Why Apple-Password for syncing with iCloud?

[rolfkrueger]

Hi 2do-folks,

I don't understand why 2do wants my Apple-ID-Password for syncing with iCloud. Of course nobody should give his/her Apple-ID-PW to anyone, regardless of how fine an trusty those people are. So why do you request it?

Every other app out there is able to just use iCloud for syncing, because each app can use its own space in iCloud automatically. So it makes me a little bit wary why you would want my Apple-Password.

Can you please change the behaviour of the app?

Regards,
Rolf

[admin]

Hi Rolf

First of all, we're not asking you for your iCloud login/password, 2Do is Pardon the pun but that's an important point. We don't get to ever know about your login details. Those are saved securely within the application.

Secondly, you're referring to iCloud's automatic document syncing mechanism. 2Do does not utilize iCloud's document syncing feature. We've explained this elsewhere on the forum but in short that would require a complete re-write of the application and would demote it to the level of simplicity the Reminders app has to offer.

2Do instead supports CalDAV Sync. Here's an explanation of CalDAV on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CalDAV

CalDAV allows any client to be able to synchronize against an online calendaring account. This is what iCal, for example, uses to sync your data back and forth between iCloud and your Mac. 2Do is just another 'CalDAV Client' which now supports MobileMe, iCloud, Custom hosted iCal Servers and Yahoo! Calendar - all of which are synchronized using the CalDAV protocol. If you for example log into www.icloud.com you'll see there's an online version of your calendar - that's what 2Do synchronizes against and requires your account details in order to connect and retrieve data.

We hope this answers your question. If you've got more feel free to ask.

[admin]

Oh and by the way, people who maintain the CalDAV protocol have a website where 2Do has been listed as one of the clients on the iOS platform utilizing it:

http://caldav.calconnect.org/implementa ... ients.html

[rolfkrueger]

Oh, thank you very much!

I understand. Maybe the thing is that I just want to hold two 2do-Apps (one on the iphone and the one one on the ipad) in sync. I don't care where else i cooudl possibly use the data (and therefore the sync is limited, eg. "flat" display).

But I understand your point, thank you for explaining.

Blessings,
Rolf