I'm using a 2010 MBP, so High Sierra is the end of the line for me. With iOS 12, iCloud Tabs worked fine with Safari on my Mac. Now, with iOS 13 (and 13.1), it no longer communicates.
My iPad and iPhone (both on iOS 13.1) share tabs with no issue. Safari on my computer (13.0.1) sees neither.
Is this expected behavior on the older macOS (I'd assume the new Safari should include necessary sync updates)?
Thanks.
MacBook Pro
I am in the same situation: I have a late 2009 iMac with macOS High Sierra which is the latest version supported for my Mac.
iCloud tabs have always worked fine on my Mac on Safari (also with the latest version 13.0.1) and on my iPhone until iOS 12.
Since I have updated to iOS 13, iCloud tabs stopped working: on iMac in Safari there is the iCloud tabs button but it loads anything while on iPhone in Safari nothing appears.
The latest version iOS 13.1 didn't resolve the issue.
The iCloud tabs are a very useful function, how can the problem be solved to restore the correct behaviour?
Thanks
I am in the same situation: I have a late 2009 iMac with macOS High Sierra which is the latest version supported for my Mac.
iCloud tabs have always worked fine on my Mac on Safari (also with the latest version 13.0.1) and on my iPhone until iOS 12.
Since I have updated to iOS 13, iCloud tabs stopped working: on iMac in Safari there is the iCloud tabs button but it loads anything while on iPhone in Safari nothing appears.
The latest version iOS 13.1 didn't resolve the issue.
The iCloud tabs are a very useful function, how can the problem be solved to restore the correct behaviour?
Thanks
If you want to, you can send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem or a suggestion for change. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem/suggested change solved sooner.
Yes, that is the case. Unfortunately, we have not found anyone running High Sierra and iOS 13 where tab syncing (or history) actually worked. (Of note: While this post is focused on tab syncing, history also doesn't work)
Click "I have this question, too" and file bug reports/feedback requests so hopefully they fix this issue.
Typing from the same generation laptop, just running High Sierra. If you need tab syncing features, you can always use Reading List (I think that syncs) or a bookmark folder. Definitely less useful and seamless. Also, you can use another browser on both devices (like Firefox) which has its own sync engine.
In the meantime, definitely file feedback with your issues at https://www.apple.com/feedback/safari.html.
Just to add another voice: no synching here of iCloud tabs between iOS 13.2 and macOS High Sierra. Filed a bug report already and want to encourage everyone, who is having this issue, to do the same:
iCloud tabs work between iOS 13 or iPadOS and MacOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later, or between iOS 12 devices or earlier and MacOS Mojave 10.14.3 or earlier. 😒😒 Thanks Apple!!
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202530
I got this working: it appears that the very muddled formulations in the Apple support documents regarding the issue are effective.
All I did was the good, old, stupid "off/on" method on both devices. After that I opened several tabs in Safari 13.0.5 under High Sierra and made sure they appear in iOS 12.4.1, which they did.
This is not in any way a user-friendly notification of the users about the nature of the problem and sustainability of the current compatibility situation. But I suspect iCloud tab syncing for High Sierra will be ultimately dropped once it stops receiving Security updates.
Please refer to the screenshot to verify yourself my findings. The same tabs on the MBP and iPhone are enclosed in the red rectangles. I put the date stamp to assure you that it reflects the actual state of things.
Not to say the syncing itself is seamless: it's rather wonky and wobbling.
Something is broken if Safari 13.0.1 I think. Have the similar issue. I have NOT upgraded to iOS 13 yet, but I did update Safari on my iMac only. Now, my Safari tabs only show up between my iPhone (12.4.1) and Macbook(running Safari 12.1.2). The tabs do not work between my iMac with Safari 13.0.1 or any other device.
BUT...
Handoff still works, and the iCloud synced reading list still work between all devices. So it seems the tabs sync is somehow broken.
tjstroker wrote:
Something is broken if Safari 13.0.1 I think. Have the similar issue. I have NOT upgraded to iOS 13 yet, but I did update Safari on my iMac only.
What version of macOS do you have installed in your iMac where you have updated Safari?
Interesting. Given my computer's too old for Handoff, I cannot say if that works or not. However, I recall during the iOS beta testing that Apple Engineering wrote back on a bug about tab syncing that iOS 13 uses a fully encrypted sync. It's likely that this new encryption isn't working right on Safari 13, especially on the older macOS versions (bet it will be fine on Catalina, for those who can upgrade).
The same situation.
Last night I installed iOS 13 on my iPhone XS and I no longer have tab sync in Safari. My laptop is Macbok Pro 2015 High Sierra.
I hope they fix the bug, functionality is very important to me and I used it daily.
Hi, I'm in a similar situation.
IOS 13 Safari tabs are not seen from my MacBook (Early 2011) High Sierra.
Further problem is that I can't even share through AirDrop because the Mac doesn't show up in the list of devices!
Old iPad Air running on IOS 12 is still in sync.
I'm running Safari 13.0.2 on MacOS 10.14.6. Safari iCloud tabs no longer works with the Mac but still work very well between two iOS devices that're running 12.4.1 & 12.4.2, all with the same account.
Interestingly, my late '12 iMac finally works really well with Handoff, for the last few weeks, but Tabs are pony - a connection?
Same here. Using iOS 13.1.2 and tabs are not syncing with macOS High Sierra. I’ve tried every troubleshooting method, nothing; very annoying. Hope this High Sierra issue gets addressed, my late 2011 MBP cannot update to Catalina..
Yes, I know that it works on macOS Mojave and Catalina.
The issue is that the iCloud tabs function does not work on macOS High Sierra running Safari 13.0.2. Tabs from other devices are not received, and on devices running the more recent macOS and iOS updates, you cannot see the tabs that you have open on the High Sierra device. All devices are running Safari 13.
iCloud Tab Syncing Not Working Safari 13 <-> iOS 13
