Notes are not syncing between OS X and IOS

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Notes are not syncing between OS X and IOS

Strange, since upgrading our two OS X macs to 10.10.5 and all our IOS devices to IOS 9, Notes now don't sync between the OS X devices and the IOS devices. The syncing works just fine between the OS X devices and between the IOS devices, but not across the OS X to IOS divide.

I should add that ALL these devices are using exactly the same iCloud account and all other iCloud items (calendars, contact, photos, reminders, safari and iCloud drive) are syncing just nicely between OS X devices and IOS and across OS X and IOS devices. Prior to these OS X & IOS upgrades this week, everything was syncing just nicely including Notes.

Ideas, suggestions please.

I have tried:

a) turning notes off and back on with both OS X devices

b) signing out and back into my iCloud account on all the OS X and IOS devices.

Thanks

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Sep 19, 2015 12:42 AM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Sep 19, 2015 6:40 AM in response to Billf12a

Which set of notes do you see on icloud.com (assuming that you use iCloud to sync)?

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Eric Root

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Sep 19, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Billf12a

After installing IOS 9, did you upgrade iCloud in the Notes app? If so, you will need to wait until El Capitan is released 30 Sep for the sun to work properly.

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Billf12a Author

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Sep 19, 2015 2:44 PM in response to Linc Davis

Linc,

iCloud.com sees the IOS version of Notes. I do use iCloud to do all my syncing and it has been working a treat until these recent upgrades.

Eric,

How do you upgrade iCloud in the Notes app Separately to everything else? I upgraded the entire iOS platform to iOS 9 and all the apps including Notes have to my knowledge been upgraded. Notes is now different and has extra features like drawing that it didn't have in iOS 8. In settings, iCloud, notes has always been turned on for syncing with iCloud.

Thanks for the suggestions.

BIll

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Answer 4

Sep 19, 2015 2:49 PM in response to Billf12a

Before you upgrade your notes - Apple Support

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Answer 5

Linc Davis

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Sep 19, 2015 3:28 PM in response to Billf12a

As others have indicated, you'll no longer be able to sync the notes on your Mac with iCloud until you upgrade to El Capitan, which is due for release at the end of this month.

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Billf12a Author

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Sep 19, 2015 3:31 PM in response to Edward Hargreaves

Edward,

I hadn't seen this note and it explains my problem precisely. So being a patient person I'll just wait until later this month and upgrade my OS X platforms at which point all platforms will be harmoniously syncing again.

Thankyou to Linc and Eric as well. Just love this crow sourced support.

BIll..

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