Syncing Messages Across All Devices, NOT

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Syncing Messages Across All Devices, NOT

I did find a lot of old threads, all now closed, that spotlight this issue. Now this isn't an everyday occurance, but has happened several times. My main concern is between my 18.2.1 iPad and my 15.2 M4 mini. Every now and then, I look at it on my desktop and messages I write on the iPad are not transferred over. Yes I have it iCloud synced everywhere. The supposed "trick" of going into Messages settings and use the "Sync Now" button. Just tried that, didn't work, there is several posts made on the iPad that are NOT coming over to the desktop.

I did make another post on my iPad while my desktop was running and NOW see the previous messages show up on my desktop. I consider this a bug that Apple needs to fix. I'm posting to see if other run into the same issue. After 18 major iOS upgrades and 15 macOS, this should NOT be happening.

Posted on Jan 17, 2025 9:30 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 17, 2025 4:47 PM in response to Riverside_Guy

Thanks for posting. Rarely do I search Apple Communities as see a same day, active post. Having the same problem with Mac 15.2 and iPhone 18.2.1. Tried manual sync on phone but doesn’t sync with Mac. Mac keeps pausing cloud sync. Also searched online for solutions and tried recommendations. Hope we get a fix soon.

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Answer 2

Jan 17, 2025 6:51 PM in response to vpiphonelover

It was messages I wrote on the iPad that weren't syncing... trying a force sync did nothing. What kinda solved the issue was writing another note on the iPad while my desktop was logged in brought the half dozen or so messages that didn't sync to start off with to my desktop.

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