iCloud Tabs not synching - Big Sur, iOS 14.2

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iCloud Tabs not synching - Big Sur, iOS 14.2

I use a 2018 MacBook Pro and an iPhone 12. Since I upgraded to Big Sur, iCloud Tabs on Safari has stopped synching. The MBP shows no tabs open on the iPhone (there are 2 open), and the iPhone shows one tab on the MBP that I closed out of several days ago (there are actually 6 open). I have tried restarting both devices, closing out of all tabs, toggling Handoff on both my MBP and iPhone and toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off and on for both devices but nothing has worked. Is anyone else experiencing this bug?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 10:03 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 15, 2020 9:54 AM in response to Ashley Smith1

I'm on Big Sure, Mac Safari 14.0.1 and iOS 14.3. Opening another tab within an existing safari session brings up zilch in terms of other tabs open across other iOS/iPadOS devices on the same iCloud account. If I open a new safari browser (normally I have to quit and restart to get this to work) I then get the options to open tabs from other iCloud devices - in the new way it's displayed halfway down the Start Page. Really frustrating - AirDrop still works however!

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Answer 2

AppleJen77

Community Specialist

Nov 25, 2020 11:24 AM in response to Ashley Smith1

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities, Ashley!

It sounds like your bookmarks are not syncing properly across your devices. Check out this article If your iCloud or Safari bookmarks aren’t syncing. This article will give you additional steps you can take to troubleshoot your issues.

If you continue to have issues, we would recommend reaching out to Apple directly by checking out this link to Get Support and they will be more than happy to proceed with additional steps.

Have a super day!

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Answer 3

tygb

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Dec 17, 2020 12:46 AM in response to Ashley Smith1

See the thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251928886

One the device is restarted the settings go to default .

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Answer 4

Nov 26, 2020 6:46 AM in response to MarkGNJ

MarkGNJ, you describe the issue perfectly. I don’t know for sure when the problem started - I haven’t been using iCloud Tabs as much recently, but I noticed it after I upgraded. I’m inclined to believe that it is a server-side bug.

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Answer 5

Nov 25, 2020 12:36 PM in response to AppleJen77

I’m not having an issue with bookmarks. My iCloud Tabs (where you can see tabs open on other devices) are not syncing.

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MarkGNJ

Level 1

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Nov 26, 2020 5:34 AM in response to Ashley Smith1

I have the same issue and have no updated to Big Sur. Across all iOS devices the sync seems like it hours or days behind. At times I will see a an iCloud tab that I had open previously randomly appear. More time than not nothing appears which is very incorrect.

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iCloud Tabs not synching - Big Sur, iOS 14.2

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