Messages in iCloud not syncing

[c14nhl]

I downloaded 11.4 on both my iPhone X & iPad Pro 9.7 immediately. Straight away turning Messages in iCloud on on both devices.

They have never synced. I feel like both are stuck in some way.

I get the attached pop up when attempting to turn off and therefore have never done so.

Has anyone else seen this? Any advice?

 

[funandblindness]

I downloaded 11.4 on both my iPhone X & iPad Pro 9.7 immediately. Straight away turning Messages in iCloud on on both devices.

They have never synced. I feel like both are stuck in some way.

I get the attached pop up when attempting to turn off and therefore have never done so.

Has anyone else seen this? Any advice?

I did disable and download, reset on each device and it works now. Didn't have many messages, none critical.

 

[iKaushal]

Mine was working till last night.

Today all of a sudden the latest messages which I got on my iPhone are not synced with my ipad or macs

 

[Beards]

Mine have been syncing between devices prior to 11.4 perfectly fine and that's without iMessages in iCloud.
So why is it suddenly different?


To be honest I can't see the reason why I should change when it's working just fine at the mo.

 

[BeatCrazy]

I'm having issues here, too.

If I delete on MacBook, it doesn't delete on my iPhone.
If I delete on iPhone, it does delete on the MacBook.

What would cause that?

 

[NowhereManNumber9]

I'm having issues here, too.

If I delete on MacBook, it doesn't delete on my iPhone.
If I delete on iPhone, it does delete on the MacBook.

What would cause that?

Same here

 

[c14nhl]

I’ve disabled on both devices.

I was hoping to restart the whole process but Apple give you 30 days to undo the disable so instead of restarting the process it just enables in the state it previously was, which is in some way stuck.

Looks like I'll be leaving off for 30 days!

 

[Cmd-Z]

Mine have been syncing between devices prior to 11.4 perfectly fine and that's without iMessages in iCloud.
So why is it suddenly different?

If you look closely, prior to 11.4 things are not in sync when you delete a message from a device -- it would not be deleted on the others. For example, if I get a temporary authorization code messaged to me, normally I'd delete the message when done but would have to do that to all my devices. Now it's one-and-done.
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I'm having issues here, too.

If I delete on MacBook, it doesn't delete on my iPhone.
If I delete on iPhone, it does delete on the MacBook.

What would cause that?

Did you enable this feature on the Mac? It is not ON by default, and turning it on is not so evident. You have to open Messages, then open Preferences/Accounts and there you'll see the setting for Messages in iCloud -- you will not find it in iCloud settings on the Mac for some stupid reason.

 

[BeatCrazy]

Did you enable this feature on the Mac? It is not ON by default, and turning it on is not so evident. You have to open Messages, then open Preferences/Accounts and there you'll see the setting for Messages in iCloud -- you will not find it in iCloud settings on the Mac for some stupid reason.

Yes, I absolutely enabled it in the manner described. I even turned it on/off a few times. I couldn't seem to log all the way out of iCloud, but I was trying that too.

 

[doxielover]

All my current devices get text forwarding iMessage by send and receive from my phone number. If I update my Mac and my other iOS devices to 11.4 will I lose the option getting my messages on all my devices?

I know it has the new iCloud sync messages but I don’t have enough space left and I don’t want to buy more. I just want to make sure I don’t lose the way that I get them on all my devices now.

 

[appleunderpants]

Started clean on my iPhone and Mac and only getting about 80% of my messages synced between the two devices. Entire conversations missing on my Mac, while other conversations are present but most of the messages aren't there.

I've kept text message forwarding active and have turned iCloud Messages off and on a couple of times. It's kind of a joke at this point...

 

[Cmd-Z]

Yes, I absolutely enabled it in the manner described. I even turned it on/off a few times. I couldn't seem to log all the way out of iCloud, but I was trying that too.

Two suggestions then:
1- Ensure that 2FA security is enabled on your account.
2- Go into your Mac's preferences in the Message app again, and on the General tab de-select "Save history when conversations are closed." (this seems to mess up iCloud Messages sync)

 

[BeatCrazy]

Two suggestions then:
1- Ensure that 2FA security is enabled on your account.
2- Go into your Mac's preferences in the Message app again, and on the General tab de-select "Save history when conversations are closed." (this seems to mess up iCloud Messages sync)

Wow it looks like that worked! I already had/used 2FA. But the "Save history" selection was something I was unfamiliar with. Looks like when it is selected, messages in your Mac's history are pushed back into iCloud, causing the sync problems.

 

[silvertech]

I am having this same problem with mine, after about a day. In iCloud settings it says Zero KB which is clearly not true as it says I also have 14gbs of Messages. All my old messages from my Mac have still not synced to my iPhone and vice versa. When I go to turn it off I get the same popup. Tho the 'Downloading messages to/from iCloud is no longer there anymore.

 

[Furzul]

Seems like a total black art to me. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

 

[GDF]

Same problem for me too on ipad and iPhone X. Messages were synching perfectly until a couple days ago. Can't figure out what changed.

 

[dtobin95]

I’ve disabled on both devices.

I was hoping to restart the whole process but Apple give you 30 days to undo the disable so instead of restarting the process it just enables in the state it previously was, which is in some way stuck.

Looks like I'll be leaving off for 30 days!

Did the sync process work again after 30 days?