No SYNC across devices when using iphone as HOTSPOT

My ipad and MBA refuse to cloud sync when the iphone is used as the mobile cellular data hotspot. Only on wifi, it says. Well, that IS my wifi a lot of the time, so how can I fix this?


All devices (ipad 10th 16.2, iphone SE 3rd 16.2, MBA M1 Ven 13.0.1) connect to the hotspot and use the data just fine.



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Posted on Dec 29, 2022 6:49 PM

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Dec 31, 2022 7:53 AM in response to iuh34ifuhwfiuwfkwbekwjbefwuh3f

Hey there iuh34ifuhwfiuwfkwbekwjbefwuh3f,


Let's start with confirming more details to better understand what's happening, along with ruling out some possible causes:


  1. You mentioned that your iPad and Mac do not sync over iCloud when both are connected to your iPhone Personal Hotspot, but does the same issue occur if you test connecting to a different Wi-Fi network?
  2. When was the last time they synced together over iCloud while connected to the Personal Hotspot?
  3. What content within iCloud isn't syncing between your Mac and iPad?
  4. When you do have new content you want to sync, do you see the content on the iCloud website from both your iPad and Mac, or do you see only content from one of those devices?
  5. Sometimes unexpected behavior can be resolved with a restart: Restart your iPhone and Restart your iPad Also check out the section ‘Restart your Mac' here: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac
  6. We see both your iPad and iPhone have the latest OS versions, but your Mac is running an outdated version. The latest one is macOS 13.1. You can verify this by clicking on the Apple logo at the top left corner of the screen, then on ‘About This Mac’. In case you needed it, this link shows how to first back up, then Update macOS on Mac.


Cheers!

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