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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa137)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe","crawl_time":1773610554,"first_indexed_time":1375978936,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/MobileMe s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"MobileMe - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"MobileMe\nDeveloper\nApple Inc.\nInitial release\nJanuary 5, 2000\n; 26 years ago\n(as\niTools\n)\nJuly 17, 2002 (as\n.Mac\n)\nJuly 9, 2008 (as\nMobileMe\n)\nFinal release\n1.6.7\n   \/ October 12, 2011\n; 14 years ago\n[\n1\n]\nOperating system\nmacOS\n,\niOS\n,\nWindows\nType\nInternet suite\nLicense\nSoftware as a service\nWebsite\napple.com\/mobileme\nat the\nWayback Machine\n(archived 2011-05-14)\nMobileMe\n(formerly\n.Mac\nand originally\niTools\n) is a discontinued\nsubscription-based\ncollection of online services and software offered by\nApple Inc.\nAll services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the free\niCloud\n, and MobileMe ceased on June 30, 2012, with transfers to iCloud being available until July 31, 2012, or data being available for download until that date, when the site finally closed completely. On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused.\nOriginally launched on January 5, 2000, as\niTools\n, a free collection of Internet-based services for\nMac OS 9\nusers, Apple relaunched it as\n.Mac\non July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for\nMac OS X\nusers. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X,\nMicrosoft Windows\n,\niPhone\n, and\niPod Touch\nusers.\nOn February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at\nits retail stores\n, and later from resellers.\n[\n2\n]\nNew subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease.\niTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for\nMac\nowners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com\nemail address\n, showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the\niPhone 3G\nin 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X,\niOS\n, and\nWindows\n. Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as\nMail\nand\niCal\n, and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at\nme.com\nor a number of supported applications, including\nMicrosoft Outlook\n, as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US\/Canada users only).\nBackup was a\nbackup\nutility made by\nApple\nfor\nMac OS X\n. It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly\n.Mac\n) collection of\nInternet\nservices. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe\niDisk\nor the\nMacintosh\n's\nCD-RW\nor\nDVD-R\ndrive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThe initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nWhile Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for\nbackup software\n.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nApple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases.\n[\n3\n]\nAt the 2006\nWorldwide Developers Conference\n, Apple announced the development of\nTime Machine\n, a new backup application which is included in\nMac OS X v10.5\n\"Leopard\". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users.\n[\n4\n]\nMobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and\/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running\niOS 4\n. The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users.\n[\n5\n]\nFind My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010.\n[\n6\n]\nMobileMe had two different plans. The\nIndividual\nplan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The\nFamily Pack\nplan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their\niDisk\nwith which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read\/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk.\nIndividual plan\nwas priced at $99,\nFamily Pack\n—at $149.\nMembers could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account.\nNotes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented.\nAddress book and calendar\n[\nedit\n]\nMobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using\nPush\nfunctions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone,\nAddress Book\nand iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although \"Birthdays\" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from\nAddress Book\n, rather than\nCalDAV\nor iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone \"Birthdays\" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendar>Add Account.\n[\n7\n]\n[\n8\n]\n[\n9\n]\nMobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the\nweb browser\nat me.com, synced by\niPhoto\nor\nAperture\non OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and\niMovie\n. MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X).\nMobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com,\nFinder\non OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com\/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected.\n[\n10\n]\nUsers of\nMac OS X v10.5\nor later could use the\niLife '08\n,\niLife '09\n, or\niLife '11\napplication\niWeb\nto publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a\ndomain name\nthat they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web\/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as\nPHP\n.\nMobileMe used\nAjax\nand\nDynamic HTML\nto simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source\nSproutCore\nJavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or\ndomain names\nfor the\niWeb\nPublish feature.\nSupported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were\nSafari 3.1\nor later, and\nFirefox 3.5\nor later, while\nInternet Explorer 8\nand\nInternet Explorer 7\nwere Windows-only.\nSafari 3.0\n, and\nFirefox 3.0\nwould run the web applications, but were not fully supported.\nMobileMe was accessible from\nLinux\nusing Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the\nKonqueror\nbrowser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple.\n[\n11\n]\nMobileMe users could connect to the\nAIM\nservice with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by\nSSL\nencryption. In addition,\niChat\nusers using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the\nAIM\napp provided by\nAOL\n, or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol.\nUsers who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a\nPC\nhad to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of\niTunes\n, and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into\nMac OS X\n.\n[\n12\n]\nThe MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010.\n[\n13\n]\nMobileMe Calendar Beta\n[\nedit\n]\nMobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices.\n[\n14\n]\nHowever, with these updates came some decreased functionality.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThe capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nUsers wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nCompatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThis meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThe table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011.\nMarket\nPrice\nPersonal in US$\n(for comparison)\nPersonal\nFamily\nUnited States\nUS$\n99\nUS$149\n$99\nCanada\nC$\n109\nC$159\n$104.99\nUnited Kingdom\n£\n60\n£91\n$96.70\nEurozone\n[\n15\n]\n€\n79\n€119\n$112.45\nEurope\n(non-EU)\n†\nand Africa\n[\n15\n]\n€\n65.29\n€98.35\n$92.93\n†\nSwitzerland\n[\n15\n]\n€\n70.25\n€105.82\n$93.98\nSingapore\nS$\n148\nS$228\n$117.41\nJapan\n¥\n8239\n¥15600\n$116.63\nAustralia\nA$\n119\nA$179\n$123.45\n[\n16\n]\nMobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with\nMac OS X\n. Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the\niLife\nsuite. Most notably, any\niDisk\ncould be mounted as any other volume on the\nMac OS X\ndesktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the \"Go\" menu of the\nFinder\n.\nAdditionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and\nkeychains\n, mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published.\niPhoto\ncould be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums.\n[\n17\n]\niCal could be used to publish calendars to the web.\n[\n18\n]\nAlso,\nBackup\nsoftware could be used to make backups to\niDisk\nor local media.\n[\n19\n]\nWith the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie,\nGarageBand\nand iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements).\nMobileMe integrated with various applications on\niOS devices\n. This included iCal syncing with\nCalendar\n, Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009,\n[\n20\n]\nthe MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010,\n[\n21\n]\nand the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users).\n[\n22\n]\nWhile initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made\nuniversal\napp (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device.\n[\n23\n]\nThere were\nsubdirectory\n(private) and\nsubdomain\n(public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list:\nPrivate:\nwww.me.com\n– user login.\nwww.me.com\/gallery\n– user photo\/video Gallery albums.\nwww.me.com\/mail\n– user Mail access.\nwww.me.com\/contacts\n– user Contacts access.\nwww.me.com\/ical\n– user Calendar access.\nwww.me.com\/idisk\n– user iDisk folders access.\nwww.me.com\/find\n– user Find My iPhone access.\nPublic:\ngallery.me.com\/\n⟨username⟩\n– user's photo\/video Gallery albums access (used with\niPhoto\nand\/or\niMovie\n).\npublic.me.com\/\n⟨username⟩\n– user's Public folder (in iDisk) access.\nweb.me.com\/\n⟨username⟩\n– user's Website access (used with\niWeb\n).\nhomepage.mac.com\/\n⟨username⟩\n– user's file sites access.\nical.me.com\/\n⟨username⟩\n\/\n⟨calendar name⟩\n– user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.)\niTools\nThe original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users.\nServices offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free\ngreeting card\nservice;\niReview\n, a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of\niDisk\n, an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites.\niTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used\nAppleShare\nIP for transport and required\nMac OS 9\n, it was eventually updated to use\nWebDAV\ntechnology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including\nWindows XP\n.\n[\n24\n]\n.Mac logo\nAs costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team.\n[\n25\n]\n.Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and\nMcAfee\nVirex\n, a\nvirus scanner\ngiven to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005.\nApple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year.\n[\n26\n]\nExisting iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced.\n[\n27\n]\n.Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels.\n[\n28\n]\nMac OS X\nv10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide\ndynamic DNS\nservices for its\nBack to My Mac\nfeature, a\nremote desktop\nservice.\nOn August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of\nFlickr\nand\nYouTube\n. Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac\nlicense agreement\n.\n[\n29\n]\n.Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription.\nInitial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name.\n[\n30\n]\nOn June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both\nPacific Time\n).\n[\n31\n]\nMobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page,\n[\n32\n]\nwhere there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008.\n[\n33\n]\nSeveral .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe:\nSupport for\nMac OS X 10.4.10\nor earlier (some features require\nMac OS X 10.5\nor later, such as iLife integration).\n[\n34\n]\niCards.\nWeb-access to\nbookmarks\n.\n.Mac slides.\n[\n35\n]\n.Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' \"Group Archive\" folder).\nThe launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable\n[\n36\n]\nand for having syncing problems.\n[\n37\n]\nThere were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over.\n[\n38\n]\nThe free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months.\n[\n39\n]\n[\n40\n]\nBecause of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page.\n[\n41\n]\nInitial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using\nMicrosoft Exchange Server\nCalendars and Contacts.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nAccording to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThere was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe.\nIn May 2011,\nFortune\nmagazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's\nCEO\nSteve Jobs\nsummoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4\nInfinite Loop\n. After asking them \"what MobileMe is supposed to do\", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, \"So why the fuck doesn't it do that?\"\n[\n42\n]\nIn an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”.  He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G,\niPhone 2.0 software\n, and the\nApp Store\n”.\n[\n43\n]\nOn August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered.\n[\n44\n]\niCloud icon\nFrom early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all\nApple Stores\n, with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud \"just works\", and asked rhetorically, \"Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!\".\n[\n45\n]\nOn October 12, 2011, alongside the release of\niOS 5\nand iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or\nMac OS X Lion\n5 GB of\ncloud\ndata storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available.\n[\n46\n]\n[\n47\n]\n@me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around\nfall\n2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes.\nAs a first step, Apple sent \"30 days left\" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with \"7 days left\" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users \"Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date.\"\n[\n48\n]\nThen as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners \"MobileMe has ended\", with either \"You can still download your files for a limited time.\" (on the iDisk page), or \"Download your photos now.\" (on the Gallery page).\n[\n49\n]\nThe complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a \"MobileMe is closed\" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud.\n[\n49\n]\n[\n50\n]\n[\n51\n]\nThe iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of\nOS X Mountain Lion\non July 25, 2012.\n[\n52\n]\n^\n\"MobileMe Control Panel for Windows\"\n. Apple. Archived from\nthe original\non January 17, 2012\n. Retrieved\nOctober 28,\n2010\n.\n^\n\"Apple discontinues sale of MobileMe retail boxes as overhaul looms\"\n(Press release).\nappleinsider.com\n. February 24, 2011\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nHow to Set Up Backup 3\nat\nO'Reilly\nMacDevCenter\n^\nApple.\n\"Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Features - Time Machine\"\n. Retrieved\nDecember 21,\n2007\n.\n^\nSlivka, Eric (June 8, 2010).\n\"iPhone OS 3.0 Launching June 17th - MMS, Tethering in Some Countries\"\n. MacRumors\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 17,\n2011\n.\n^\nO'Grady, Jason D. (November 22, 2010).\n\"iOS 4.2 released; Find My iPhone free for iPhone 4 users (updated)\"\n.\nZDNet\n. Archived from\nthe original\non January 1, 2011\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 17,\n2011\n.\n^\nCopying Calendar subscriptions from iCal to your iPhone or iPod Touch\n, Apple Knowledge Base article HT3634, dated August 3, 2009\n^\n[\nMobileMe: Syncing calendar subscriptions and CalDAV calendars\n], Apple Knowledge Base article TS1213, dated June 17, 2009.\n^\niPhone User Guide pdf\nArchived\nMarch 8, 2012, at the\nWayback Machine\n, page 93 \"Subscribing to Calendars\", dated July 10, 2009.\n^\nUsing your iDisk to share files\nApple.com. Retrieved July 22, 2008. The iDisk can be used as a hosting server for your MobileMe website. Backups from\nBackup\ncan be stored onto your iDisk, making it easier backing up settings and more.\n^\nChavda, Pranav.\n\"Howto: Apple's MobileMe on Linux\"\n. Archived from\nthe original\non December 1, 2008\n. Retrieved\nSeptember 18,\n2008\n.\n^\n\"Apple - MobileMe also works great with your hPC\"\n. Retrieved\nJuly 11,\n2009\n.\n^\n\"MobileMe Mail. Now Available to All Members.\"\nRetrieved\nJuly 12,\n2010\n.\n^\n\"Preview the New MobileMe Calendar Beta\"\n. Retrieved\nJuly 31,\n2010\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\n\"Me.com\"\n. Me.com\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\nApple, Inc.\n(April 6, 2010).\n\"MobileMe\"\n.\nMobileMe\n.\nApple, Inc.\nRetrieved\nApril 6,\n2010\n.\n^\n.Mac Support\nArchived\nApril 18, 2008, at the\nWayback Machine\n, Article dated December 19, 2007\n^\n\"Sharing Your Calendar\"\n. Mac.com\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\nMobileMe: About Backup 3.2\n, Article dated April 13, 2010\n^\n\"MobileMe iDisk app\"\n.\niTunes\n. July 29, 2009. Archived from\nthe original\non November 4, 2012\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\n\"MobileMe Gallery app\"\n.\niTunes\n. January 14, 2010. Archived from\nthe original\non April 22, 2010\n. Retrieved\nJuly 6,\n2012\n.\n^\n\"Find My iPhone app\"\n.\niTunes\n. June 18, 2010\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\nMichael Robertson (August 3, 2010).\n\"Apple Quietly Enables Online Streaming To iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches\"\n. Retrieved\nAugust 18,\n2010\n.\n^\n\"iDisk Utility\"\n. Mac.com\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\n\"Mac announcement\"\n. Apple.com\n. Retrieved\nMay 10,\n2020\n.\n^\n\"Mac users\"\n. Apple.com\n. Retrieved\nMay 10,\n2020\n.\n^\n\"Net surfers are getting the message: Pay up.\"\nSeattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter.\nAugust 13, 2002\n^\n\"Mac mail\"\n. Mac.com\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\n\"Live from Apple's summer Mac product press conference\"\n.\nEngadget\n. Retrieved\nApril 11,\n2018\n.\n^\n\"Apple to target the self-involved\"\n. DoesWhat. Archived from\nthe original\non August 24, 2018\n. Retrieved\nJune 3,\n2008\n.\n^\nApple .Mac Support\n,\nApple Inc.\nRetrieved July 8, 2008.\n[\npermanent dead link\n]\n^\nMobileMe information page\n.\n^\nMobileMe appears to be up and running\nArchived\nJanuary 31, 2015, at the\nWayback Machine\n, TUAW. Retrieved July 12, 2008.\n^\n\"MobileMe: What you need to know\"\n.\nMacworld\n. June 18, 2008\n. Retrieved\nJuly 15,\n2010\n.\n^\nMcNulty, Scott (June 9, 2008).\n\"What isn't making the cut from .Mac to MobileMe\"\n.\nThe Unofficial Apple Weblog\n.\nWeblogs, Inc.\nArchived from\nthe original\non January 31, 2015\n. Retrieved\nJune 10,\n2008\n.\n^\nMann, Merlin\nMobileMe: .Mac's iPhone-Friendly Replacement\n,\n43 Folders\n. Retrieved June 9, 2008.\n^\nMossberg, Walt\nApple’s MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable\n,\nThe Wall Street Journal\n. Retrieved July 23, 2008.\n^\nMobileMe users seethe over four-day email outage\nArchived\nSeptember 27, 2011, at the\nWayback Machine\nMacWorld.co.uk, Retrieved July 22, 2008.\n^\nPalmer, Robert (June 22, 2008).\n\"Apple adds another month free for some MobileMe trials\"\n.\nThe Unofficial Apple Weblog\n.\nWeblogs, Inc.\nArchived from\nthe original\non January 31, 2015\n. Retrieved\nJune 22,\n2008\n.\n^\nMoses, Asher (July 22, 2008).\n\"Apple's MobileMe meltdown\"\n.\nThe Sydney Morning Herald\n. Retrieved\nJuly 27,\n2008\n.\n^\nStatus\nnews page\n;\nsupport page\n.\n^\nLashinsky, Adam (May 9, 2011).\n\"How Apple Works: Inside the World's Biggest Startup\"\n.\nFortune\n.\n^\nCheng, Jacqui (August 6, 2008).\n\"Steve Jobs on MobileMe: the full e-mail\"\n.\nArs Technica\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nKeizer, Gregg (August 19, 2008).\n\"Apple offers MobileMe users a second extension\"\n.\nComputerworld\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nSutter, John (June 9, 2011).\n\"iCloud: Revolution or the next MobileMe?\"\n. CNN\n. Retrieved\nJune 11,\n2011\n.\n^\n\"iCloud - Your content. On all your devices\"\n. Apple\n. Retrieved\nDecember 18,\n2011\n.\n^\n\"Apple Introduces iCloud\"\n. Apple.com. June 6, 2011\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nApple 30\/7 days left for MobileMe emails\nArchived\nNovember 28, 2012, at the\nWayback Machine\n. Retrieved July 17, 2012.\n^\na\nb\nBea, Francis (July 1, 2012).\n\"Apple shuts down MobileMe, offers 'limited time' to access and download files\"\n.\nDigital Trends\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nDove, Jackie (June 28, 2012).\n\"MobileMe rides into the sunset on Sunday\"\n.\nMacworld\n.\nInternational Data Group\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\nBonnington, Christina (July 2, 2012).\n\"Apple Finally Shutters Long-Suffering MobileMe — It's All iCloud Now\"\n.\nWired\n.\nCondé Nast\n. Retrieved\nOctober 27,\n2017\n.\n^\n\"OS X Mountain Lion\"\n.\niMore\n. Retrieved\nApril 11,\n2018\n.\nOfficial website\nat the\nWayback Machine\n(archived May 14, 2011)","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages \"A list of all special pages [q]\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/enwiki-25.svg) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en-25.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en-25.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=MobileMe \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=MobileMe \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. 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[o]\")\n\n## Contents\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n- [(Top)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe)\n- [1 Services](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Services)\n  Toggle Services subsection\n  - [1\\.1 Backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Backup)\n  - [1\\.2 Find My iPhone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Find_My_iPhone)\n  - [1\\.3 Storage](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Storage)\n  - [1\\.4 Address book and calendar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Address_book_and_calendar)\n  - [1\\.5 MobileMe Gallery](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#MobileMe_Gallery)\n  - [1\\.6 iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iDisk)\n  - [1\\.7 iWeb Publish](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iWeb_Publish)\n  - [1\\.8 Web applications](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Web_applications)\n  - [1\\.9 iChat\/AIM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iChat\/AIM)\n  - [1\\.10 PC syncing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#PC_syncing)\n  - [1\\.11 MobileMe Mail Beta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#MobileMe_Mail_Beta)\n  - [1\\.12 MobileMe Calendar Beta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#MobileMe_Calendar_Beta)\n- [2 Pricing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Pricing)\n- [3 Integration](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Integration)\n  Toggle Integration subsection\n  - [3\\.1 Mac OS X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Mac_OS_X)\n  - [3\\.2 iOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iOS)\n- [4 URL access points](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#URL_access_points)\n- [5 History](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#History)\n  Toggle History subsection\n  - [5\\.1 iTools](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iTools)\n  - [5\\.2 .Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#.Mac)\n  - [5\\.3 MobileMe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#MobileMe)\n  - [5\\.4 iCloud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iCloud)\n- [6 Discontinuation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#Discontinuation)\n- [7 References](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#References)\n- [8 External links](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#External_links)\n\nToggle the table of contents\n\n# MobileMe\n22 languages\n\n- [Afrikaans](https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Afrikaans\")\n- [العربية](https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%8A \"موبايل مي – Arabic\")\n- [Deutsch](https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – German\")\n- [Español](https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Spanish\")\n- [Français](https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – French\")\n- [עברית](https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Hebrew\")\n- [Magyar](https:\/\/hu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Hungarian\")\n- 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Swedish\")\n- [Türkçe](https:\/\/tr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Turkish\")\n- [Українська](https:\/\/uk.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Ukrainian\")\n- [中文](https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"MobileMe – Chinese\")\n\n[Edit links](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q844446#sitelinks-wikipedia \"Edit interlanguage links\")\n\n- [Article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe \"View the content page [c]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk:MobileMe \"Discuss improvements to the content page [t]\")\n\nEnglish\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=history \"Past revisions of this page [h]\")\n\nTools\n\nTools\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nActions\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe)\n- 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page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=MobileMe&id=1339545233&wpFormIdentifier=titleform \"Information on how to cite this page\")\n- [Get shortened URL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMobileMe)\n\nPrint\/export\n\n- [Download as PDF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=MobileMe&action=show-download-screen \"Download this page as a PDF file\")\n- [Printable version](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&printable=yes \"Printable version of this page [p]\")\n\nIn other projects\n\n- [Wikidata item](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q844446 \"Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]\")\n\nAppearance\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nDiscontinued subscription-based collection of online services and software\n\n\"Me.com\" redirects here. For the song, see [*Edward Skeletrix*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Skeletrix \"Edward Skeletrix\").\n\n| MobileMe |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/MobileMe_logo.svg\/250px-MobileMe_logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:MobileMe_logo.svg) |   |\n| [Developer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Programmer \"Programmer\") | [Apple Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Inc. \"Apple Inc.\") |\n| Initial release | January 5, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-01-05) (as *iTools*) July 17, 2002 (as *.Mac*) July 9, 2008 (as *MobileMe*) |\n| [Final release](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_release_life_cycle \"Software release life cycle\") | 1\\.6.7 \/ October 12, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-10-12)[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-1) |\n| [Operating system](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operating_system \"Operating system\") | [macOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MacOS \"MacOS\"), [iOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS \"IOS\"), [Windows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows \"Windows\") |\n| [Type](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches \"Software categories\") | [Internet suite](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_suite \"Internet suite\") |\n| [License](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_license \"Software license\") | [Software as a service](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_as_a_service \"Software as a service\") |\n| Website | [apple.com\/mobileme](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110514132638\/http:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme) at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") (archived 2011-05-14) |\n\n**MobileMe** (formerly **.Mac** and originally **iTools**) is a discontinued [subscription-based](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subscription_business_model \"Subscription business model\") collection of online services and software offered by [Apple Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Inc. \"Apple Inc.\") All services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the free [iCloud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ICloud \"ICloud\"), and MobileMe ceased on June 30, 2012, with transfers to iCloud being available until July 31, 2012, or data being available for download until that date, when the site finally closed completely. On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused.\n\nOriginally launched on January 5, 2000, as [iTools](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iTools), a free collection of Internet-based services for [Mac OS 9](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_9 \"Mac OS 9\") users, Apple relaunched it as [.Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#.Mac) on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for [Mac OS X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MacOS \"MacOS\") users. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X, [Microsoft Windows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Windows \"Microsoft Windows\"), [iPhone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone \"IPhone\"), and [iPod Touch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPod_Touch \"IPod Touch\") users.\n\nOn February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at [its retail stores](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Retail_Store \"Apple Retail Store\"), and later from resellers.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-2) New subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease.\n\n## Services\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Services\")\\]\n\niTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for [Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh \"Macintosh\") owners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com [email address](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Email_address \"Email address\"), showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the [iPhone 3G](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone_3G \"IPhone 3G\") in 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X, [iOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS \"IOS\"), and [Windows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Windows \"Microsoft Windows\"). Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as [Mail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mail_\$Apple\$ \"Mail (Apple)\") and [iCal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ICal \"ICal\"), and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at [me.com](http:\/\/www.me.com\/) or a number of supported applications, including [Microsoft Outlook](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Outlook \"Microsoft Outlook\"), as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US\/Canada users only).\n\n### Backup\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Backup\")\\]\n\nBackup was a [backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup \"Backup\") utility made by [Apple](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Inc. \"Apple Inc.\") for [Mac OS X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X \"Mac OS X\"). It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly [.Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#.Mac)) collection of [Internet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet \"Internet\") services. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") or the [Macintosh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh \"Macintosh\")'s [CD-RW](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-RW \"CD-RW\") or [DVD-R](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD-R \"DVD-R\") drive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nWhile Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for [backup software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup_software \"Backup software\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nApple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-3)\n\nAt the 2006 [Worldwide Developers Conference](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Developers_Conference \"Worldwide Developers Conference\"), Apple announced the development of [Time Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Machine_\$macOS\$ \"Time Machine (macOS)\"), a new backup application which is included in [Mac OS X v10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 \"Mac OS X v10.5\") \"Leopard\". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-apple_tm-4)\n\n### Find My iPhone\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Find My iPhone\")\\]\n\nMain article: [Find My iPhone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Find_My_iPhone \"Find My iPhone\")\n\nMobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and\/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running [iOS 4](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_4 \"IOS 4\"). The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-5) Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-6)\n\n### Storage\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Storage\")\\]\n\nMobileMe had two different plans. The *Individual* plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The *Family Pack* plan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") with which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read\/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk.\n\n*Individual plan* was priced at \\$99, *Family Pack*—at \\$149.\n\nMembers could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account.\n\nNotes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented.\n\n### Address book and calendar\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Address book and calendar\")\\]\n\nMobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using [Push](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Push-IMAP \"Push-IMAP\") functions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone, [Address Book](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Address_Book_\$application\$ \"Address Book (application)\") and iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although \"Birthdays\" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from [Address Book](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Address_Book_\$application\$ \"Address Book (application)\"), rather than [CalDAV](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CalDAV \"CalDAV\") or iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone \"Birthdays\" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings\\>Mail, Contacts, Calendar\\>Add Account.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-7)[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-8)[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-9)\n\n### MobileMe Gallery\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: MobileMe Gallery\")\\]\n\nMobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the [web browser](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_browser \"Web browser\") at me.com, synced by [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") or [Aperture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aperture_\$software\$ \"Aperture (software)\") on OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and [iMovie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMovie \"IMovie\"). MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X).\n\n### iDisk\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: iDisk\")\\]\n\nMain article: [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\")\n\nMobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com, [Finder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finder_\$software\$ \"Finder (software)\") on OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com\/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-10)\n\n### iWeb Publish\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: iWeb Publish\")\\]\n\nUsers of [Mac OS X v10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 \"Mac OS X v10.5\") or later could use the [iLife '08](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\"), [iLife '09](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\"), or [iLife '11](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife_%2711 \"ILife '11\") application [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\") to publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a [domain name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name \"Domain name\") that they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web\/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as [PHP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PHP \"PHP\").\n\n### Web applications\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Web applications\")\\]\n\nMobileMe used [Ajax](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajax_\$programming\$ \"Ajax (programming)\") and [Dynamic HTML](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dynamic_HTML \"Dynamic HTML\") to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source [SproutCore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SproutCore \"SproutCore\") JavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or [domain names](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name \"Domain name\") for the [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\") Publish feature.\n\nSupported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were [Safari 3.1](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safari_\$web_browser\$ \"Safari (web browser)\") or later, and [Firefox 3.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozilla_Firefox \"Mozilla Firefox\") or later, while [Internet Explorer 8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Explorer_8 \"Internet Explorer 8\") and [Internet Explorer 7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Explorer_7 \"Internet Explorer 7\") were Windows-only. [Safari 3.0](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safari_\$web_browser\$ \"Safari (web browser)\"), and [Firefox 3.0](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozilla_Firefox \"Mozilla Firefox\") would run the web applications, but were not fully supported.\n\nMobileMe was accessible from [Linux](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux \"Linux\") using Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the [Konqueror](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konqueror \"Konqueror\") browser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-11)\n\n### iChat\/AIM\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: iChat\/AIM\")\\]\n\nMobileMe users could connect to the [AIM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL_Instant_Messenger \"AOL Instant Messenger\") service with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by [SSL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secure_Sockets_Layer \"Secure Sockets Layer\") encryption. In addition, [iChat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IChat \"IChat\") users using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the [AIM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL_Instant_Messenger \"AOL Instant Messenger\") app provided by [AOL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL \"AOL\"), or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol.\n\n### PC syncing\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=11 \"Edit section: PC syncing\")\\]\n\nUsers who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a [PC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_computer \"Personal computer\") had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of [iTunes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITunes \"ITunes\"), and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into Mac OS X.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-12)\n\n### MobileMe Mail Beta\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: MobileMe Mail Beta\")\\]\n\nThe MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010.[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-13)\n\n### MobileMe Calendar Beta\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: MobileMe Calendar Beta\")\\]\n\nMobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-14) However, with these updates came some decreased functionality.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] The capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] Users wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] This meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n## Pricing\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: Pricing\")\\]\n\nThe table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011.\n\n| Market | Price | Personal in US\\$ (for comparison) |   |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Personal | Family |   |   |\n| United States | [US\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_dollar \"US dollar\")99 | US\\$149 | \\$99 |\n| Canada | [C\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_dollar \"Canadian dollar\")109 | C\\$159 | \\$104.99 |\n| United Kingdom | [£](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pound_sterling \"Pound sterling\")60 | £91 | \\$96.70 |\n| [Eurozone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurozone \"Eurozone\")[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")79 | €119 | \\$112.45 |\n| [Europe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe \"Europe\") (non-EU)† and Africa[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")65\\.29 | €98.35 | \\$92.93 |\n| †Switzerland[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")70\\.25 | €105.82 | \\$93.98 |\n| [Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore \"Singapore\") | [S\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_dollar \"Singapore dollar\")148 | S\\$228 | \\$117.41 |\n| Japan | [¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_yen \"Japanese yen\")8239 | ¥15600 | \\$116.63 |\n| Australia | [A\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_dollar \"Australian dollar\")119 | A\\$179 | \\$123.45 |\n| [\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-16) |   |   |   |\n\n## Integration\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: Integration\")\\]\n\n### Mac OS X\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Mac OS X\")\\]\n\nMobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with Mac OS X. Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the [iLife](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\") suite. Most notably, any [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") could be mounted as any other volume on the Mac OS X desktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the \"Go\" menu of the [Finder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finder_\$software\$ \"Finder (software)\").\n\nAdditionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and [keychains](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Keychain \"Apple Keychain\"), mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published. [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") could be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-17) iCal could be used to publish calendars to the web.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-18) Also, [Backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup_\$backup_software\$ \"Backup (backup software)\") software could be used to make backups to [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") or local media.[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-19)\n\nWith the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie, [GarageBand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GarageBand \"GarageBand\") and iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements).\n\n### iOS\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: iOS\")\\]\n\nMobileMe integrated with various applications on [iOS devices](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDevices \"IDevices\"). This included iCal syncing with [Calendar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calendar \"Calendar\"), Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009,[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-20) the MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010,[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-21) and the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users).[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-22) While initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made *universal* app (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device.[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-23)\n\n## URL access points\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: URL access points\")\\]\n\nThere were [subdirectory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subdirectory \"Subdirectory\") (private) and [subdomain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subdomain \"Subdomain\") (public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list:\n\nPrivate:\n\n- *www.me.com* – user login.\n- *www.me.com\/gallery* – user photo\/video Gallery albums.\n- *www.me.com\/mail* – user Mail access.\n- *www.me.com\/contacts* – user Contacts access.\n- *www.me.com\/ical* – user Calendar access.\n- *www.me.com\/idisk* – user iDisk folders access.\n- *www.me.com\/find* – user Find My iPhone access.\n\nPublic:\n\n- *gallery.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's photo\/video Gallery albums access (used with [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") and\/or [iMovie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMovie \"IMovie\")).\n- *public.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's Public folder (in iDisk) access.\n- *web.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's Website access (used with [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\")).\n- *homepage.mac.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's file sites access.\n- *ical.me.com\/⟨username⟩\/⟨calendar name⟩* – user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.)\n\n## History\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: History\")\\]\n\n### iTools\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: iTools\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/16\/Itools_logo.jpg\/250px-Itools_logo.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Itools_logo.jpg)\n\niTools\n\nThe original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users.\n\nServices offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free [greeting card](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greeting_card \"Greeting card\") service; [iReview](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IReview \"IReview\"), a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\"), an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites.\n\niTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used [AppleShare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AppleShare \"AppleShare\") IP for transport and required Mac OS 9, it was eventually updated to use [WebDAV](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WebDAV \"WebDAV\") technology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including [Windows XP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_XP \"Windows XP\").[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-24)\n\n### .Mac\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=21 \"Edit section: .Mac\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/e\/e1\/Dotmaclogo.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dotmaclogo.png)\n\n.Mac logo\n\nAs costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-25)\n\n.Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and [McAfee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McAfee \"McAfee\") [Virex](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virex \"Virex\"), a [virus scanner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virus_scanner \"Virus scanner\") given to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005.\n\nApple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-26) Existing iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-27)\n\n.Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels.[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-28) Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide [dynamic DNS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dynamic_DNS \"Dynamic DNS\") services for its [Back to My Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Back_to_My_Mac \"Back to My Mac\") feature, a [remote desktop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_desktop_software \"Remote desktop software\") service.\n\nOn August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of [Flickr](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flickr \"Flickr\") and [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\"). Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac [license agreement](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/License_agreement \"License agreement\").[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-29)\n\n.Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription.\n\n### MobileMe\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=22 \"Edit section: MobileMe\")\\]\n\nInitial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name.[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-30) On June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both [Pacific Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Time_Zone \"Pacific Time Zone\")).[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-31) MobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page,[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-32) where there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-33)\n\nSeveral .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe:\n\n- Support for [Mac OS X 10.4.10](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Tiger \"Mac OS X Tiger\") or earlier (some features require [Mac OS X 10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Leopard \"Mac OS X Leopard\") or later, such as iLife integration).[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-34)\n- iCards.\n- Web-access to [bookmarks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bookmark_\$World_Wide_Web\$ \"Bookmark (World Wide Web)\").\n- .Mac slides.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-35)\n- .Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' \"Group Archive\" folder).\n\nThe launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-36) and for having syncing problems.[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-37) There were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-38) The free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-39)[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-40) Because of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page.[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-41)\n\nInitial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using [Microsoft Exchange Server](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Exchange_Server \"Microsoft Exchange Server\") Calendars and Contacts.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] According to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] There was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe.\n\nIn May 2011, *[Fortune](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_\$magazine\$ \"Fortune (magazine)\")* magazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's [CEO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CEO \"CEO\") [Steve Jobs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Jobs \"Steve Jobs\") summoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4 [Infinite Loop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Infinite_Loop \"Apple Infinite Loop\"). After asking them \"what MobileMe is supposed to do\", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, \"So why the fuck doesn't it do that?\"[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-42)\n\nIn an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”. He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, [iPhone 2.0 software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone_OS_2 \"IPhone OS 2\"), and the [App Store](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/App_Store_\$iOS\$ \"App Store (iOS)\")”.[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-43) On August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-44)\n\n### iCloud\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=23 \"Edit section: iCloud\")\\]\n\nMain article: [iCloud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ICloud \"ICloud\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/ICloud_logo.svg\/250px-ICloud_logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:ICloud_logo.svg)\n\niCloud icon\n\nFrom early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all [Apple Stores](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Stores \"Apple Stores\"), with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud \"just works\", and asked rhetorically, \"Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!\".[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-45)\n\nOn October 12, 2011, alongside the release of [iOS 5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_5 \"IOS 5\") and iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or [Mac OS X Lion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Lion \"Mac OS X Lion\") 5 GB of [cloud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloud_computing \"Cloud computing\") data storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available.[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-46)[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-47) @me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around [fall](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autumn \"Autumn\") 2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes.\n\n## Discontinuation\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=24 \"Edit section: Discontinuation\")\\]\n\nAs a first step, Apple sent \"30 days left\" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with \"7 days left\" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users \"Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date.\"[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-48)\n\nThen as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners \"MobileMe has ended\", with either \"You can still download your files for a limited time.\" (on the iDisk page), or \"Download your photos now.\" (on the Gallery page).[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49) The complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a \"MobileMe is closed\" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49)[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-50)[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-51)\n\nThe iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of [OS X Mountain Lion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OS_X_Mountain_Lion \"OS X Mountain Lion\") on July 25, 2012.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-52)\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=25 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"MobileMe Control Panel for Windows\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120117075303\/http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL769). Apple. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL769) on January 17, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-2)**\n   [\"Apple discontinues sale of MobileMe retail boxes as overhaul looms\"](http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/11\/02\/24\/apple_discontinues_sale_of_mobileme_retail_boxes_as_overhaul_looms.html) (Press release). [appleinsider.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appleinsider.com \"Appleinsider.com\"). February 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-3)** [How to Set Up Backup 3](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160303194245\/http:\/\/www.macdevcenter.com\/pub\/a\/mac\/2005\/09\/23\/backup3.html?page=1) at [O'Reilly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O%27Reilly_Media \"O'Reilly Media\") MacDevCenter\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-apple_tm_4-0)**\n   Apple. [\"Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Features - Time Machine\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/timemachine.html). Retrieved December 21, 2007.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-5)**\n   Slivka, Eric (June 8, 2010). [\"iPhone OS 3.0 Launching June 17th - MMS, Tethering in Some Countries\"](https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2009\/06\/08\/iphone-os-3-0-launching-june-17th\/). MacRumors. Retrieved January 17, 2011.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-6)**\n   O'Grady, Jason D. (November 22, 2010). [\"iOS 4.2 released; Find My iPhone free for iPhone 4 users (updated)\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110101183916\/http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/blog\/apple\/ios-42-released-find-my-iphone-free-for-iphone-4-users-updated\/8786). *ZDNet*. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/blog\/apple\/ios-42-released-find-my-iphone-free-for-iphone-4-users-updated\/8786) on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-7)** [Copying Calendar subscriptions from iCal to your iPhone or iPod Touch](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT3634), Apple Knowledge Base article HT3634, dated August 3, 2009\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-8)** \\[*MobileMe: Syncing calendar subscriptions and CalDAV calendars*\\], Apple Knowledge Base article TS1213, dated June 17, 2009.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-9)** [iPhone User Guide pdf](http:\/\/manuals.info.apple.com\/en_US\/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120308105745\/http:\/\/manuals.info.apple.com\/en_US\/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf) March 8, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\"), page 93 \"Subscribing to Calendars\", dated July 10, 2009.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-10)** [Using your iDisk to share files](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT1774) Apple.com. Retrieved July 22, 2008. The iDisk can be used as a hosting server for your MobileMe website. Backups from [Backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup_\$backup_software\$ \"Backup (backup software)\") can be stored onto your iDisk, making it easier backing up settings and more.\n11. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-11)**\n    Chavda, Pranav. [\"Howto: Apple's MobileMe on Linux\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081201100735\/http:\/\/www.pranavchavda.com\/2008\/07\/howto-apples-mobileme-on-linux\/). Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.pranavchavda.com\/2008\/07\/howto-apples-mobileme-on-linux\/) on December 1, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-12)**\n    [\"Apple - MobileMe also works great with your hPC\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\/features\/pc.html). Retrieved July 11, 2009.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-13)**\n    [\"MobileMe Mail. Now Available to All Members.\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\/news\/2010\/06\/the-new-mobileme-mail-available-to-all-members.html) Retrieved July 12, 2010.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-14)**\n    [\"Preview the New MobileMe Calendar Beta\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\/news\/2010\/07\/preview-the-new-mobileme-calendar-beta.html). Retrieved July 31, 2010.\n15. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-Me.com_15-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-Me.com_15-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-Me.com_15-2)\n    [\"Me.com\"](https:\/\/www.me.com\/currency_table\/). Me.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-16)**\n    [Apple, Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple,_Inc. \"Apple, Inc.\") (April 6, 2010). [\"MobileMe\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme). *MobileMe*. [Apple, Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple,_Inc. \"Apple, Inc.\") Retrieved April 6, 2010.\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-17)** [.Mac Support](http:\/\/docs.info.apple.com\/article.html?artnum=306929) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080418182720\/http:\/\/docs.info.apple.com\/article.html?artnum=306929) April 18, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\"), Article dated December 19, 2007\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-18)**\n    [\"Sharing Your Calendar\"](http:\/\/www.mac.com\/1\/learningcenter\/Modules\/dmCalendar_index.html). Mac.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-19)** [MobileMe: About Backup 3.2](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT3991), Article dated April 13, 2010\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-20)**\n    [\"MobileMe iDisk app\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121104175124\/https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=320654497&mt=8). [iTunes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITunes \"ITunes\"). July 29, 2009. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewSoftware?id=320654497&mt=8) on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-21)**\n    [\"MobileMe Gallery app\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100422005556\/http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/mobileme-gallery\/id350223710?mt=8). [iTunes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITunes \"ITunes\"). January 14, 2010. Archived from [the original](https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/mobileme-gallery\/id350223710?mt=8) on April 22, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2012.\n22. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-22)**\n    [\"Find My iPhone app\"](https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/find-my-iphone\/id376101648). [iTunes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITunes \"ITunes\"). June 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n23. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-23)**\n    Michael Robertson (August 3, 2010). [\"Apple Quietly Enables Online Streaming To iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches\"](http:\/\/www.michaelrobertson.com\/archive.php?minute_id=324). Retrieved August 18, 2010.\n24. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-24)**\n    [\"iDisk Utility\"](http:\/\/www.mac.com\/1\/idiskutility_download.html). Mac.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n25. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-25)**\n    [\"Mac announcement\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2002\/07\/17Apple-Launches-Mac\/). Apple.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.\n26. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-26)**\n    [\"Mac users\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2002\/09\/17Apples-Mac-Subscribers-Top-100-000\/). Apple.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.\n27. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-27)** \"Net surfers are getting the message: Pay up.\" *Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter.* August 13, 2002\n28. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-28)**\n    [\"Mac mail\"](http:\/\/www.mac.com\/1\/webmail.html). Mac.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n29. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-29)**\n    [\"Live from Apple's summer Mac product press conference\"](https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2007\/08\/07\/live-from-apples-summer-mac-product-press-conference\/). *Engadget*. Retrieved April 11, 2018.\n30. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-30)**\n    [\"Apple to target the self-involved\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180824224707\/http:\/\/www.doeswhat.com\/2008\/06\/03\/apple-to-target-the-self-involved). DoesWhat. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.doeswhat.com\/2008\/06\/03\/apple-to-target-the-self-involved\/) on August 24, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2008.\n31. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-31)** [Apple .Mac Support](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/dotmac), [Apple Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Inc. \"Apple Inc.\") Retrieved July 8, 2008.\\[*[permanent dead link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Link_rot \"Wikipedia:Link rot\")*\\]\n32. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-32)** [MobileMe information page](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\/).\n33. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-33)** [MobileMe appears to be up and running](http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/07\/11\/mobile-me-appears-to-be-up-and-running\/) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150131123546\/http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/07\/11\/mobile-me-appears-to-be-up-and-running\/) January 31, 2015, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\"), TUAW. Retrieved July 12, 2008.\n34. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-34)**\n    [\"MobileMe: What you need to know\"](https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/134025\/2008\/06\/mobileme.html). *Macworld*. June 18, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2010.\n35. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-35)**\n    McNulty, Scott (June 9, 2008). [\"What isn't making the cut from .Mac to MobileMe\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150131152242\/http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/06\/09\/what-isnt-making-the-cut-from-mac-to-mobileme\/). *The Unofficial Apple Weblog*. [Weblogs, Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weblogs,_Inc. \"Weblogs, Inc.\") Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/06\/09\/what-isnt-making-the-cut-from-mac-to-mobileme\/) on January 31, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2008.\n36. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-36)** Mann, Merlin [MobileMe: .Mac's iPhone-Friendly Replacement](http:\/\/www.43folders.com\/2008\/06\/09\/mobileme-macs-iphone-friendly-replacement), *43 Folders*. Retrieved June 9, 2008.\n37. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-37)** Mossberg, Walt [Apple’s MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable](http:\/\/ptech.allthingsd.com\/20080723\/apples-mobileme-is-far-too-flawed-to-be-reliable\/), *The Wall Street Journal*. Retrieved July 23, 2008.\n38. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-38)** [MobileMe users seethe over four-day email outage](http:\/\/www.macworld.co.uk\/macsoftware\/news\/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=22112) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110927050707\/http:\/\/www.macworld.co.uk\/macsoftware\/news\/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=22112) September 27, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") MacWorld.co.uk, Retrieved July 22, 2008.\n39. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-39)**\n    Palmer, Robert (June 22, 2008). [\"Apple adds another month free for some MobileMe trials\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150131122404\/http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/07\/22\/apple-adds-another-month-free-for-uk-mobileme-trials\/). *The Unofficial Apple Weblog*. [Weblogs, Inc.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weblogs,_Inc. \"Weblogs, Inc.\") Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2008\/07\/22\/apple-adds-another-month-free-for-uk-mobileme-trials\/) on January 31, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2008.\n40. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-40)**\n    Moses, Asher (July 22, 2008). [\"Apple's MobileMe meltdown\"](https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/biztech\/apples-mobileme-meltdown\/2008\/07\/22\/1216492418014.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved July 27, 2008.\n41. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-41)** Status [news page](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mobileme\/news\/); [support page](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/support\/mobileme\/).\n42. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-42)**\n    Lashinsky, Adam (May 9, 2011). [\"How Apple Works: Inside the World's Biggest Startup\"](https:\/\/fortune.com\/2011\/05\/09\/inside-apple\/). *[Fortune](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_\$magazine\$ \"Fortune (magazine)\")*.\n43. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-43)**\n    Cheng, Jacqui (August 6, 2008). [\"Steve Jobs on MobileMe: the full e-mail\"](https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2008\/08\/steve-jobs-on-mobileme-the-full-e-mail\/). *[Ars Technica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ars_Technica \"Ars Technica\")*. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n44. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-44)**\n    Keizer, Gregg (August 19, 2008). [\"Apple offers MobileMe users a second extension\"](https:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/2532592\/web-apps\/apple-offers-mobileme-users-a-second-extension.html). *[Computerworld](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computerworld \"Computerworld\")*. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n45. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-45)**\n    Sutter, John (June 9, 2011). [\"iCloud: Revolution or the next MobileMe?\"](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/TECH\/web\/06\/07\/icloud.reaction\/index.html?iref=allsearch). CNN. Retrieved June 11, 2011.\n46. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-46)**\n    [\"iCloud - Your content. On all your devices\"](https:\/\/apple.com\/icloud). Apple. Retrieved December 18, 2011.\n47. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-47)**\n    [\"Apple Introduces iCloud\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2011\/06\/06Apple-Introduces-iCloud\/). Apple.com. June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n48. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-48)** [Apple 30\/7 days left for MobileMe emails](http:\/\/www.pdf-archive.com\/2012\/07\/17\/x-days-left-download-your-photos-and-files-from-mobileme-before-june-30\/preview\/page\/1) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121128150409\/http:\/\/www.pdf-archive.com\/2012\/07\/17\/x-days-left-download-your-photos-and-files-from-mobileme-before-june-30\/preview\/page\/1) November 28, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\"). Retrieved July 17, 2012.\n49. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-digitaltrends_49-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-digitaltrends_49-1)\n    Bea, Francis (July 1, 2012). [\"Apple shuts down MobileMe, offers 'limited time' to access and download files\"](https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/apple\/apple-shuts-down-mobileme-offers-limited-time-to-access-and-download-files\/). *[Digital Trends](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_Trends \"Digital Trends\")*. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n50. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-50)**\n    Dove, Jackie (June 28, 2012). [\"MobileMe rides into the sunset on Sunday\"](https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/1167448\/mobileme_rides_into_the_sunset_by_sunday.html). *[Macworld](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macworld \"Macworld\")*. [International Data Group](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Data_Group \"International Data Group\"). Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n51. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-51)**\n    Bonnington, Christina (July 2, 2012). [\"Apple Finally Shutters Long-Suffering MobileMe — It's All iCloud Now\"](https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2012\/07\/sionara-mobileme\/). *[Wired](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wired_\$magazine\$ \"Wired (magazine)\")*. [Condé Nast](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cond%C3%A9_Nast \"Condé Nast\"). Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n52. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-52)**\n    [\"OS X Mountain Lion\"](https:\/\/www.imore.com\/os-x-mountain-lion). *iMore*. 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Adams\") [Eddy Cue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eddy_Cue \"Eddy Cue\") [Craig Federighi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Craig_Federighi \"Craig Federighi\") [Isabel Ge Mahe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isabel_Ge_Mahe \"Isabel Ge Mahe\") [Greg Joswiak](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greg_Joswiak \"Greg Joswiak\") [Sabih Khan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sabih_Khan \"Sabih Khan\") [Steve Lemay](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Lemay \"Stephen Lemay\") [Jennifer Newstead](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jennifer_Newstead_\$politician\$ \"Jennifer Newstead (politician)\") [Luca Maestri](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luca_Maestri \"Luca Maestri\") [Deirdre O'Brien](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deirdre_O%27Brien \"Deirdre O'Brien\") [Kevan Parekh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevan_Parekh \"Kevan Parekh\") [Phil Schiller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phil_Schiller \"Phil Schiller\") [Johny Srouji](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johny_Srouji \"Johny Srouji\") [John Ternus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Ternus \"John Ternus\") |\n| Former | [Alan Dye](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Dye \"Alan Dye\") [Angela Ahrendts](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angela_Ahrendts \"Angela Ahrendts\") [Fred D. 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On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused.\n\nOriginally launched on January 5, 2000, as [iTools](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#iTools), a free collection of Internet-based services for [Mac OS 9](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_9 \"Mac OS 9\") users, Apple relaunched it as [.Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#.Mac) on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for [Mac OS X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MacOS \"MacOS\") users. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X, [Microsoft Windows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Windows \"Microsoft Windows\"), [iPhone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone \"IPhone\"), and [iPod Touch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPod_Touch \"IPod Touch\") users.\n\nOn February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at [its retail stores](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Retail_Store \"Apple Retail Store\"), and later from resellers.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-2) New subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease.\n\niTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for [Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh \"Macintosh\") owners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com [email address](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Email_address \"Email address\"), showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the [iPhone 3G](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone_3G \"IPhone 3G\") in 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X, [iOS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS \"IOS\"), and [Windows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Windows \"Microsoft Windows\"). Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as [Mail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mail_\$Apple\$ \"Mail (Apple)\") and [iCal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ICal \"ICal\"), and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at [me.com](http:\/\/www.me.com\/) or a number of supported applications, including [Microsoft Outlook](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Outlook \"Microsoft Outlook\"), as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US\/Canada users only).\n\nBackup was a [backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup \"Backup\") utility made by [Apple](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Inc. \"Apple Inc.\") for [Mac OS X](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X \"Mac OS X\"). It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly [.Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#.Mac)) collection of [Internet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet \"Internet\") services. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") or the [Macintosh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh \"Macintosh\")'s [CD-RW](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CD-RW \"CD-RW\") or [DVD-R](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DVD-R \"DVD-R\") drive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nWhile Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for [backup software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup_software \"Backup software\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nApple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-3)\n\nAt the 2006 [Worldwide Developers Conference](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Developers_Conference \"Worldwide Developers Conference\"), Apple announced the development of [Time Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Machine_\$macOS\$ \"Time Machine (macOS)\"), a new backup application which is included in [Mac OS X v10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 \"Mac OS X v10.5\") \"Leopard\". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-apple_tm-4)\n\nMobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and\/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running [iOS 4](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_4 \"IOS 4\"). The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-5) Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-6)\n\nMobileMe had two different plans. The *Individual* plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The *Family Pack* plan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") with which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read\/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk.\n\n*Individual plan* was priced at \\$99, *Family Pack*—at \\$149.\n\nMembers could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account.\n\nNotes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented.\n\n### Address book and calendar\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Address book and calendar\")\\]\n\nMobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using [Push](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Push-IMAP \"Push-IMAP\") functions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone, [Address Book](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Address_Book_\$application\$ \"Address Book (application)\") and iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although \"Birthdays\" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from [Address Book](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Address_Book_\$application\$ \"Address Book (application)\"), rather than [CalDAV](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CalDAV \"CalDAV\") or iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone \"Birthdays\" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings\\>Mail, Contacts, Calendar\\>Add Account.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-7)[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-8)[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-9)\n\nMobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the [web browser](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_browser \"Web browser\") at me.com, synced by [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") or [Aperture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aperture_\$software\$ \"Aperture (software)\") on OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and [iMovie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMovie \"IMovie\"). MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X).\n\nMobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com, [Finder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finder_\$software\$ \"Finder (software)\") on OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com\/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-10)\n\nUsers of [Mac OS X v10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 \"Mac OS X v10.5\") or later could use the [iLife '08](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\"), [iLife '09](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\"), or [iLife '11](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife_%2711 \"ILife '11\") application [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\") to publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a [domain name](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name \"Domain name\") that they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web\/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as [PHP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PHP \"PHP\").\n\nMobileMe used [Ajax](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajax_\$programming\$ \"Ajax (programming)\") and [Dynamic HTML](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dynamic_HTML \"Dynamic HTML\") to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source [SproutCore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SproutCore \"SproutCore\") JavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or [domain names](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domain_name \"Domain name\") for the [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\") Publish feature.\n\nSupported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were [Safari 3.1](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safari_\$web_browser\$ \"Safari (web browser)\") or later, and [Firefox 3.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozilla_Firefox \"Mozilla Firefox\") or later, while [Internet Explorer 8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Explorer_8 \"Internet Explorer 8\") and [Internet Explorer 7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Explorer_7 \"Internet Explorer 7\") were Windows-only. [Safari 3.0](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safari_\$web_browser\$ \"Safari (web browser)\"), and [Firefox 3.0](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozilla_Firefox \"Mozilla Firefox\") would run the web applications, but were not fully supported.\n\nMobileMe was accessible from [Linux](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux \"Linux\") using Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the [Konqueror](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konqueror \"Konqueror\") browser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-11)\n\nMobileMe users could connect to the [AIM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL_Instant_Messenger \"AOL Instant Messenger\") service with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by [SSL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secure_Sockets_Layer \"Secure Sockets Layer\") encryption. In addition, [iChat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IChat \"IChat\") users using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the [AIM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL_Instant_Messenger \"AOL Instant Messenger\") app provided by [AOL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AOL \"AOL\"), or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol.\n\nUsers who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a [PC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_computer \"Personal computer\") had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of [iTunes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITunes \"ITunes\"), and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into Mac OS X.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-12)\n\nThe MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010.[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-13)\n\n### MobileMe Calendar Beta\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: MobileMe Calendar Beta\")\\]\n\nMobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-14) However, with these updates came some decreased functionality.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] The capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] Users wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] This meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011.\n\n| Market | Price | Personal in US\\$ (for comparison) |   |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| Personal | Family |   |   |\n| United States | [US\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_dollar \"US dollar\")99 | US\\$149 | \\$99 |\n| Canada | [C\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canadian_dollar \"Canadian dollar\")109 | C\\$159 | \\$104.99 |\n| United Kingdom | [£](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pound_sterling \"Pound sterling\")60 | £91 | \\$96.70 |\n| [Eurozone](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurozone \"Eurozone\")[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")79 | €119 | \\$112.45 |\n| [Europe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe \"Europe\") (non-EU)† and Africa[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")65\\.29 | €98.35 | \\$92.93 |\n| †Switzerland[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) | [€](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro \"Euro\")70\\.25 | €105.82 | \\$93.98 |\n| [Singapore](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore \"Singapore\") | [S\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_dollar \"Singapore dollar\")148 | S\\$228 | \\$117.41 |\n| Japan | [¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_yen \"Japanese yen\")8239 | ¥15600 | \\$116.63 |\n| Australia | [A\\$](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_dollar \"Australian dollar\")119 | A\\$179 | \\$123.45 |\n| [\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-16) |   |   |   |\n\nMobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with Mac OS X. Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the [iLife](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ILife \"ILife\") suite. Most notably, any [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") could be mounted as any other volume on the Mac OS X desktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the \"Go\" menu of the [Finder](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finder_\$software\$ \"Finder (software)\").\n\nAdditionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and [keychains](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Keychain \"Apple Keychain\"), mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published. [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") could be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums.[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-17) iCal could be used to publish calendars to the web.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-18) Also, [Backup](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backup_\$backup_software\$ \"Backup (backup software)\") software could be used to make backups to [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\") or local media.[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-19)\n\nWith the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie, [GarageBand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GarageBand \"GarageBand\") and iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements).\n\nMobileMe integrated with various applications on [iOS devices](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDevices \"IDevices\"). This included iCal syncing with [Calendar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calendar \"Calendar\"), Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009,[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-20) the MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010,[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-21) and the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users).[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-22) While initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made *universal* app (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device.[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-23)\n\nThere were [subdirectory](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subdirectory \"Subdirectory\") (private) and [subdomain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subdomain \"Subdomain\") (public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list:\n\nPrivate:\n\n- *www.me.com* – user login.\n- *www.me.com\/gallery* – user photo\/video Gallery albums.\n- *www.me.com\/mail* – user Mail access.\n- *www.me.com\/contacts* – user Contacts access.\n- *www.me.com\/ical* – user Calendar access.\n- *www.me.com\/idisk* – user iDisk folders access.\n- *www.me.com\/find* – user Find My iPhone access.\n\nPublic:\n\n- *gallery.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's photo\/video Gallery albums access (used with [iPhoto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhoto \"IPhoto\") and\/or [iMovie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IMovie \"IMovie\")).\n- *public.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's Public folder (in iDisk) access.\n- *web.me.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's Website access (used with [iWeb](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IWeb \"IWeb\")).\n- *homepage.mac.com\/⟨username⟩* – user's file sites access.\n- *ical.me.com\/⟨username⟩\/⟨calendar name⟩* – user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/1\/16\/Itools_logo.jpg\/250px-Itools_logo.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Itools_logo.jpg)\n\niTools\n\nThe original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users.\n\nServices offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free [greeting card](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greeting_card \"Greeting card\") service; [iReview](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IReview \"IReview\"), a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of [iDisk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IDisk \"IDisk\"), an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites.\n\niTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used [AppleShare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AppleShare \"AppleShare\") IP for transport and required Mac OS 9, it was eventually updated to use [WebDAV](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WebDAV \"WebDAV\") technology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including [Windows XP](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_XP \"Windows XP\").[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-24)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/e\/e1\/Dotmaclogo.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dotmaclogo.png)\n\n.Mac logo\n\nAs costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-25)\n\n.Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and [McAfee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McAfee \"McAfee\") [Virex](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virex \"Virex\"), a [virus scanner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virus_scanner \"Virus scanner\") given to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005.\n\nApple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year.[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-26) Existing iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-27)\n\n.Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels.[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-28) Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide [dynamic DNS](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dynamic_DNS \"Dynamic DNS\") services for its [Back to My Mac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Back_to_My_Mac \"Back to My Mac\") feature, a [remote desktop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_desktop_software \"Remote desktop software\") service.\n\nOn August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of [Flickr](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flickr \"Flickr\") and [YouTube](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube \"YouTube\"). Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac [license agreement](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/License_agreement \"License agreement\").[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-29)\n\n.Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription.\n\nInitial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name.[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-30) On June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both [Pacific Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Time_Zone \"Pacific Time Zone\")).[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-31) MobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page,[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-32) where there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-33)\n\nSeveral .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe:\n\n- Support for [Mac OS X 10.4.10](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Tiger \"Mac OS X Tiger\") or earlier (some features require [Mac OS X 10.5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Leopard \"Mac OS X Leopard\") or later, such as iLife integration).[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-34)\n- iCards.\n- Web-access to [bookmarks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bookmark_\$World_Wide_Web\$ \"Bookmark (World Wide Web)\").\n- .Mac slides.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-35)\n- .Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' \"Group Archive\" folder).\n\nThe launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-36) and for having syncing problems.[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-37) There were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-38) The free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-39)[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-40) Because of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page.[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-41)\n\nInitial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using [Microsoft Exchange Server](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Exchange_Server \"Microsoft Exchange Server\") Calendars and Contacts.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] According to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] There was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe.\n\nIn May 2011, *[Fortune](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fortune_\$magazine\$ \"Fortune (magazine)\")* magazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's [CEO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CEO \"CEO\") [Steve Jobs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Jobs \"Steve Jobs\") summoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4 [Infinite Loop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Infinite_Loop \"Apple Infinite Loop\"). After asking them \"what MobileMe is supposed to do\", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, \"So why the fuck doesn't it do that?\"[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-42)\n\nIn an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”. He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, [iPhone 2.0 software](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone_OS_2 \"IPhone OS 2\"), and the [App Store](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/App_Store_\$iOS\$ \"App Store (iOS)\")”.[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-43) On August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-44)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/ICloud_logo.svg\/250px-ICloud_logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:ICloud_logo.svg)\n\niCloud icon\n\nFrom early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all [Apple Stores](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Stores \"Apple Stores\"), with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud \"just works\", and asked rhetorically, \"Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!\".[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-45)\n\nOn October 12, 2011, alongside the release of [iOS 5](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_5 \"IOS 5\") and iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or [Mac OS X Lion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mac_OS_X_Lion \"Mac OS X Lion\") 5 GB of [cloud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloud_computing \"Cloud computing\") data storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available.[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-46)[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-47) @me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around [fall](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autumn \"Autumn\") 2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes.\n\nAs a first step, Apple sent \"30 days left\" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with \"7 days left\" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users \"Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date.\"[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-48)\n\nThen as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners \"MobileMe has ended\", with either \"You can still download your files for a limited time.\" (on the iDisk page), or \"Download your photos now.\" (on the Gallery page).[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49) The complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a \"MobileMe is closed\" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49)[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-50)[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-51)\n\nThe iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of [OS X Mountain Lion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OS_X_Mountain_Lion \"OS X Mountain Lion\") on July 25, 2012.[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_note-52)\n\n1. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-1)**\n   [\"MobileMe Control Panel for Windows\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120117075303\/http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL769). Apple. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/DL769) on January 17, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-2)**\n   [\"Apple discontinues sale of MobileMe retail boxes as overhaul looms\"](http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/11\/02\/24\/apple_discontinues_sale_of_mobileme_retail_boxes_as_overhaul_looms.html) (Press release). [appleinsider.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appleinsider.com \"Appleinsider.com\"). February 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2017.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-3)** [How to Set Up Backup 3](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160303194245\/http:\/\/www.macdevcenter.com\/pub\/a\/mac\/2005\/09\/23\/backup3.html?page=1) at [O'Reilly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O%27Reilly_Media \"O'Reilly Media\") MacDevCenter\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-apple_tm_4-0)**\n   Apple. [\"Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Features - Time Machine\"](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/features\/timemachine.html). Retrieved December 21, 2007.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-5)**\n   Slivka, Eric (June 8, 2010). [\"iPhone OS 3.0 Launching June 17th - MMS, Tethering in Some Countries\"](https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2009\/06\/08\/iphone-os-3-0-launching-june-17th\/). MacRumors. Retrieved January 17, 2011.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-6)**\n   O'Grady, Jason D. (November 22, 2010). 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Retrieved January 17, 2011.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-7)** [Copying Calendar subscriptions from iCal to your iPhone or iPod Touch](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT3634), Apple Knowledge Base article HT3634, dated August 3, 2009\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-8)** \\[*MobileMe: Syncing calendar subscriptions and CalDAV calendars*\\], Apple Knowledge Base article TS1213, dated June 17, 2009.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-9)** [iPhone User Guide pdf](http:\/\/manuals.info.apple.com\/en_US\/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120308105745\/http:\/\/manuals.info.apple.com\/en_US\/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf) March 8, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\"), page 93 \"Subscribing to Calendars\", dated July 10, 2009.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MobileMe#cite_ref-10)** [Using your iDisk to share files](http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/HT1774) Apple.com. 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Boilerpipe Text	MobileMe Developer Apple Inc. Initial release January 5, 2000 ; 26 years ago (as iTools ) July 17, 2002 (as .Mac ) July 9, 2008 (as MobileMe ) Final release 1.6.7 / October 12, 2011 ; 14 years ago [ 1 ] Operating system macOS , iOS , Windows Type Internet suite License Software as a service Website apple.com/mobileme at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-05-14) MobileMe (formerly .Mac and originally iTools ) is a discontinued subscription-based collection of online services and software offered by Apple Inc. All services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the free iCloud , and MobileMe ceased on June 30, 2012, with transfers to iCloud being available until July 31, 2012, or data being available for download until that date, when the site finally closed completely. On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused. Originally launched on January 5, 2000, as iTools , a free collection of Internet-based services for Mac OS 9 users, Apple relaunched it as .Mac on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for Mac OS X users. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows , iPhone , and iPod Touch users. On February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at its retail stores , and later from resellers. [ 2 ] New subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease. iTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for Mac owners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com email address , showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the iPhone 3G in 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X, iOS , and Windows . Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as Mail and iCal , and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at me.com or a number of supported applications, including Microsoft Outlook , as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US/Canada users only). Backup was a backup utility made by Apple for Mac OS X . It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly .Mac ) collection of Internet services. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe iDisk or the Macintosh 's CD-RW or DVD-R drive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works. [ citation needed ] The initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors. [ citation needed ] While Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for backup software . [ citation needed ] Apple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases. [ 3 ] At the 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference , Apple announced the development of Time Machine , a new backup application which is included in Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users. [ 4 ] MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running iOS 4 . The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users. [ 5 ] Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010. [ 6 ] MobileMe had two different plans. The Individual plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The Family Pack plan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their iDisk with which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk. Individual plan was priced at $99, Family Pack —at $149. Members could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account. Notes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented. Address book and calendar [ edit ] MobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using Push functions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone, Address Book and iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although "Birthdays" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from Address Book , rather than CalDAV or iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone "Birthdays" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendar>Add Account. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] MobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the web browser at me.com, synced by iPhoto or Aperture on OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and iMovie . MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X). MobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com, Finder on OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected. [ 10 ] Users of Mac OS X v10.5 or later could use the iLife '08 , iLife '09 , or iLife '11 application iWeb to publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a domain name that they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as PHP . MobileMe used Ajax and Dynamic HTML to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source SproutCore JavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or domain names for the iWeb Publish feature. Supported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were Safari 3.1 or later, and Firefox 3.5 or later, while Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7 were Windows-only. Safari 3.0 , and Firefox 3.0 would run the web applications, but were not fully supported. MobileMe was accessible from Linux using Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the Konqueror browser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple. [ 11 ] MobileMe users could connect to the AIM service with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by SSL encryption. In addition, iChat users using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the AIM app provided by AOL , or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol. Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a PC had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of iTunes , and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into Mac OS X . [ 12 ] The MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010. [ 13 ] MobileMe Calendar Beta [ edit ] MobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices. [ 14 ] However, with these updates came some decreased functionality. [ citation needed ] The capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed. [ citation needed ] Users wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device. [ citation needed ] Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV. [ citation needed ] This meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work. [ citation needed ] The table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011. Market Price Personal in US$ (for comparison) Personal Family United States US$ 99 US$149 $99 Canada C$ 109 C$159 $104.99 United Kingdom £ 60 £91 $96.70 Eurozone [ 15 ] € 79 €119 $112.45 Europe (non-EU) † and Africa [ 15 ] € 65.29 €98.35 $92.93 † Switzerland [ 15 ] € 70.25 €105.82 $93.98 Singapore S$ 148 S$228 $117.41 Japan ¥ 8239 ¥15600 $116.63 Australia A$ 119 A$179 $123.45 [ 16 ] MobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with Mac OS X . Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the iLife suite. Most notably, any iDisk could be mounted as any other volume on the Mac OS X desktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the "Go" menu of the Finder . Additionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and keychains , mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published. iPhoto could be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums. [ 17 ] iCal could be used to publish calendars to the web. [ 18 ] Also, Backup software could be used to make backups to iDisk or local media. [ 19 ] With the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand and iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements). MobileMe integrated with various applications on iOS devices . This included iCal syncing with Calendar , Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009, [ 20 ] the MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010, [ 21 ] and the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users). [ 22 ] While initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made universal app (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device. [ 23 ] There were subdirectory (private) and subdomain (public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list: Private: www.me.com – user login. www.me.com/gallery – user photo/video Gallery albums. www.me.com/mail – user Mail access. www.me.com/contacts – user Contacts access. www.me.com/ical – user Calendar access. www.me.com/idisk – user iDisk folders access. www.me.com/find – user Find My iPhone access. Public: gallery.me.com/ ⟨username⟩ – user's photo/video Gallery albums access (used with iPhoto and/or iMovie ). public.me.com/ ⟨username⟩ – user's Public folder (in iDisk) access. web.me.com/ ⟨username⟩ – user's Website access (used with iWeb ). homepage.mac.com/ ⟨username⟩ – user's file sites access. ical.me.com/ ⟨username⟩ / ⟨calendar name⟩ – user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.) iTools The original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users. Services offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free greeting card service; iReview , a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of iDisk , an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites. iTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used AppleShare IP for transport and required Mac OS 9 , it was eventually updated to use WebDAV technology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including Windows XP . [ 24 ] .Mac logo As costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team. [ 25 ] .Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and McAfee Virex , a virus scanner given to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005. Apple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year. [ 26 ] Existing iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced. [ 27 ] .Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels. [ 28 ] Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide dynamic DNS services for its Back to My Mac feature, a remote desktop service. On August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of Flickr and YouTube . Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac license agreement . [ 29 ] .Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription. Initial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name. [ 30 ] On June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both Pacific Time ). [ 31 ] MobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page, [ 32 ] where there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008. [ 33 ] Several .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe: Support for Mac OS X 10.4.10 or earlier (some features require Mac OS X 10.5 or later, such as iLife integration). [ 34 ] iCards. Web-access to bookmarks . .Mac slides. [ 35 ] .Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' "Group Archive" folder). The launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable [ 36 ] and for having syncing problems. [ 37 ] There were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over. [ 38 ] The free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] Because of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page. [ 41 ] Initial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using Microsoft Exchange Server Calendars and Contacts. [ citation needed ] According to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed. [ citation needed ] There was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe. In May 2011, Fortune magazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs summoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4 Infinite Loop . After asking them "what MobileMe is supposed to do", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, "So why the fuck doesn't it do that?" [ 42 ] In an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”. He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0 software , and the App Store ”. [ 43 ] On August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered. [ 44 ] iCloud icon From early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all Apple Stores , with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud "just works", and asked rhetorically, "Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!". [ 45 ] On October 12, 2011, alongside the release of iOS 5 and iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or Mac OS X Lion 5 GB of cloud data storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] @me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around fall 2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes. As a first step, Apple sent "30 days left" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with "7 days left" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users "Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date." [ 48 ] Then as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners "MobileMe has ended", with either "You can still download your files for a limited time." (on the iDisk page), or "Download your photos now." (on the Gallery page). [ 49 ] The complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a "MobileMe is closed" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] The iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of OS X Mountain Lion on July 25, 2012. [ 52 ] ^ "MobileMe Control Panel for Windows" . Apple. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012 . Retrieved October 28, 2010 . ^ "Apple discontinues sale of MobileMe retail boxes as overhaul looms" (Press release). appleinsider.com . February 24, 2011 . 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For the song, see [Edward Skeletrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Skeletrix "Edward Skeletrix"). \| MobileMe \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MobileMe_logo.svg/250px-MobileMe_logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MobileMe_logo.svg) \| \| \| [Developer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer "Programmer") \| [Apple Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") \| \| Initial release \| January 5, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-01-05) (as iTools) July 17, 2002 (as .Mac) July 9, 2008 (as MobileMe) \| \| [Final release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle "Software release life cycle") \| 1\.6.7 / October 12, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-10-12)[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-1) \| \| [Operating system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system "Operating system") \| [macOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS "MacOS"), [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS "IOS"), [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows "Windows") \| \| [Type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches "Software categories") \| [Internet suite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_suite "Internet suite") \| \| [License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license "Software license") \| [Software as a service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service "Software as a service") \| \| Website \| [apple.com/mobileme](https://web.archive.org/web/20110514132638/http://www.apple.com/mobileme) at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") (archived 2011-05-14) \| MobileMe (formerly .Mac and originally iTools) is a discontinued [subscription-based](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscription_business_model "Subscription business model") collection of online services and software offered by [Apple Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") All services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the free [iCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud "ICloud"), and MobileMe ceased on June 30, 2012, with transfers to iCloud being available until July 31, 2012, or data being available for download until that date, when the site finally closed completely. On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused. Originally launched on January 5, 2000, as [iTools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#iTools), a free collection of Internet-based services for [Mac OS 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_9 "Mac OS 9") users, Apple relaunched it as [.Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#.Mac) on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for [Mac OS X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS "MacOS") users. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X, [Microsoft Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Microsoft Windows"), [iPhone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone "IPhone"), and [iPod Touch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch "IPod Touch") users. On February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at [its retail stores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Retail_Store "Apple Retail Store"), and later from resellers.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-2) New subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease. ## Services \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Services")\] iTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for [Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh "Macintosh") owners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com [email address](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address "Email address"), showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the [iPhone 3G](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G "IPhone 3G") in 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X, [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS "IOS"), and [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Microsoft Windows"). Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as [Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_$Apple$ "Mail (Apple)") and [iCal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICal "ICal"), and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at [me.com](http://www.me.com/) or a number of supported applications, including [Microsoft Outlook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook "Microsoft Outlook"), as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US/Canada users only). ### Backup \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Backup")\] Backup was a [backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup "Backup") utility made by [Apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") for [Mac OS X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X "Mac OS X"). It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly [.Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#.Mac)) collection of [Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet "Internet") services. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") or the [Macintosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh "Macintosh")'s [CD-RW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW "CD-RW") or [DVD-R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-R "DVD-R") drive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] While Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for [backup software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_software "Backup software").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Apple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-3) At the 2006 [Worldwide Developers Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Developers_Conference "Worldwide Developers Conference"), Apple announced the development of [Time Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_$macOS$ "Time Machine (macOS)"), a new backup application which is included in [Mac OS X v10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 "Mac OS X v10.5") "Leopard". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-apple_tm-4) ### Find My iPhone \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Find My iPhone")\] Main article: [Find My iPhone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Find_My_iPhone "Find My iPhone") MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running [iOS 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_4 "IOS 4"). The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-5) Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-6) ### Storage \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Storage")\] MobileMe had two different plans. The Individual plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The Family Pack plan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") with which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk. Individual plan was priced at \$99, Family Pack—at \$149. Members could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account. Notes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented. ### Address book and calendar \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Address book and calendar")\] MobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using [Push](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-IMAP "Push-IMAP") functions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone, [Address Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Book_$application$ "Address Book (application)") and iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although "Birthdays" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from [Address Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Book_$application$ "Address Book (application)"), rather than [CalDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalDAV "CalDAV") or iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone "Birthdays" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings\>Mail, Contacts, Calendar\>Add Account.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-9) ### MobileMe Gallery \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: MobileMe Gallery")\] MobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the [web browser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser "Web browser") at me.com, synced by [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") or [Aperture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_$software$ "Aperture (software)") on OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and [iMovie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie "IMovie"). MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X). ### iDisk \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: iDisk")\] Main article: [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") MobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com, [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_$software$ "Finder (software)") on OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-10) ### iWeb Publish \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: iWeb Publish")\] Users of [Mac OS X v10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 "Mac OS X v10.5") or later could use the [iLife '08](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife"), [iLife '09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife"), or [iLife '11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife_%2711 "ILife '11") application [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb") to publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a [domain name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name "Domain name") that they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as [PHP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP "PHP"). ### Web applications \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Web applications")\] MobileMe used [Ajax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_$programming$ "Ajax (programming)") and [Dynamic HTML](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_HTML "Dynamic HTML") to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source [SproutCore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SproutCore "SproutCore") JavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or [domain names](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name "Domain name") for the [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb") Publish feature. Supported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were [Safari 3.1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_$web_browser$ "Safari (web browser)") or later, and [Firefox 3.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox "Mozilla Firefox") or later, while [Internet Explorer 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8 "Internet Explorer 8") and [Internet Explorer 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_7 "Internet Explorer 7") were Windows-only. [Safari 3.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_$web_browser$ "Safari (web browser)"), and [Firefox 3.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox "Mozilla Firefox") would run the web applications, but were not fully supported. MobileMe was accessible from [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux "Linux") using Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the [Konqueror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror "Konqueror") browser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-11) ### iChat/AIM \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: iChat/AIM")\] MobileMe users could connect to the [AIM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger "AOL Instant Messenger") service with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by [SSL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer "Secure Sockets Layer") encryption. In addition, [iChat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IChat "IChat") users using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the [AIM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger "AOL Instant Messenger") app provided by [AOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL "AOL"), or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol. ### PC syncing \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: PC syncing")\] Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a [PC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer "Personal computer") had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes "ITunes"), and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into Mac OS X.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-12) ### MobileMe Mail Beta \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: MobileMe Mail Beta")\] The MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-13) ### MobileMe Calendar Beta \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: MobileMe Calendar Beta")\] MobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-14) However, with these updates came some decreased functionality.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Users wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] This meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ## Pricing \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Pricing")\] The table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011. \| Market \| Price \| Personal in US\$ (for comparison) \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| Personal \| Family \| \| \| \| United States \| [US\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_dollar "US dollar")99 \| US\$149 \| \$99 \| \| Canada \| [C\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar "Canadian dollar")109 \| C\$159 \| \$104.99 \| \| United Kingdom \| [£](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling "Pound sterling")60 \| £91 \| \$96.70 \| \| [Eurozone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone "Eurozone")[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")79 \| €119 \| \$112.45 \| \| [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe "Europe") (non-EU)† and Africa[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")65\.29 \| €98.35 \| \$92.93 \| \| †Switzerland[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")70\.25 \| €105.82 \| \$93.98 \| \| [Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore "Singapore") \| [S\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_dollar "Singapore dollar")148 \| S\$228 \| \$117.41 \| \| Japan \| [¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen "Japanese yen")8239 \| ¥15600 \| \$116.63 \| \| Australia \| [A\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_dollar "Australian dollar")119 \| A\$179 \| \$123.45 \| \| [\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-16) \| \| \| \| ## Integration \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Integration")\] ### Mac OS X \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Mac OS X")\] MobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with Mac OS X. Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the [iLife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife") suite. Most notably, any [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") could be mounted as any other volume on the Mac OS X desktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the "Go" menu of the [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_$software$ "Finder (software)"). Additionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and [keychains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Keychain "Apple Keychain"), mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published. [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") could be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-17) iCal could be used to publish calendars to the web.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-18) Also, [Backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_$backup_software$ "Backup (backup software)") software could be used to make backups to [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") or local media.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-19) With the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie, [GarageBand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand "GarageBand") and iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements). ### iOS \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: iOS")\] MobileMe integrated with various applications on [iOS devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDevices "IDevices"). This included iCal syncing with [Calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar "Calendar"), Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009,[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-20) the MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010,[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-21) and the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users).[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-22) While initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made universal app (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-23) ## URL access points \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: URL access points")\] There were [subdirectory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdirectory "Subdirectory") (private) and [subdomain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain "Subdomain") (public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list: Private: - www.me.com – user login. - www.me.com/gallery – user photo/video Gallery albums. - www.me.com/mail – user Mail access. - www.me.com/contacts – user Contacts access. - www.me.com/ical – user Calendar access. - www.me.com/idisk – user iDisk folders access. - www.me.com/find – user Find My iPhone access. Public: - gallery.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's photo/video Gallery albums access (used with [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") and/or [iMovie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie "IMovie")). - public.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's Public folder (in iDisk) access. - web.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's Website access (used with [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb")). - homepage.mac.com/⟨username⟩ – user's file sites access. - ical.me.com/⟨username⟩/⟨calendar name⟩ – user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.) ## History \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: History")\] ### iTools \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: iTools")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Itools_logo.jpg/250px-Itools_logo.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Itools_logo.jpg) iTools The original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users. Services offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free [greeting card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card "Greeting card") service; [iReview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IReview "IReview"), a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk"), an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites. iTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used [AppleShare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleShare "AppleShare") IP for transport and required Mac OS 9, it was eventually updated to use [WebDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV "WebDAV") technology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including [Windows XP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP "Windows XP").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-24) ### .Mac \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: .Mac")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Dotmaclogo.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dotmaclogo.png) .Mac logo As costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-25) .Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and [McAfee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee "McAfee") [Virex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virex "Virex"), a [virus scanner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_scanner "Virus scanner") given to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005. Apple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-26) Existing iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-27) .Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-28) Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide [dynamic DNS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_DNS "Dynamic DNS") services for its [Back to My Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_My_Mac "Back to My Mac") feature, a [remote desktop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_desktop_software "Remote desktop software") service. On August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of [Flickr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr "Flickr") and [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube"). Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac [license agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_agreement "License agreement").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-29) .Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription. ### MobileMe \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: MobileMe")\] Initial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-30) On June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both [Pacific Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone "Pacific Time Zone")).[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-31) MobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page,[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-32) where there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-33) Several .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe: - Support for [Mac OS X 10.4.10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Tiger "Mac OS X Tiger") or earlier (some features require [Mac OS X 10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard "Mac OS X Leopard") or later, such as iLife integration).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-34) - iCards. - Web-access to [bookmarks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmark_$World_Wide_Web$ "Bookmark (World Wide Web)"). - .Mac slides.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-35) - .Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' "Group Archive" folder). The launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-36) and for having syncing problems.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-37) There were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-38) The free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-39)[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-40) Because of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-41) Initial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using [Microsoft Exchange Server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server "Microsoft Exchange Server") Calendars and Contacts.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] According to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] There was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe. In May 2011, [Fortune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_$magazine$ "Fortune (magazine)") magazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO "CEO") [Steve Jobs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs "Steve Jobs") summoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4 [Infinite Loop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Infinite_Loop "Apple Infinite Loop"). After asking them "what MobileMe is supposed to do", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, "So why the fuck doesn't it do that?"[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-42) In an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”. He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, [iPhone 2.0 software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_2 "IPhone OS 2"), and the [App Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_$iOS$ "App Store (iOS)")”.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-43) On August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-44) ### iCloud \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: iCloud")\] Main article: [iCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud "ICloud") [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/ICloud_logo.svg/250px-ICloud_logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ICloud_logo.svg) iCloud icon From early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all [Apple Stores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Stores "Apple Stores"), with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud "just works", and asked rhetorically, "Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-45) On October 12, 2011, alongside the release of [iOS 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_5 "IOS 5") and iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or [Mac OS X Lion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion "Mac OS X Lion") 5 GB of [cloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing "Cloud computing") data storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-46)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-47) @me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around [fall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn "Autumn") 2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes. ## Discontinuation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Discontinuation")\] As a first step, Apple sent "30 days left" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with "7 days left" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users "Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date."[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-48) Then as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners "MobileMe has ended", with either "You can still download your files for a limited time." (on the iDisk page), or "Download your photos now." (on the Gallery page).[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49) The complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a "MobileMe is closed" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-50)[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-51) The iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of [OS X Mountain Lion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion "OS X Mountain Lion") on July 25, 2012.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-52) ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: References")\] 1. 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Readable Markdown	\| MobileMe \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/MobileMe_logo.svg/250px-MobileMe_logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MobileMe_logo.svg) \| \| \| [Developer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer "Programmer") \| [Apple Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") \| \| Initial release \| January 5, 2000; 26 years ago (as iTools) July 17, 2002 (as .Mac) July 9, 2008 (as MobileMe) \| \| [Final release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle "Software release life cycle") \| 1\.6.7 / October 12, 2011; 14 years ago[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-1) \| \| [Operating system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system "Operating system") \| [macOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS "MacOS"), [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS "IOS"), [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows "Windows") \| \| [Type](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches "Software categories") \| [Internet suite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_suite "Internet suite") \| \| [License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license "Software license") \| [Software as a service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service "Software as a service") \| \| Website \| [apple.com/mobileme](https://web.archive.org/web/20110514132638/http://www.apple.com/mobileme) at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") (archived 2011-05-14) \| MobileMe (formerly .Mac and originally iTools) is a discontinued [subscription-based](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscription_business_model "Subscription business model") collection of online services and software offered by [Apple Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") All services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the free [iCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud "ICloud"), and MobileMe ceased on June 30, 2012, with transfers to iCloud being available until July 31, 2012, or data being available for download until that date, when the site finally closed completely. On that date all data was deleted, and email addresses of accounts not transferred to iCloud were marked as unused. Originally launched on January 5, 2000, as [iTools](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#iTools), a free collection of Internet-based services for [Mac OS 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_9 "Mac OS 9") users, Apple relaunched it as [.Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#.Mac) on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for [Mac OS X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS "MacOS") users. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe on July 9, 2008, now targeting Mac OS X, [Microsoft Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Microsoft Windows"), [iPhone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone "IPhone"), and [iPod Touch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch "IPod Touch") users. On February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe at [its retail stores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Retail_Store "Apple Retail Store"), and later from resellers.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-2) New subscriptions were also stopped. On October 12, 2011, Apple launched iCloud to replace MobileMe for new users, with current users having access until June 30, 2012, when the service was to cease. iTools and .Mac were designed primarily to provide Internet services for [Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh "Macintosh") owners. All members of iTools and .Mac received a @mac.com [email address](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address "Email address"), showing the services tied to the Mac hardware. However, with the release of the [iPhone 3G](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_3G "IPhone 3G") in 2008, the renamed service, MobileMe, began providing Internet services for OS X, [iOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS "IOS"), and [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Microsoft Windows"). Members of MobileMe were given a @me.com email address (though users of the current @mac.com email address could also continue to use those, with both domains being interchangeable with the same email account), were also no longer restricted to OS X software such as [Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_$Apple$ "Mail (Apple)") and [iCal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICal "ICal"), and they could access personal data from any computer connected to the Internet using the web interface at [me.com](http://www.me.com/) or a number of supported applications, including [Microsoft Outlook](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Outlook "Microsoft Outlook"), as long as the user used version 2003 or later. Apple support for MobileMe was available via chat and telephone (the latter restricted to US/Canada users only). Backup was a [backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup "Backup") utility made by [Apple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. "Apple Inc.") for [Mac OS X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X "Mac OS X"). It was available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly [.Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#.Mac)) collection of [Internet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet "Internet") services. Backup can be used in connection with either a user's online MobileMe [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") or the [Macintosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh "Macintosh")'s [CD-RW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-RW "CD-RW") or [DVD-R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-R "DVD-R") drive to make safe, archival copies of critical files and folders. With the release of iCloud, Backup is no longer available, and, with the release of macOS Sierra, it no longer works.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The initial versions of Backup were regarded as feature-sparse and frequently unstable. However, on November 5, 2003, Apple released Backup 2.0, which added new features and offered greater reliability than its predecessors.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] While Backup 2 allowed for the creation of archive copies of important data, overall it only had a basic feature set for [backup software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_software "Backup software").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Apple introduced Backup 3 at the Paris Expo on September 20, 2005, along with other upgrades to .Mac. This version offered more backup settings, such as the ability to back up mail databases.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-3) At the 2006 [Worldwide Developers Conference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Developers_Conference "Worldwide Developers Conference"), Apple announced the development of [Time Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_$macOS$ "Time Machine (macOS)"), a new backup application which is included in [Mac OS X v10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 "Mac OS X v10.5") "Leopard". Time Machine is a complete backup solution, thus it has the ability to completely replace Backup as a general backup solution for most Mac users.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-apple_tm-4) MobileMe allowed users to track the location of their iOS devices via the web portal at me.com. A user could see the device's approximate location on a map (along with a circle showing the radius of inaccuracy), display a message and/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. An app was also released by Apple which allowed users to locate their iPhone from another device running [iOS 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_4 "IOS 4"). The feature was first announced on June 10, 2009, and was included in iOS 3.0 as a feature for MobileMe users.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-5) Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the release of iOS 4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, for devices introduced in 2010.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-6) MobileMe had two different plans. The Individual plan included 20 GB of email and file storage and 200 GB of monthly data transfer. The Family Pack plan included 40 GB of storage split among one 20 GB individual (primary) and four 5 GB sub-accounts, each sub-account having its own email address, online storage, and being able to use all the MobileMe features. Family members also had a Shared folder in their [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") with which they could share access to data among themselves. Both the primary account and sub-accounts had read/write access to this folder and were limited to the free space available in the primary user's iDisk. Individual plan was priced at \$99, Family Pack—at \$149. Members could buy additional storage in 20 GB or 40 GB allocations, however, sub-account storage could not be upgraded. In a family account, the amount of storage is designated per account. Notes (from the Mail app on a Mac computer, and the Notes app on the iPhone) were synced via the MobileMe service, however were unable to be viewed or edited online. To Do lists (controlled from the Mail app and the iCal app on a Mac computer) were viewable and editable through the MobileMe website (under the Calendar tab), but were not viewable or editable on an iPhone. With the announcement of iOS 4 the sync for Notes over IMAP (including MobileMe) was implemented. ### Address book and calendar \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Address book and calendar")\] MobileMe maintained a synchronized address book and calendar feature using [Push](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-IMAP "Push-IMAP") functions. When a user made a change to a contact or event on one device, it was automatically synced to the MobileMe servers and, by extension, all the user's other devices. Supported devices included the iPhone, [Address Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Book_$application$ "Address Book (application)") and iCal on OS X, or Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later on Microsoft Windows. Subscription calendars in iCal on a Mac computer were not viewable on the online MobileMe service (although "Birthdays" was viewable online; as it gathered its information from [Address Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_Book_$application$ "Address Book (application)"), rather than [CalDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalDAV "CalDAV") or iCalendar (.ics) subscription calendars). Conversely, on the iPhone "Birthdays" from Contacts on the iPhone were not viewable on the Calendar app (nor any other method; except looking them up individually in Contacts. Birthdays Calendar was added on iOS 4.3), but subscription calendars were available to view in Calendar by adding them through Settings\>Mail, Contacts, Calendar\>Add Account.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-9) MobileMe had a public photo and video gallery feature. Photos and videos could be uploaded in the [web browser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser "Web browser") at me.com, synced by [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") or [Aperture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_$software$ "Aperture (software)") on OS X, or uploaded from the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users could also upload movies from within applications available on the Mac, including iPhoto and [iMovie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie "IMovie"). MobileMe also provided the user with an email address that is used only for uploading photos and videos. All uploads by viewers of the Gallery (either by the iPhone or iPod Touch, me.com, or sent by the dedicated email address), were synced back to iPhoto or Aperture. Galleries could be made public or private, or could be password protected (but only through iPhoto or iMovie on OS X). MobileMe featured iDisk, an online storage repository accessible via a web browser at me.com, [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_$software$ "Finder (software)") on OS X, various apps for iOS devices, or as a remote disk in Microsoft Windows. It also allowed sharing of files by selecting a given file using me.com/iDisk or the iDisk iPhone app, and then clicking a Share button that generated a unique link to this file, protected by password, that could then be shared by email. Another way to use iDisk to share several files easily was by placing them in the iDisk Public Folder, which could also be password protected.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-10) Users of [Mac OS X v10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 "Mac OS X v10.5") or later could use the [iLife '08](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife"), [iLife '09](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife"), or [iLife '11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife_%2711 "ILife '11") application [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb") to publish websites hosted on their MobileMe account, either to a [domain name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name "Domain name") that they controlled or to a page on the me.com website. Users without iWeb could also publish websites by placing files to the Web/Sites folder in iDisk. However, the web host didn't support any server-side language such as [PHP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP "PHP"). MobileMe used [Ajax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_$programming$ "Ajax (programming)") and [Dynamic HTML](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_HTML "Dynamic HTML") to simulate the look and feel of desktop applications within the user's web browser. Applications on me.com included Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, Find My iPhone, and iDisk access, plus an Account section. Most of the me.com web applications were built on top of the open source [SproutCore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SproutCore "SproutCore") JavaScript framework. Users could also configure features such as email aliases or [domain names](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name "Domain name") for the [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb") Publish feature. Supported browsers for me.com on both Mac and Windows were [Safari 3.1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_$web_browser$ "Safari (web browser)") or later, and [Firefox 3.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox "Mozilla Firefox") or later, while [Internet Explorer 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8 "Internet Explorer 8") and [Internet Explorer 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_7 "Internet Explorer 7") were Windows-only. [Safari 3.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_$web_browser$ "Safari (web browser)"), and [Firefox 3.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox "Mozilla Firefox") would run the web applications, but were not fully supported. MobileMe was accessible from [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux "Linux") using Firefox 3 despite a warning that would be presented to the user upon entry. Success was also reported using the [Konqueror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konqueror "Konqueror") browser on Linux, however this was not confirmed by Apple.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-11) MobileMe users could connect to the [AIM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger "AOL Instant Messenger") service with their @mac.com or @me.com accounts. MobileMe connections were secured by [SSL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer "Secure Sockets Layer") encryption. In addition, [iChat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IChat "IChat") users using a MobileMe account could encrypt their chats with other MobileMe members using iChat. Users could also access the MobileMe Chat account on iOS devices using the free or paid-for versions of the [AIM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger "AOL Instant Messenger") app provided by [AOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL "AOL"), or any other iOS app that supported the AIM protocol. Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a [PC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer "Personal computer") had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes "ITunes"), and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public folder access, in a similar manner to the MobileMe preference panel built into Mac OS X.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-12) The MobileMe Mail Beta was released on May 13, 2010. It included many new features such as photo inserting, font changing, wide screen views and much more. It was released as a final version on June 18, 2010.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-13) ### MobileMe Calendar Beta \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MobileMe&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: MobileMe Calendar Beta")\] MobileMe Calendar Beta was released on July 6, 2010. MobileMe Calendar Beta included a new web application at me.com with redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning events easier. Performance was also improved. It also featured new sharing options that allowed invited users to edit a shared calendar. It supported invitations through RSVPs, which sent an email to invited persons, which they answered by clicking a simple link (they didn't have to be MobileMe members). It also supported CalDAV standard for compatibility with multiple devices.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-14) However, with these updates came some decreased functionality.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The capability to publish iCal calendars as publicly viewable web pages was removed.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Users wishing to view a public calendar had to then manually subscribe with a CalDAV compatible calendar device.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] Compatibility with Microsoft Outlook suffered too, since Outlook users could not sync their primary Outlook calendar to a MobileMe calendar anymore; the only way to integrate MobileMe with Outlook was then to have a MobileMe calendar linked in through CalDAV.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] This meant that a MobileMe calendar was always seen by Outlook as a secondary calendar, and alarms and notifications did not work.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The table below illustrates the pricing structure previous to Apple discontinuing purchases on June 6, 2011, as part of the move to iCloud. Current users were encouraged to use MobileMe services inside iCloud (account migration happening automatically anyway), but could continue to use their MobileMe services and access the me.com website until it was shut down on June 30, 2012 (although limited access beyond that date was available to download content). Users wishing to cancel MobileMe—thus immediately end all services—could gain full refunds if purchased within 45 days of June 6, 2011, or partial refunds if purchased 46 days or more; however, it was unclear whether this refund policy applied when the iCloud service launched in Fall 2011. \| Market \| Price \| Personal in US\$ (for comparison) \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| Personal \| Family \| \| \| \| United States \| [US\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_dollar "US dollar")99 \| US\$149 \| \$99 \| \| Canada \| [C\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar "Canadian dollar")109 \| C\$159 \| \$104.99 \| \| United Kingdom \| [£](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling "Pound sterling")60 \| £91 \| \$96.70 \| \| [Eurozone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone "Eurozone")[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")79 \| €119 \| \$112.45 \| \| [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe "Europe") (non-EU)† and Africa[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")65\.29 \| €98.35 \| \$92.93 \| \| †Switzerland[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-Me.com-15) \| [€](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro "Euro")70\.25 \| €105.82 \| \$93.98 \| \| [Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore "Singapore") \| [S\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_dollar "Singapore dollar")148 \| S\$228 \| \$117.41 \| \| Japan \| [¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen "Japanese yen")8239 \| ¥15600 \| \$116.63 \| \| Australia \| [A\$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_dollar "Australian dollar")119 \| A\$179 \| \$123.45 \| \| [\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-16) \| \| \| \| MobileMe, like .Mac and iTools before it, was closely integrated with Mac OS X. Having a MobileMe account extended the functions of many programs, mostly within the [iLife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILife "ILife") suite. Most notably, any [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") could be mounted as any other volume on the Mac OS X desktop. Furthermore, it was possible to mount the public portion of another user's iDisk. This mechanism was one of the early ways to receive free software as part of .Mac. It was possible to queue files for upload to an offline iDisk, though they were only uploaded when the iDisk was mounted. iDisk commands were located in the "Go" menu of the [Finder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finder_$software$ "Finder (software)"). Additionally, any Address Book entries, iCal events and to-do entries, Safari bookmarks and [keychains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Keychain "Apple Keychain"), mail accounts, mail rules, mail signatures, and smart mailboxes could be synced with the iDisk, allowing easy synchronization between multiple computers. iWeb allowed users to create web pages that could be uploaded to iDisk and published. [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") could be used for one-click web-publishing of photo albums.[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-17) iCal could be used to publish calendars to the web.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-18) Also, [Backup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_$backup_software$ "Backup (backup software)") software could be used to make backups to [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk") or local media.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-19) With the prior .Mac service, the iPhoto, iMovie, [GarageBand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand "GarageBand") and iTunes libraries could easily be uploaded to any iDisk (subject to various licensing agreements). MobileMe integrated with various applications on [iOS devices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDevices "IDevices"). This included iCal syncing with [Calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar "Calendar"), Address Book syncing with Contacts, Mail syncing across devices, Safari Bookmarks syncing across devices. Apple later introduced the MobileMe iDisk app on July 29, 2009,[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-20) the MobileMe Gallery app on January 14, 2010,[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-21) and the Find My iPhone app on June 18, 2010, that allowed mobile access to the Find My iPhone feature (initially only available for MobileMe users, later made free to all iOS device users).[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-22) While initially only iPhone and iPod Touch apps, following updates, they were made universal app (compatible for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad). In August 2010, Apple introduced a feature that allowed users to stream music that's stored on their iDisk in the background from their device.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-23) There were [subdirectory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdirectory "Subdirectory") (private) and [subdomain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain "Subdomain") (public) access points to each MobileMe user's individual account functions. These provided direct web access to each MobileMe user's account, via links to each function directly. See list: Private: - www.me.com – user login. - www.me.com/gallery – user photo/video Gallery albums. - www.me.com/mail – user Mail access. - www.me.com/contacts – user Contacts access. - www.me.com/ical – user Calendar access. - www.me.com/idisk – user iDisk folders access. - www.me.com/find – user Find My iPhone access. Public: - gallery.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's photo/video Gallery albums access (used with [iPhoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhoto "IPhoto") and/or [iMovie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie "IMovie")). - public.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's Public folder (in iDisk) access. - web.me.com/⟨username⟩ – user's Website access (used with [iWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWeb "IWeb")). - homepage.mac.com/⟨username⟩ – user's file sites access. - ical.me.com/⟨username⟩/⟨calendar name⟩ – user individual calendar publishing. (Originally, many calendars could be published at the same time, but the later final iteration of MobileMe removed calendar publishing.) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Itools_logo.jpg/250px-Itools_logo.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Itools_logo.jpg) iTools The original collection of Internet software and services now known as iCloud was first called iTools, released on January 5, 2000, and made available free of charge for Mac users. Services offered by iTools included the first availability of @mac.com email addresses, which could only be accessed through an email client (e.g. the Mail app); iCards, a free [greeting card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card "Greeting card") service; [iReview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IReview "IReview"), a collection of reviews of popular web sites; HomePage, a free web page publishing service; the first version of [iDisk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDisk "IDisk"), an online data storage system; and KidSafe, a directory of family-friendly web sites. iTools was primarily a Mac-only offering and provided only limited, discussion board-based technical support. A Mac was required to create an account, although some features of iTools were accessible via non-Mac platforms. For example, modifying HomePage content was possible using a web browser on Windows or Linux. Additionally, although the original version of iDisk used [AppleShare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleShare "AppleShare") IP for transport and required Mac OS 9, it was eventually updated to use [WebDAV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV "WebDAV") technology and therefore opened up access to non-Mac operating systems, including [Windows XP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP "Windows XP").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-24) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Dotmaclogo.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dotmaclogo.png) .Mac logo As costs rose, most particularly due to iDisk storage space, the wide demand for @mac.com email accounts, and increasing support needs, iTools was renamed .Mac on July 17, 2002, as a subscription-based suite of services with a dedicated technical support team.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-25) .Mac offered several tools to subscribers, including upgraded versions of HomePage, the personal web hosting service; iDisk, the online disk storage service; @mac.com, the email service provider offering both POP and IMAP protocols; and iCards, the online greeting card service. New services offered by .Mac included Backup, a personal backup solution that allowed users to archive data to their iDisk, CD or DVD; and [McAfee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee "McAfee") [Virex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virex "Virex"), a [virus scanner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_scanner "Virus scanner") given to .Mac subscribers until June 15, 2005. Apple announced on September 17, 2002, that more than 100,000 people had subscribed to .Mac since its launch earlier that year.[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-26) Existing iTools accounts were transitioned to .Mac accounts during a free trial period that ended on September 30, 2002. This move generated a mixed reaction among Mac users, some believing .Mac was overpriced.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-27) .Mac occasionally received new features. In October 2006, Apple launched an update to its .Mac Mail service whose interface was close to that of Mac OS X Mail. The new functionality was built on top of Ajax and provided drag-and-drop, a live-updating three-way split view, and the ability to resize panels.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-28) Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard used .Mac to provide [dynamic DNS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_DNS "Dynamic DNS") services for its [Back to My Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_My_Mac "Back to My Mac") feature, a [remote desktop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_desktop_software "Remote desktop software") service. On August 7, 2007, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced new features for .Mac, including a new Web Gallery feature, similar to a combination of the features of [Flickr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr "Flickr") and [YouTube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube "YouTube"). Each .Mac account now came with 10 GB of storage space that could be divided between email storage for an @mac.com email address and the user's iDisk. An account preference allowed the user to decide how much storage space to allocate to either service as they see fit. Users who wanted additional storage capacity could buy up to a total of 30 GB for a higher annual fee. The storage space for both email and an iDisk could be used in any way the user wanted, subject to the terms of the .Mac [license agreement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_agreement "License agreement").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-29) .Mac was also offered in a boxed version, available at stores and online (as a physical product). The box contained an activation code that was entered when registering or renewing a subscription. Initial speculation about a new service to replace .Mac came in early June 2008, when Apple bought the me.com domain name.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-30) On June 9, 2008, Apple announced that .Mac would be replaced by MobileMe, which was launched on July 9, 2008: mac.com was taken offline from 08:00 to 12:00 that day, and the MobileMe service went live between 20:00 and 02:00 (both [Pacific Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone "Pacific Time Zone")).[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-31) MobileMe was taken offline a short time later, leaving customers redirected to the MobileMe information page,[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-32) where there was no option to log in. After several hours of infrequent service, MobileMe officially went live during July 11, 2008.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-33) Several .Mac features were removed after the transition to MobileMe: - Support for [Mac OS X 10.4.10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Tiger "Mac OS X Tiger") or earlier (some features require [Mac OS X 10.5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard "Mac OS X Leopard") or later, such as iLife integration).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-34) - iCards. - Web-access to [bookmarks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmark_$World_Wide_Web$ "Bookmark (World Wide Web)"). - .Mac slides.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-35) - .Mac Groups (with files uploaded to Groups being transferred to group owners' "Group Archive" folder). The launch of MobileMe was plagued by various issues. MobileMe, as a .Mac successor, was initially criticized during its launch for being unstable[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-36) and for having syncing problems.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-37) There were reports of users being unable to access any of the Mail functions of MobileMe. This was suspected to be related to the .Mac to MobileMe switch-over.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-38) The free trial of MobileMe inadvertently charged some Australian and European customers’ credit cards, leading Apple to issue refunds and extend the free trial to four months.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-39)[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-40) Because of the problems with switching over .Mac accounts and other issues, Apple created a status news page and revamped their support page.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-41) Initial versions of the Windows MobileMe Control Panel allowed synchronization of corporate Outlook accounts with MobileMe. A mid-2008 update to the Control Panel removed the ability to synchronize Outlook to MobileMe when Outlook is using [Microsoft Exchange Server](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server "Microsoft Exchange Server") Calendars and Contacts.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] According to Apple Support, this is by design and is not a bug that will be fixed.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] There was no support for synchronizing even standalone Outlook Tasks and Notes to MobileMe. In May 2011, [Fortune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_$magazine$ "Fortune (magazine)") magazine reported that during the summer of 2008, after MobileMe had launched to mostly negative reviews, Apple's [CEO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO "CEO") [Steve Jobs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs "Steve Jobs") summoned the MobileMe team to a meeting in the Town Hall auditorium at 4 [Infinite Loop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Infinite_Loop "Apple Infinite Loop"). After asking them "what MobileMe is supposed to do", when someone answered, Jobs reportedly shot back, "So why the fuck doesn't it do that?"[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-42) In an internal email sent to Apple employees on August 4, 2008, Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too hurriedly and “not up to Apple’s standards”. He wrote that “it was a mistake to launch MobileMe at the same time as iPhone 3G, [iPhone 2.0 software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_OS_2 "IPhone OS 2"), and the [App Store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_$iOS$ "App Store (iOS)")”.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-43) On August 18, 2008, it was announced that MobileMe subscribers would be offered a 60-day extension in addition to the one-month extension previously offered.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-44) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/ICloud_logo.svg/250px-ICloud_logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ICloud_logo.svg) iCloud icon From early 2011 onwards, MobileMe retail boxes began being removed entirely from sale at all [Apple Stores](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Stores "Apple Stores"), with stock slowly being discontinued from other stores, and from June 6, 2011, users were prevented from subscribing or renewing to the MobileMe service via Apple's website. On June 6, 2011, at WWDC 2011, iCloud's release was announced for sometime in fall 2011, entirely replacing the MobileMe service which would be discontinued, however both would continue to be run concurrently for current MobileMe subscribers through June 30, 2012. Because of MobileMe's perceived public failings, Steve Jobs anticipated skepticism to his claim that iCloud "just works", and asked rhetorically, "Why should I believe them? They're the ones that brought me MobileMe!".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-45) On October 12, 2011, alongside the release of [iOS 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_5 "IOS 5") and iPhone 4S, iCloud was released to new users, with current MobileMe subscribers being able to move over to iCloud either immediately or anytime before June 30, 2012, when MobileMe would be permanently discontinued (except for limited download abilities). In addition to MobileMe's email and calendar services, iCloud syncs files across multiple devices. As promised at WWDC 2011, Apple began the service during fall 2011, giving every user of either or both iOS 5 or [Mac OS X Lion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion "Mac OS X Lion") 5 GB of [cloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing "Cloud computing") data storage for the basic service free at the point of usage, with additional paid-for tiers for more data storage also being available.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-46)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-47) @me.com was retained as the default email domain address for new iCloud users. A year later, around [fall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn "Autumn") 2012, Apple started to sign-up new users to free @icloud.com email addresses, with previous @me.com users also able to continue using that email domain concurrently; as done on previous service changes. As a first step, Apple sent "30 days left" emails to all existing users of MobileMe on June 1, 2012, which they then followed with "7 days left" emails on June 23, 2012, advising users "Download your photos and files. MobileMe ends June 30. Remember to download your Gallery photos, iDisk files, and move your iWeb sites before that date."[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-48) Then as previously advertised by Apple following the announcement of iCloud a year earlier, the main MobileMe service was discontinued on June 30, 2012, as most services were moved to iCloud and users were expected to have moved themselves over to the new service already by then, given they had a year's notice to do so. One exception was for MobileMe's Gallery and iDisk services, which still had limited downloading abilities remaining, with the online portal showing the banners "MobileMe has ended", with either "You can still download your files for a limited time." (on the iDisk page), or "Download your photos now." (on the Gallery page).[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49) The complete shut-down of MobileMe occurred on July 31, 2012, with a "MobileMe is closed" banner showing on the homepage, and a redirect link to iCloud.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-digitaltrends-49)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-50)[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-51) The iOS apps for Gallery and iDisk also ceased operating from June 30, 2012. MobileMe was later removed from the System Preferences in OS X on release of [OS X Mountain Lion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion "OS X Mountain Lion") on July 25, 2012.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobileMe#cite_note-52) 1. 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