Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 With Messages in iCloud Support

[Ronis_BR]

Did you look at your iMessage account in the Message app itself? The setting is not in the iCloud preferences.

Yes, I did.

 

[DotCom2]

I think clicking on 'x' is equivalent to "Close Conversation" instead of deleting it...

Ahhh that explains it. thank you.

 

[AbSoluTc]

What about the other way around?

Yes. Just tested it.

 

[Dr. Know]

Not showing up for me in Texas... <grumble>

Me either. Apple support was not helpful.

 

[groovyd]

Ok so where is this magic option to sync messages in iCloud? I went into Accounts according to their directions and there is no option 'Enable Messages in iCloud'?

 

[Dr. Know]

Is the "Enable Messages in iCloud' checkbox not showing up for anyone else?

I'm not seeing either. Apple support was not helpful.

 

[bigandtasty]

So, what’s your point?


What exactly is your point? DA

 

[AbSoluTc]

Seems it's all working (iCloud Messages). Some conversations are not on my phone but 98% are.

The new issue is, attachments are not all there. Large conversations have an empty bubble where the attachment should be. Some conversations have them, some do not. Some are SMS some are iMessage. No rhyme or reason.

Possibly still updating?

 

[Feenician]

Ok so where is this magic option to sync messages in iCloud? I went into Accounts according to their directions and there is no option 'Enable Messages in iCloud'?

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Make sure you were actually successfully upgraded to 10.13.5. Mine went through the motions but wasn't upgraded on the first attempt.

 

[Dr. Know]

anyone tried Duet app after the update??

I am using right now without issues as yet. About an hour up.

 

[Dr. Know]

Ok so where is this magic option to sync messages in iCloud? I went into Accounts according to their directions and there is no option 'Enable Messages in iCloud'?

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Me either.

 

[DotCom2]

I'm not seeing either. Apple support was not helpful.

It's under the Preferences of the app itself and not in the iCloud settings.

 

[vegetassj4]

For me, the update downloads and then says it needs to download more, rinse repeat. Will post more pics if this happens a 3rd time.

I guess 3rd times a charm!

 

[Dr. Know]

It's under the Preferences of the app itself and not in the iCloud settings.

Yes I'm aware of that.

 

[groovyd]

Did you look at your iMessage account in the Message app itself? The setting is not in the iCloud preferences.

me neither. I checked both and nothing. Interestingly though Messages shows under iCloud preferences on my iOS devices but not on macOS. You'd think they would put it under iCloud instead same as iOS?

 

[Ronis_BR]

Yes I'm aware of that.

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This is the same dialog I am seeing here.

 

[Chris Grande]

This is the same dialog I am seeing here.

Do you have iCloud Keychain enabled?

 

[Dr. Know]

It's under the Preferences of the app itself and not in the iCloud settings.

 

[groovyd]

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Mine did 2 rounds of downloading and restarts. Both times it showed it actually downloading the entire update 2G or so. Not sure what happened.

 

[Dr. Know]

Do you have iCloud Keychain enabled?

Well that is an interesting question. I can't enable Keychain....

 

[Attirex]

Only reason Apple created iCloud support for Messages is so users eat up their allotted storage even more quickly, thus motivating them/us to upgrade and hand over more $$$ to AAPL. $ad.

 

[Feenician]

Mine did 2 rounds of downloading and restarts. Both times it showed it actually6 downloading the entire update 2G or so. Not sure what happened.

Yep, same for me. Simply did not apply the first time.

 

[Dr. Know]

Mine did 2 rounds of downloading and restarts. Both times it showed it actually6 downloading the entire update 2G or so. Not sure what happened.

Strange...

 

[groovyd]

You know what the file system needs is a secure hash for each file data so that for example if two files were the same it would just keep one copy and point to that. I bet half the files on my system are duplicates of some other file somewhere else. Along with soft moves and copies that should seriously accelerate things like OS updates.

 

[Yptcn]

Yes I'm aware of that.

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You should delete the screenshot , all your info is there ...