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

android icon greenLearn how to sync iCloud reminders / tasks from your iPhone, iPad and Mac with any android phone and android tablet using third-party apps like Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone or Tasks. These two app directly sync iCloud reminders with iCloud to iOS devices or Mac and do not sync via a third-party cloud service, e.g. Dropbox. In addition to sync iCloud reminders, you can also sync iCloud contacts with android devices via CardDAV and sync iCloud calendars with android devices via CalDAV.

Sync iCloud Reminders on android with Reminder for iCloud-iOS-iPhone

Sync iCloud Reminders on android with Reminder for iCloud-iOS-iPhone

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

My decision was to purchase Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone to sync iCloud Reminders because of it is a ‘stand-alone’ app. For using Tasks, you need either the app SmoothSync for Cloud Calendars or CalDAV Sync.

Here’s how to sync iCloud reminders / tasks 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. Purchase Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone ($2.99 / 2,99 EUR) from Google Play and tap on ‘Install‘.
  2. Then ‘Accept‘ the app’s need to access your contacts and calendar.
  3. After successfully installation, open Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone and fill in your iCloud user name (Apple ID / iCloud email) and your iCloud password. Note: 2-Step-authentication is NOT supported by Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_01_setting up

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_01_setting up

  4. After the first sync, you can go to the reminder lists. All iCloud reminder lists are synced.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_02_reminder list

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_02_reminder list

  5. …so do single reminders.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_03_existing reminder synced from iCloud

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_03_existing reminder synced from iCloud

  6. You can edit already existing reminders by tapping on them.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_04_editing existing reminder

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_04_editing existing reminder

  7. Now the edited reminder with changed date is synced with iCloud.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_05_reminder edited

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_05_reminder edited

  8. After syncing with iCloud, you can see the updated reminder on your iOS device or Mac.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_06_edited reminder synced with iCloud on Mac

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_06_edited reminder synced with iCloud on Mac

  9. You can also add a new reminder list…

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_07_adding new reminder list

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_07_adding new reminder list

  10. …or add a new reminder.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_08_adding new reminder

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_08_adding new reminder

  11. Now the new reminder is synced with iCloud.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_09_new reminder syncing

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_09_new reminder syncing

  12. After syncing with iCloud, you can see the new reminder on your iOS device or Mac.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_10_new reminder synced via iCloud on Mac

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_10_new reminder synced via iCloud on Mac

  13. Last, but not least you can edit the reminder lists, change the name and move a list up and down.

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_11_editing reminder lists

    Reminder For iCloud-iOS-iPhone_11_editing reminder lists

Notes:

Syncing iCloud reminders / tasks with android devices works seamlessly by using Reminder For iCloud/iOS/iPhone. Up to now, there is no single working alternate free app for syncing iCloud reminders.

Stay Tuned! 😉

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