Messages on iPhone not appearing on Mac

Was able to resolve my issue with Apple support, I think I somehow blocked my Apple ID from iMessages, and the only way to fix it was with support.

It doesn’t look like it is being addressed in the upcoming iOS 12.1.3 patch per Apple’s release notes:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios_release_notes/ios_12_1_3_beta_2_release_notes

and this issue could actually be the iCloud services. iCloud can easily de-stabilize macoOS or iOS operations.... taking a fully working system inexplicably to its knees without any changes to the system by the owner.

Try turning all of your iMessages associated with your Apple ID off *after* turning off the iCloud storage of iMessage messages. Then turn iMessages back on making sure that none are linked to iCloud storage before doing so.

Mine is working again after having the same issue you show in the snapshot here.

Turning off (or on) iMessage storage in iCloud on iOS :

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208532

Messages has considerably fewer pinwheels of death (PWOD sometimes called beach balls of death BBOD) lockups after turning off iCloud storage of messages too.

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Recommend backing the iPad up to a Mac or PC in iTunes. It is suppose to backup the Messages data as well. This could be your fall back position while you work out the problems experienced with Messages sync across devices.

Are you using a different Apple ID to sign into iCloud than you are using for Messages? Have you tried signing out and back in in both Messages and iCloud?

Try Apple Support.

Apple Support Contact

Work through the screens to get an email or chat option.

Apple Support by e-mail or chat

You posted your iCloud-iTunes user is the same. Are you also using the same Apple ID to log into Messages?

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iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Connect

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Issue just spontaniously started with the update to iOS 12.1.2 which triggered problems with my iCloud account, including this. Got the message:

On the Mac and similar on my iPhone. It literally occurred after my iPhone rebooted at the end of the iOS 12.1.2 install.

See if anything here helps.

Messages – Fix Syncing Between Mac and IOS

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Thanks, unfortunately it not helped, I cannot add the iCloud id to iMessages in send&receive I can only see my phone number, when I click on "use you Apple ID for iMessages" I get the above error about not matched accounts.

In this guide said "On iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices, then turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices"

but in my case I don't have the option "Allow Calls on Other Devices". I'm in the same wifi, bluetooth is on and even connected. I feel lost 😟

Looks like we have similar issue, it started to happen probably after I updated my Mac mini OS, I thought that something was broken while upgrade, but now I have new MacBook and the problem is not related to broken files of my Mac mini.