Messages App Not Syncing Properly Macos

In some cases, iMessages won’t sync between your iPhone and Mac after updating to iOS 12/11, or the latest iOS 13, you may wonder how to fix it. Read this post to get some practical and effective solutions to fix the messages sync issue quickly.

  • Jan 10, 2017  However, all devices have the default mail account of the Mail app set to the same email account (not iCloud). By the way, this problem only appeared last week (July 15th). Up until then everything was syncing properly and no settings have been changed (by me) on that date or since then (other than those I have been changing trying to get.
  • Oct 18, 2019  If it's not already set up, you're asked to sign in when you first open the Messages app. Sign in with same Apple ID that you use with Messages on your iPhone and other devices. It's usually the same Apple ID that you use for iCloud, the iTunes Store, the App Store, and the account you created when you first set up your Mac.
  • I've set up iMessage on my iPhone correctly (apple id) with Messages on my Mac (OSX Mountain Lion), and it syncs. But the syncing isn't flawless. Everytime I wake up my Mac after hibernation, it won't update my messages. I first have to restart the app a few times, to get all my messages. Sometimes even the order of the messages isn't correct.

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Feb 20, 2018  On the Mac version Sign Out of of the Apple ID. Turn the iPhone App back On. Wait for the iPhone Number to Verify. Add the Apple ID to the Mac version. On the Mac Version enter the iPhone Number in Full with the Country Code and send an iMessage to the iPhone. Apr 08, 2020  On your Mac, choose Apple menu  System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud. If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click iCloud. Check your Apple ID and make sure that you select what you want to update (Contacts, Calendars, or Reminders). On your PC, open iCloud for Windows. Jun 26, 2018  Apple-built apps are not working properly. Even though Apple did the work to build apps that support the beta version of macOS Mojave, there is still a chance that something won't work right. The most important thing to do is to file a Radar so Apple is aware of the issue and can fix it. You can also try restarting your Mac. Sometimes a simple. Apr 24, 2018  Launch the Messages app on your Mac. In the Messages menu, click Preferences. In the left hand pane, click on the account you want to turn off. Uncheck the box next to Enable this account.

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Messages Not Syncing Iphone

With iMessage enabled on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac that sharing the same Apple ID, you can reach the same iMessages threads on both your iDevice and Mac. But you may probably notice that some iPhone messages not syncing with Mac after updating to iOS 13, iOS 12/11.

In this article, we are going to show you some possible fixes to solve the problem of iMessage not syncing on the Mac issue. Applied to all iPhone and Mac models, including iPhone 11/XS/XR/X/8/7/6s/5s and MacBook Air/Pro, iMac Pro.

Here we present you some possible solutions to fix the iMessage not syncing between your Mac and iPhone problem.

Solution 1. Turn Off iMessage and Turn On It Again

How do I sync messages from my Mac to my iPhone? The first thing you should do when faced with this problem is trying to turn off iMessage on both the Mac and the iPhone and then turn it back on.

  1. On your iPhone: Go to Settings > Messages > Toggle off iMessage > Wait a few seconds and turn it back on.
  2. On your Mac: Open Messages app and click on Preferences > Choose Accounts> Click Sign Out > Wait a few seconds then sign back in.
  3. After the process completes, enable iMessage on both Mac and iPhone, you can check if the iMessages sync properly.

Solution 2. Check iMessage Settings on iPhone

Make sure you have activated all email addresses you want to use with iMessage:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Tap on Messages.
  2. Choose Send & Receive.
  3. Under “YOU CAN BE REACHED BY IMESSAGE AT”, make sure the phone number or email address is checked.

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Solution 3. Check iMessage Settings on Mac

  1. Open the Messages app on your Mac > Click “Messages” in the top menu.
  2. Click “preferences > Choose “Accounts”.
  3. Under the “You can be reached for messages at” section, make sure the phone number and Apple ID match the settings on your iPhone.

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Solution 4. Confirm the Mobile Phone Number with Apple ID

  1. Go to appleid.apple.com and log in with your Apple ID and password
  2. Under “Account” make sure you are reachable at correct phone numbers and email addresses.

Solution 5. Log in with the same Apple ID

On you Mac make sure you login with the same Apple ID as you used on the iPhone:

  1. Open the “Messages” app > Go to “Preferences”.
  2. Click on the “Accounts” button > Click Enable this account.
  3. Select the email address you have registered with the Apple ID.

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You can manually transfer messages from iPhone or iPad to your computer with an iPhone transfer tool named AnyTrans for iOS.

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Now, download AnyTrans for iOS on your computer and sync messages and iMessages to your Mac easily. It supports iPhone 11/XS/XR/X/8/7/6s/6/5s/SE and MacBook, MacBook Air/Pro, iMac Pro.

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That’s all about how to fix the message not syncing between iPhone and Mac. Above methods also can be used to fix the messages sync issues, like iMessage on Mac not updating, iMessage not working on Mac, etc. If you have any other advice on solving iPhone messages not syncing problem, please share it in the comment section below. At the same time, don’t forget to download AnyTrans for iOS to give it a try >

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Hello everyone!
Last weekend I finally finished migrating all of my Macs and iDevices to Catalina/ iOS 13 (a process that started in September last year, but was put on hold due to the poor quality of Catalina). Everything went well until then...
The problems started when I pressed 'update' in all of the reminders apps so I could use the new functions. Because from this point on some my devices (my Apple Watch and iPhone 8+, both on the latest version of watchOS and iOS), which were working perfectly fine for months, all of a sudden ran through an entire battery within hours. Completely resetting the Apple Watch, and killing the reminders app in the app switcher + restarting the iPhone 8 seems to have fixed the battery issue for now, but I'm still not 100% sure everything is back to normal there (only time will tell).
Furthermore, all of my Macs were really struggling with the reminders update (often showing the 'The creator of this list has upgraded these reminders'-notice for hours while some wheel was turning next to 'My Lists'). Several deactivations and activations of 'reminders' in the macOS settings later the update did go through, so in the end all of my devices now run the new version of reminders.
But the problems don't stop there. Because even more so than before the reminders app update syncing just doesn't happen, meaning that tasks I mark as completed on one device keep showing up on some or all of the other devices even hours later, while newly created reminders don't show up at all. The same is true for any changes I make to a reminder (time or description, for example).
Have you guys experienced any of the issues mentioned above? And are you aware of any solution?
Cheers,
Daniel