How To Sync Messages With iCloud On iOS and MacOS

How to set up iCloud message sharing on your Mac

1. Open the "Messages" app from your dock or the "Applications" folder.
2. In the upper menu bar, click on "Messages" and then "Preferences."
3. Tick the checkbox next to "Enable Messages on iCloud." Enable the pictured box. ...
4. You can then click "Sync Now" to sync your iMessages.

1. Why are my iMessages not syncing between iPhone and Mac?
2. How do I sync my iCloud messages to my Mac?
3. How do I sync iMessages on my iPhone and iCloud?
4. How do I sync my iPhone to my Mac with 2020?
5. How do I link my iPhone and Mac iMessage?
6. How do I sync my old iMessages to my Mac?
7. How do I fix messages in iCloud not available as iCloud and iMessage do not match?
8. How do I sync my iPhone to my macbook air?
9. How do I transfer my iMessages to my new iPhone?
10. How do I restore iMessages?
11. How can iMessage and iCloud accounts be different?

Why are my iMessages not syncing between iPhone and Mac?

On your Mac, open Messages and choose Messages > Preferences > iMessages. Make sure that both devices are signed in with the same Apple ID. Then, on your iPhone, go back one screen and check Text Message Forwarding to make sure your Mac has been selected. If it is, deselect your Mac and restart your iPhone.

How do I sync my iCloud messages to my Mac?

On your Mac

1. Open Messages.
2. In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences.
3. Click iMessage.
4. Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

How do I sync iMessages on my iPhone and iCloud?

How to sync messages to iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

1. Tap on your name and Apple ID. Melanie Weir/Business Insider.
2. Select "iCloud" in the Apple ID menu. ...
3. Switch the "Messages" button to the on position. ...
4. Click the checkbox next to "Enable Messages in iCloud" and choose if you want to "Sync Now."

How do I sync my iPhone to my Mac with 2020?

Sync all items of a content type

1. Connect your device to your Mac. ...
2. In the Finder on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar. ...
3. Select a type of content you want to sync in the button bar. ...
4. Select the “Sync [content type] onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing for that type of item.

How do I link my iPhone and Mac iMessage?

1. Open Messages.
2. Click Messages -> Preferences.
3. Click the "Accounts" tab in the top.
4. Select your iMessage/Apple ID account, and make sure "Enable this account" is checked.
5. Select your phone number and any email address(es) that you would like synced.

How do I sync my old iMessages to my Mac?

How to force iMessage to sync with iCloud on Mac

1. Open Messages.
2. Click Messages in the menu bar and choose Preferences…
3. Click the iMessage tab in the window.
4. To the right of Enable Messages in iCloud, click Sync Now.
5. Now in the bottom left corner of Messages, you'll see a status bar if there are messages to sync.

How do I fix messages in iCloud not available as iCloud and iMessage do not match?

In Settings, find what email you are using under the top cell (with your name as the cell title). Then, go to Messages, then under there go to Send & Receive, then click on your Apple ID, and sign out if the ID does not match the ID found earlier, and log back in with the matching email.

How do I sync my iPhone to my macbook air?

Sync your content using Wi-Fi

1. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open iTunes and select your device. Learn what to do if your device doesn't appear on your computer.
2. Click Summary on the left side of the iTunes window.
3. Select "Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi."
4. Click Apply.

How do I transfer my iMessages to my new iPhone?

Transfer iMessages from Old iPhone to New iPhone

1. Connect your old device with Wi-Fi.
2. Go to Setting -> Your Name -> iCloud then Scroll down and tap on iCloud Backup.
3. Tap on Backup Now option and wait until backup process finished.

How do I restore iMessages?

How to recover deleted texts on Android

1. Open Google Drive.
2. Go to the Menu.
3. Choose Settings.
4. Choose Google Backup.
5. If your device has been backed up, you should see the name of your device listed.
6. Select the name of your device. You should see SMS Text Messages with a timestamp indicating when the last backup took place.

How can iMessage and iCloud accounts be different?

Before, to use a different iCloud account for Messages, you would go to "Messages" in Settings, tap on "Send & Receive," tap on your Apple ID up top, then "Sign Out." Afterward, you could just tap on "Use your Apple ID for iMessage" from the main "Messages" settings to sign into a different iCloud account.