Android: How To Sync iCloud Notes With Android Phones And Tablets

Learn how to sync iCloud notes from your iPhone, iPad and Mac with any android phone and android tablet using third-party apps like Notepad.  This app directly syncs iCloud notes with iCloud to iOS devices or Mac and does not sync via a third-party cloud service, e.g. Dropbox. In addition to sync iCloud notes, you can also sync iCloud reminders, sync iCloud contacts with android devices via CardDAV and sync iCloud calendars with android devices via CalDAV.

Updat April 20, 2018: Notepad (Version 1.8, March 13, 2014) is not available anymore. So does iNotes. I recommend to use ImapNotes2. Set up is similar to Notepad. Keep on reading… 🙂

Update September 9, 2015: Notepad (Version 1.8, March 13, 2014) is available again!

Update April 10, 2015: Notepad is not available on Google Play Store anymore. I recommend to use ImapNotes2. Set up is similar to Notepad. Keep on reading… 🙂

Update April 15, 2015: Notepad is back again on Google Play Store!

There are only some apps syncing directly iCloud notes with android phones and tablets:

• Notepad (free, supports multiple Gmail, iCloud notes)
• iNotes – Sync Note with iOS (supports multiple iCloud, Gmail [authorization problems], Google apps notes)
• ImapNotes2 (free, supports Gmail, Google apps, iCloud, AOL, Yahoo notes)

My decision was to install Notepad to sync iCloud notes because…

• it is a free app,
• you can sync Gmail Notes as well (Google apps notes NOT supported, use ImapNotes2 or iNotes  instead)
• add several iCloud and Gmail accounts and, last but not least,
• it is working seamlessly.

Here’s how to sync iCloud notes with Android Phones and Android tablets (this tutorial was performed on a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini (SM-G800F) running on android 4.4.2 KitKat.

1. ‘Install‘ Notepad from the Google Play store.
2. Then ‘Accept‘ the app’s need to access your network connections. It does not require any special permissions.
3. After successfully installation, open Notepad, tap on the ‘man’ symbol.

   

4. Then tap on the ‘+’ to add an account.

   

5. Fill in your iCloud user name (Apple ID / iCloud email) and your iCloud password. Note: 2-Step-authentication is NOT supported by Notepad.

   

6. After tapping ‘Done‘ your iCloud notes are set up.

   

7. Immediately, all your iCloud notes are synced.

   

8. To add a new note, select your iCloud account and tap on ‘+’.
9. After writing the new note, you MUST tap on the ‘Save‘ symbol to save the new note. There is NO automatic save mode!

   

10. The saved note is immediately synced via iCloud to your iOS devices…

    

11. …and to your Mac.

    

12. Further more, you can add several iCloud or Gmail notes account.

    

Notes:

• Sync iCloud notes frequency: Changes made on the android Phone are synced immediately to iCloud and vice versa within some minutes.
• You must be aware that you need to fill in your iCloud email and password and the developer does not state anything about privacy.
• Adding a Gmail account to sync Gmail notes is similar to the iCloud notes set up: Just fill in your Gmail email and your Gmail password. Google apps accounts are NOT supported.
• If you need more tweaks to get iCloud functions synced on an Android Phone, have a look at these “iCloud-to-Android”-tutorials:
  • iOS: How To Sync Android Photos To iCloud Photo Library And Photo Stream
  • Android: How To Sync iCloud Contacts With Android Phones And Tablets
  • Android: How To Sync iCloud Calendars With Android Phones And Tablets
  • Android: How To Sync iCloud Reminders With Android Phones And Tablets

Syncing iCloud notes and Gmail notes with android devices works seamlessly by using Notepad. In addition, several iCloud notes and Gmail accounts can be added.

Stay Tuned! 😉