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Messages between Mac & iPhone not syncing after upgrade to MacOS Sonoma 14.4 & iOS 17.4

The syncing process between MacBook Air (M2 2022 / MacOS 14.4) and iphone Pro Max 15 iOS 17.4 is broken. Everything worked fine and after the upgrade some messages are synced and some not. I have to different sets of messages (iMessages & SMS) on MacBook & iPhone. I tried to remove all messages and switching sync in the cloud off and then back on but id does not help.

It seems like if iPhone & Mac are near each other and are on - the messages are is sync, but when I'm away and send/receive few messages on iPhone they stay on iPhone and does not sync to Mac and vice versa.

Any ideas for help? I called Apple support but they were unable to help.

MacBook Air, macOS 14.4

Posted on Mar 18, 2024 12:33 PM

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henri67

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Posted on Oct 6, 2024 3:42 PM

In my case ExpressVPN on my Mac seems to be the issue. When express VPN is on, my Mac doesn't get SMSs from my iPhone even after forcing a sync. Turn VPN off and force a sync and the missing messages are synced. Running Mac OS 15.0.1 and iOS 18.0.1

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Jun 20, 2024 1:33 PM in response to PiotrPoznan

That worked for me! Don't know how my iMessages became unsynced. Thanks!

Hineni

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Jul 17, 2024 4:49 PM in response to andronerf

I'm having the same problem with my iPhone 13 Pro Max and my MacBook Pro updated to Sonoma. THEY ARE NOT SYNCING! Why has this problem persisted?

Jul 18, 2024 7:55 PM in response to PiotrPoznan

I'm having the same issue. Can't find any way to get my mac and iPhone messages to sync. Apple please fix this!!

kcbudyzr

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Jul 19, 2024 6:33 AM in response to PiotrPoznan

Hey Apple!! Please pay attention to us and fix this!! This discussion (and other similar discussion) has been going on far too long for you to be ignoring us!! Thank you!!

kcbudyzr

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Jul 19, 2024 8:39 PM in response to urmi02

urmi02 thanks for sharing about submitting a bug report. I submitted one today also. Hopefully everyone else will follow suit!

mellag

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Jul 21, 2024 3:51 AM in response to PiotrPoznan

I wish they would fix it! This is driving me bananas! :(

Jul 25, 2024 7:36 PM in response to PiotrPoznan

Worked like a charm! Thanks!

Aug 3, 2024 3:01 AM in response to PiotrPoznan

I'm having the exact same problem between my Ipad and my MacBook Pro. Some messages sync, others do not sync. This needs to be fixed!

KWiPod

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Sep 6, 2024 2:34 AM in response to KWiPod

BTW, I meant to say . . . I have tried toggling - Settings>iMessage>deselect "Enable Messages in Cloud" - and it doesn't solve the problem! Neither does a restart.

Sep 13, 2024 8:05 AM in response to PiotrPoznan

brand new, up-to-date macmini 2024 and up-to-date iphone 14 pro, same issue

Oct 6, 2024 1:05 PM in response to PiotrPoznan

Also experiencing this issue and have been for a few months

Hineni

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Oct 6, 2024 2:39 PM in response to numberforty1

Glad you stated what so many of us have! Doesn't seem to be doing any good, though.

Oct 10, 2024 8:53 AM in response to urmi02

It does not fix it on my end. This is brutal - Apple, please!

Oct 23, 2024 7:15 PM in response to PiotrPoznan

Same problem here as of recently. Everything is set up correctly. Worked perfectly in the past. Fix it Apple.

Oct 26, 2024 11:54 AM in response to PiotrPoznan

Any updates? My iPhone and Macbook Air are no longer syncing on iMessages.

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