MobileMe: Service updates as of June 30, 2009

  • Last Modified: July 01, 2009
  • Article: HT3493

Summary

The MobileMe service has recently been updated with improvements as described below.

Products Affected

MobileMe

me.com toolbar

  • Help is now accessible directly from the toolbar

Mail

  • Forwarding or replying to HTML (rich text) messages maintains the message’s original formatting instead of converting it to plain text
  • Unread message count is displayed next to inbox and each folder
  • Resolves an issue where an email alias may not appear correctly in Mac OS X Mail
  • On an iPhone or iPod touch, a user can search all messages including those stored on the Mobileme "cloud" (server). Search in the From, To, and Subject fields is supported (iPhone OS 3.0 required)

Gallery

  • iPhone 3GS users can publish videos to a Gallery album
  • If no Gallery albums exist, an album is automatically created when publishing a photo or video from iPhone (iPhone OS 3.0 is required)

iDisk

  • Uploading to a Public folder with a web browser correctly shows completion status
  • Resolves an issue where an email address may not be recognized as valid when using file sharing

Account

  • Resolves an issue preventing the setup of some personal domains for iWeb hosting
  • Resolves an issue preventing some expired accounts from being converted to Family Pack sub-accounts
  • Active accounts with no upgrades can be converted to Family Pack sub-accounts

Push Contacts and Push Calendar
Note: iPhone OS 3.0 is required for these improvements.

  • Option to merge existing contacts and calendars on first sync from iPhone/iPod touch
  • Deleting a MobileMe account or turning off contact and calendar sync on iPhone/iPod touch allows users to keep a copy of the data on the device
  • iPhone contacts that sync with MobileMe maintain ring tone associations

 

MobileMe Control Panel for Windows version 1.4

 

Back to My Mac

  • Users can securely connect to another Mac without having to log in with the computer’s username and password (Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.7 is required on all computers using Back to My Mac and you may need to sign out of MobileMe and sign back in for the change to take effect on each Mac).

Find My iPhone and Remote Wipe

  • Users can locate a lost iPhone on a map at me.com, write a message to display on the screen, play a sound even if the iPhone is set to silent mode, or permanently erase all data (iPhone OS 3.0 required)

Additional Information

For the best MobileMe experience, you should use the latest versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (if you use a Mac), iTunes and MobileMe Control Panel (if you use a PC), and iPhone software (iPhone or iPod touch).

For a comprehensive list of previous updates refer toMobileMe service updates.
 

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