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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

21 replies

Apr 7, 2012 1:45 AM in response to sg1oneill

Sorry it didn't help. How long did you wait after turning off iCloud bookmark syncing on all your devices?

I would wait at least a few hours (maybe 24) before turning back on bookmark syncing on the device you want all the others to sync to.

All I can say is I've resolved this issue for five of my friends and myself. Best of luck!

Apr 10, 2012 5:49 PM in response to CubaCalian

CubaCalian: I have tried the process you described in order to get bookmarks to sync. It only works for a while - as far as I can tell, until I shutdown the Mac. After starting up again, bookmarks no longer sync. So I'm curious, does your Mac continue to sync bookmarks after shutdown?

Apr 10, 2012 6:56 PM in response to dmbrownaa

dmbrownaa,

My mac does continue even after shutdown. So are you trying to sync bookmarks from your iOS device to your Mac or vice versa? Not sure if it matters but I'm also curious which device you turned syncing on first. For me it was my Mac, then my iPod. How about you?

Apr 11, 2012 10:58 AM in response to CubaCalian

CubaCalian: I use two Mac's and two iDevices. I can not get the Mac's to sync bookmarks after a restart. Once the Mac is started, I can "force" a sync by using the iCloud system preference to cycle the Bookmark choice. I can also create a new bookmark on the Mac to "force" a sync. From then on, until the next restart, bookmarks are synced. This happens on both Mac's, each running 10.7.3. I even tried signing out of iCloud altogether on the two Mac's, restarting, then signing back in. But that didn't fix the problem either. So it seems as if a sync isn't occuring at startup, as it should. The two iDevices have been working okay. The fact that your Mac's are now syncing okay, after a reasonable period of time and restarts, leads me to believe that reliable sync is a possibility - I just can't figure out how to get it working on my Mac's. I always find this kind of thing frustrating.

May 1, 2012 5:29 PM in response to dmbrownaa

Still an issue with iCloud's bookmarks. Like a previous poster, I can force a sync by creating a new bookmark but definitely not the way this should operate. iCal seems to sync regardless if a new event is created, why not Safari Bookmarks? 😐

May 14, 2012 4:04 AM in response to SRASC

With 1 Mac, 1 iphone 4S and and 1 Ipad 2, I get a sync on iphone and ipad with an "old" version of my bookmarks.

I tried the procedure above, and what I got was a delete of all my "new" bookmarks on the Mac.

There is now a problem on Safari where new bookmarks do not appear from the bar but appear in the bookmarks list in Safari.

The Iphone and the Ipad do not get the new bookmarks.

Weird, quick and dirty development

The only technical question is files time stamps.

Oh, yes, Apple have always problems with dates and times.

Safari Bookmarks Not Syncing to iPhone through iCloud