is to have it do both but it doesn't look like it works that way. Am I wrong?
Next I'd like to use iCloud for contacts but need a way to sync it back to Gmail contacts as I do a lot of email on my PC through Gmail. The reason I want to use iCloud is to get the full res profile pics and correct field titles. I was thinking to use iTunes to sync to Gmail and also have iCloud turned on so that it would hit both servers. Anyone see a flaw in this?
Looking for any other thought about how to manage this better.