Notes - does it still require an @icloud.com email address?

[mustgroove]

My main apple ID does not have an @icloud.com email address attached to it, so I've never been able to enable Notes syncing on my mac or iphone...

Does El Capitan finally remove this requirement from Notes?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

It has been working fine for everybody else without an @icloud.com email before El capitan.

 

[redheeler]

My main apple ID does not have an @icloud.com email address attached to it, so I've never been able to enable Notes syncing on my mac or iphone...

Does El Capitan finally remove this requirement from Notes?

I was not prompted to create an @icloud.com address when enabling iCloud sync for Notes in 10.11, so it appears the requirement has been removed.

 

[mustgroove]

Really? Every time I try turning on the Notes tab in my iCloud settings I get an error saying it requires an @icloud.com email address...

 

[mustgroove]

This is in 10.10.3 when I try to turn on the Notes switch in System Preferences/iCloud

 

[redheeler]

This is in 10.10.3 when I try to turn on the Notes switch in System Preferences/iCloud

I get this prompt running Yosemite, but not in 10.11. As I mentioned, it appears the requirement has been removed in 10.11, and the iCloud tab does appear in the new Notes app for me despite not having an @icloud.com address.

 

[mustgroove]

Sweet! Can you possibly clarify what you mean by "the iCloud tab does appear in the new Notes app with it enabled"?

 

[redheeler]

Sweet! Can you possibly clarify what you mean by "the iCloud tab does appear in the new Notes app with it enabled"?

I have rephrased that part of my post.

 

[mustgroove]

Sweet, gotcha... thanks!

 

[Naio]

It makes sense for Notes to no longer require it since it's using CloudKit now.