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Safari Bookmarks Not Syncing to iPhone through iCloud

The issue is that iCloud would not sync my bookmarks from Safari on my Mac to my iPhone. Running iOS 5.0.0, other iCloud services like Contacts, Calendar, iWork, Find My iPhone work fine, except for this. Thing is though, I use Google Chrome as my primary browser but sync my bookmarks with Xmarks for both browsers. I do check Safari to verify that the bookmarks are synced properly & they have been. The Reading List syncs properly as well, just not any of the bookmarks.
Anyone have any solutions to this problem?


Thanks.

Apple MacBook Pro (Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 22, 2011 9:55 AM

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Feb 22, 2012 2:13 PM in response to SRASC

My problem is totally same!

I couldn't find the solution yet. I tried the suggestion above, first time it worked.

But guys, I am asking this: is this the way as it should work?

Apple, shame on you!

This feature would be so cool, if it works.

I cannot get it, doesn't it disturb Apple?

I think lots of others have the same issue.

Where is the solution? When Apple fix it?

Apr 3, 2012 12:16 PM in response to SRASC

Here is what worked for me:


1. Turn iCloud Safari bookmark syncing off on all affected devices.

2. Restart all affected devices.

3. Turn on iCloud Safari bookmark syncing on the device with which you want all others to be synced to.

4. Wait a few minutes.

5. Turn on iCloud Safari bookmark syncing on all other devices.


Hope this works friends!

Apr 7, 2012 1:28 AM in response to CubaCalian

Thank you your help, that was anyway obvious. And it didn't help.

But the problem is much deeper here guys.


I just still don't get why Apple doesn't do something with it. I don't think so that problem is for us only.


I cleared the bookmarks in my safari last night. Looked like it cleared. I intended to clear my bookmarks on the server of iCloud. I thought that happened. But it didn't!

When I switched bookmarks sync back on my iPad it was still getting a old version. But how? Where from?

So the conclusion is a, the server wasn't clear or b, the iPad use some different "method" to reach the server and it gets a old version of my bookmarks. Doesn't matter how many times I would do the reset, delete bookmarks things... the problem, the malfunktion is with iCloud. It is 100% fact for me now.


I've tested the problem on different macs and I can tell you something is very wrong with iCloud.

When I was switch on the bookmarks sync on an other mac it was downloading a same old bookmarks than iPad. After I clear all bookmarks on this "new" mac and I was waiting. On my iMac didn't clear the bookmarks at all. Because the server problem I think. After I switched off my bookmarks sync on my iMac and switched back. It asked meg the merge question (stupid, because you have no any other logical choice) and I merged it. Suddenly the other "new" mac got my bookmarks! So this parts of test was worked well. But only this.

Nothing else, as you read my discreption here... Nothing!

So what is it if not the iCloud malfunction? Apple should let the users (experinced users) to delete or handle their bookmarks like the Xmarks does! Apple should agree or learn from them or from other smart guys.

Don't get me wrong, I like Apple I really do. Steve, still is my mentor, ideal... but Steve not with us anymore unfortunately.


If anyone knows a official chanel to write Apple with this "serious" problem, please let me know as I'll write them about this case.

I just cannot belive they didn't reconized this problem yet... and they still didn't fix it!

iCloud would be the best feautre ever made by anyone... just it doesn't work. So ... we are nowhere with it!


Thank you!

Safari Bookmarks Not Syncing to iPhone through iCloud

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