Q: Safari Reading Tab Sync Not Working
This has worked before recent upgrades, so I think there is an iOS or OS X bug to report.
I add a webpage to my Safari reading list on my iPad (9.0.2), and it is not showing up on my Mac (10.11 El Capitan.)
This used to work INSTANTLY on iOS8 and OS X 10.10.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Posted on Oct 3, 2015 5:42 PM
Community Specialists
Good day snradio17,
Thanks for contributing to the Apple Support Communities.
If Safari tabs are not syncing between your iPad and Mac after updating to the latest OS versions, be sure to double-check that these settings are still enabled:
Set up iCloud Tabs on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
- Go to Settings > iCloud and make sure that Safari is on.
- Make sure that you're signed in to the same account on all of your devices.
- Complete these steps on all the iOS devices where you want to share tabs. If you're sharing tabs with your Mac, set it up using the steps below.
Set up iCloud Tabs on your Mac:
- From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, then click iCloud.
- Make sure that you're signed in to the same account on all the devices where you want to share tabs.
- Enable the checkbox for Safari.
- Complete these steps on all the Macs where you want to share tabs. If you're sharing tabs with your iOS devices, set them up using the steps above.
From Set up and use iCloud Tabs.
If the settings look right but tabs still don't sync, try signing out of iCloud on your iPad and Mac, and then sign back in.
On your Mac: sign out from Apple menu > System Preferences > iCloud.
On your iPad: sign out from Settings > iCloud.
All the best.
Posted on Oct 4, 2015 2:20 PM