Why is iCloud syncing paused on my iPhone 13 mini?

didnt work

this does not work for me & i have the iphone 12 pro max & 10th generation ipad

Thank you this helped me so much, I got immediately happy soon as I see iCloud syncing

Same here with ipad air. Plenty of memory free in icloud (and devices) but items stuck in "syncing," then "syncing paused," and now I see nothing about syncing but the items are not in photos. They've seemingly just vanished into ... who knows where. This started more than 12 hours ago, devices restarted, still nothing.

Ransomware, i lost a ton of data on Windows it synced for almost a month, wrote constantly to the SSD synced not much. At some point I was so frustrated that I'd rather had my data lost than waste my life away, even copying to another folder was slow because you couldn't just end the service. so thank you Apple.

“Even now when I am syncing, it syncs a file or two, pauses, syncs again, pauses..”

I have this every day in iOS 16.latest.

pretty sure it’s either from not using the correct emojis, or from repeatedly leaving fed up comments in Feedback.

PS - i keep trying to mark your replies “helpful” but it’s grayed out.

sorry. but what "iphone thing" are you referring too? my issue started after switching apple id's. was sharing the same apple id with my wife, and finally decided to separate. (our id's not from marriage). ever since my messages app is stuck w/ "syncing paused" at the bottom.. and i've tried everything i've found online. :-( have also done an update since the issue started. please help.. :-(

Floydius recommended starting the procedure from Settings. It solved my Messages sync problem.

I have noticed Photos can be a pain, which is why I turn off iCloud Photos. If I want it there, I will put it there. I’m way past needing 25 images that vary by the placement of a pinky.

I’ve been in contact with my CSR who is keeping abreast about of this for me. The sync problem, apparently, is more pervasive than just iCloud. They are still working on it. Or so I’m told.

Rebooting my phone and finding a location in the house with more bars solved the problem for me. Reception at home varies from 1 bar to 4 bars depending upon where I am in the apartment. If you can find out where the antennae are for your supplier, standing closer to that location should help. Relying on Wi-Fi works best if you have your own broadcast point in-house.

#ButWhatDoIKnow

thanks for the hint, it totally worked and seems actually self explanatory, now if Apple could just place a link in messages (or any other apps that may experience the same icloud sync pause)

but still, simple enough and problem solved! thanks!!

Just to share my experience with New Iphone15 ProMax that have the same issue and I was supported by Apple support team and we tried all what mentioned in below and the last thing we find its a bug in IOS 17.4.1 and its a fake message , since I did a restore to other Iphone 15 and it was sync successfully even it was showed " iCloud Syncing Paused".

so as per Apple support, I will wait till next version IOS update .

Ive tried this solution but it wont let me now turn it back on again the syncing. Like literally u try and move it to green (on) and it wont go back on. So i guess in a way i fixed the syncing issues as now it isnt even trying. But now i have a new issue. I cnt turn it back on. I want it syncing…

The problem is with photos 'syncing paused for 12 items no internet connection'.

Reboot no help.

Did you ever get this issue fixed?

Not helpful when the issue is syncing files not Messages.