Messages in iCloud Beta 4

[greg624]

So now the setting doesn't appear at all in beta 4, but in iCloud settings. Can someone tell me if messages in iCloud still works and sync's with their Mac? It worked in other betas for me.

 

[Ptitfredd]

I’ve just decided to install iOS 11 PB 3 on my 7+ and iPads, and messages in iCloud doesn’t work for me.
Though everything is checked in settings, it keeps on indicating « syncing XXX messages with iCloud » and then « sync finished » a few seconds later... But nothing is in the cloud.

Same on my iMac, I don’t know if the feature doesn’t work, or if that’s a problem with my account ?

 

[Mlrollin91]

I’ve just decided to install iOS 11 PB 3 on my 7+ and iPads, and messages in iCloud doesn’t work for me.
Though everything is checked in settings, it keeps on indicating « syncing XXX messages with iCloud » and then « sync finished » a few seconds later... But nothing is in the cloud.

Same on my iMac, I don’t know if the feature doesn’t work, or if that’s a problem with my account ?

What do you mean "nothing is in the cloud"?

 

[Ptitfredd]

I mean that the sync immediatly stops, and in settings it’s indicated « last sync : never ».
Messages are not syncronized between my devices, and in iCloud storage, no indication about messages saved (my conversation are about 2 Go on my devices).

 

[Mlrollin91]

I mean that the sync immediatly stops, and in settings it’s indicated « last sync : never ».
Messages are not syncronized between my devices, and in iCloud storage, no indication about messages saved (my conversation are about 2 Go on my devices).

Do you have 2FA enabled? Have you tried restarting your device or signing out of iCloud and then back in? I'm not currently running the beta so I cannot say if it works or not. I'm just giving troubleshooting steps.

 

[greg624]

Actually it just starting syncing automatically after I synced on my Mac. It seems to be working just fine now on Beta 4.

 

[Ghivi01]

I had to activate 2FA but I was finally able to have Message on iCloud on in both my Macbook and iPhone. The messages have been copies to the cloud since I can see when I manage my iCloud storage. There seems to be something wrong though. The chats I have in my Mac and iPhone are to the same. When I delete a chat in my iPhone, the same chat is not deleted from my Mac. I thought that was the idea. Am I getting it wrong?

 

[Donfor39]

Message save to iCloud removed from pb3?

 

[Ghivi01]

I had to activate 2FA but I was finally able to have Message on iCloud on in both my Macbook and iPhone. The messages have been copies to the cloud since I can see when I manage my iCloud storage. There seems to be something wrong though. The chats I have in my Mac and iPhone are to the same. When I delete a chat in my iPhone, the same chat is not deleted from my Mac. I thought that was the idea. Am I getting it wrong?

Problem solved by itself. Today it started to sync correctly between macOS High Sierra and IOS 11.

 

[hArrisburger]

I’ve just decided to install iOS 11 PB 3 on my 7+ and iPads, and messages in iCloud doesn’t work for me.
Though everything is checked in settings, it keeps on indicating « syncing XXX messages with iCloud » and then « sync finished » a few seconds later... But nothing is in the cloud.

Same on my iMac, I don’t know if the feature doesn’t work, or if that’s a problem with my account ?

Same issue here and I do have have two factor authentication.

 

[lsutigerfan1976]

Same issue here and I do have have two factor authentication.

Same here. Not sure why it syncs for some but not others.

 

[DNichter]

I thought that the messages were supposed to sync between devices as well. I haven't been able to get that working. Has anyone?

 

[gsmornot]

I thought that the messages were supposed to sync between devices as well. I haven't been able to get that working. Has anyone?

Works here between MAC, iPhone, and iPad. Sync takes place at least once per day. The only catch I have at the moment is the need to quit and start again on my MAC so the 30 day delete will occur. If I leave the app open (I do) it will retain messages no matter how old but it does still sync.

 

[DNichter]

Works here between MAC, iPhone, and iPad. Sync takes place at least once per day. The only catch I have at the moment is the need to quit and start again on my MAC so the 30 day delete will occur. If I leave the app open (I do) it will retain messages no matter how old but it does still sync.

Hmm, doesn't seem to be working for me between iPhone and iPad. I delete a message on my iPhone and it remains on my iPad when I get home from work. Maybe it's timing, but it should just work automatically like all of the other Apple cloud services.

 

[hArrisburger]

I just did a restore from new and iMessages are slowly syncing, but it doesn't appear that pictures or gifs within message threads are syncing. Those that have gotten it to work, have you noticed the same?

 

[lsutigerfan1976]

I just did a restore from new and iMessages are slowly syncing, but it doesn't appear that pictures or gifs within message threads are syncing. Those that have gotten it to work, have you noticed the same?

Hmm... I tried everything including this, and mine still won’t sync. I feel like I am missing something I am not doing.

 

[Donfor39]

What do you mean "nothing is in the cloud"?

I did previously have save messages in cloud option on.pb 2

Seems it’s since removed from pb 3

Minor irritation not having this option on my brand new 10.5 iPad Pro

Thankfully my data plan was enabled yesterday evening as I tried in vain to enable data plan by inserting another sim which worked instantly achieving 30mb 4g data d/load 10mb u/load .

I’ll ask again is there any other mser’s found save messages to iCloud option removed since ios11 pb3

 

[hArrisburger]

I did previously have save messages in cloud option on.pb 2

Seems it’s since removed from pb 3

Minor irritation not having this option on my brand new 10.5 iPad Pro

Thankfully my data plan was enabled yesterday evening as I tried in vain to enable data plan by inserting another sim which worked instantly achieving 30mb 4g data d/load 10mb u/load .

I’ll ask again is there any other mser’s found save messages to iCloud option removed since ios11 pb3

Yes, I got it to work. Now, pictures and gifs embedded in messages did not come through, but texts as far back as 2007 transferred over. There were some issues (I got notifications for old texts or texts I had quickly deleted as far back as years ago reappeared), but it did work.

 

[doubletap]

I did previously have save messages in cloud option on.pb 2

Seems it’s since removed from pb 3

Minor irritation not having this option on my brand new 10.5 iPad Pro

Thankfully my data plan was enabled yesterday evening as I tried in vain to enable data plan by inserting another sim which worked instantly achieving 30mb 4g data d/load 10mb u/load .

I’ll ask again is there any other mser’s found save messages to iCloud option removed since ios11 pb3

I have the Sync Now option in Settings - Messages.

Even though it synced as of last night, messages from yesterday are missing on my Mac. Very odd.

EDIT: And just like that, Messages on iOS just synced and shows today's date and time. Those missing messages are now on my Mac. I guess the solution is to post that you're having the issue and then it gets resolved.

 

[Donfor39]

Since found as recently suggested messages under iCloud settings saved as part of iCloud backs

Though as iCloud Drive is no longer on iPad replaced via files I have no way of visually seeing if texts are being stored