Editing ISync (section)

== History ==
iSync's first beta was released on September 28, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple releases iSync beta |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/156062/isync-2.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2003, ''The Register'' reported that an iSync 1.1 bug could lead to contacts without phone numbers being deleted from synced phones. iSync uses port 3004, which could also be blocked if the Mac OS X firewall was enabled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=June 5, 2003 |title=iSync update: beware |url=https://www.theregister.com/2003/06/05/isync_update_beware/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=[[The Register]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=June 5, 2003 |title=On the iSync fiasco that didn't have to happen |url=https://www.theregister.com/2003/06/05/on_the_isync_fiasco/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=[[The Register]] |language=en}}</ref>

Before the release of [[Mac OS X 10.4]], iSync also synchronized a user's [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] bookmarks with the now-defunct [[.Mac]] subscription service provided by Apple.<ref name="macworld.com">{{Cite web |title=iSync 1.1 adds broader phone support, Safari bookmarks |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/166466/isync-4.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ness |first1=Robyn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXd_eNdm_j8C |title=Mac OS X Tiger |last2=Ray |first2=John |date=2005 |publisher=Sams Publishing |isbn=978-0-672-32705-6 |language=en}}</ref>

Starting with Mac OS X 10.4, much of iSync's original syncing functionality was moved into the Sync Services framework, which developers can use to incorporate synchronization into their own applications. iSync, however, retained responsibility for the setup, configuration and synchronising of supported mobile handsets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Siracusa |first=John |date=2005-04-28 |title=Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2005/04/macosx-10-4/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> Since the release of iTunes 4.8, the user interface for synchronizing iPods had been delegated to [[iTunes]], although [[Revision control#Common vocabulary|conflict-resolution]] and substantial changes to contact information (>5%) show an iSync panel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New in iTunes 4.8 [updated] |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/175591/newitunes48.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref> Synchronization with [[MobileMe]] (previously .Mac) was then the domain of MobileMe Sync, accessible through a [[System Preferences]] pane.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Review: MobileMe 1.0 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/191615/mobileme11.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref>

iSync was removed from Mac OS X in version [[OS X Lion|10.7 (Lion)]].<ref name="TUAW">{{Cite web |last=Agreda |first=Victor Jr. |date=2011-05-27 |title=No more iSync in Lion |url=http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/26/no-more-isync-in-lion/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527155151/http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/26/no-more-isync-in-lion/ |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=[[TUAW]]}}</ref> However, since the underlying framework still existed in Lion and [[OS X Mountain Lion|10.8 (Mountain Lion)]], it was possible to restore the functionality of iSync using a [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|10.6 (Snow Leopard)]] installation or backup.<ref name="slashusr">{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2011 |title=The Missing iSync in OS X Lion (And what to do about it) |url=https://blog.anupamsg.me/2011/07/22/the-missing-isync-in-os-x-lion-and-what-to-do-about-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006014015/https://blog.anupamsg.me/2011/07/22/the-missing-isync-in-os-x-lion-and-what-to-do-about-it/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>