My iPad is not syncing to my most recent photos from my phone nor am I getting photos from my iPad to my iPhone. I’ve restarted it three times and turned iCloud Photos on and off. I’ve also restarted my phone. And I have a ton of space left on my iCloud storage and my phone and my iPad. Really don’t know what else to do. I think it hasn’t been updating for almost a week now but I hadn’t noticed till now.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 17
Hi ur57,
The support article If your iCloud Photos aren't syncing to your device offers the following suggestions if that process if not progressing and no error message is displayed to indicate the problem:
"If your photos still aren't syncing to iCloud
Learn what to do if you don't see a status message at the bottom of the Photos app that explains why your photos aren't syncing, or syncing is taking a long time. If you see a Couldn’t Sync [number of items] to iCloud status message, learn how to move these photos to your library.
Connect your device to power
If your device seems to be stuck on a status message that says Syncing [number of items] to iCloud or Syncing with iCloud…, connect your iPhone or iPad to power and to Wi-Fi.
Check your Apple ID
Make sure that you signed in to iCloud with the correct Apple ID on your device.
Learn how to sign in to iCloud
Check which Library view you're in
If you set up iCloud Shared Photo Library in iOS 16.1 or later, iPadOS 16.1 or later, or macOS Ventura or later, check which Library view you're in. When you move photos to your Shared Library, you no longer see them in your Personal Library. You also won't see photos moved to your Shared Library if you're on a device with an earlier version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS or if the iCloud Shared Photo Library owner has run out of iCloud storage.
Learn how to switch between your Personal Library and Shared Library"
Try those and if still not operating as expected contact Apple Support directly to investigate further.
Regards.
Did this help the original poster?
I've done the above steps, including the steps the original poster did and no change.... is there anything else?
VPN is another wrench in the gearbox
No VPN & Private Relay is off…
If, like the OP, you "turned icloud photos on and off", it will start the whole sync process all over again, and make it worse.
Internet/wifi speed is most critical factor.
iPad photos stuck on “syncing with iCloud…”?
