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Syncing from iPhone to iCloud

There is no syncing from iPhone to iCloud and without any messages.

5 replies

  • What are you looking to sync?
  • Have you enabled iCloud for the data of the app you want to sync at Settings > [name on top] > iCloud?
  • Do you have a VPN installed that could be preventing syncing? Turning one off is not likely to resolve the problem and it would need to be removed.
  • Do you have Low Power Mode turned on? If your battery indicator is Yellow, it is on and syncing will not happen.
  • Are you checking when your phone is plugged into power?
  • Did you previously install a beta OS version? If so, was the device reset properly and restored with a backup from before the beta software was installed?

"Syncing from iPhone to iCloud: There is no syncing from iPhone to iCloud and without any messages."

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Seems a synchronization issue.


What to do? SYNC from old to new iPhone or Use the iCloud...15 pro 2023


"What to do? SYNC from old to new iPhone or Use the iCloud...15 pro 2023: I am setting up my new iPhone 15 pro & have got to choose whenever I transfer directly from the old phone to the new or from my iCloud back up. I read some setting are lost via the iCloud sync. Is that true. Help :-) what to do? Your advice will be appreciated."

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Troubleshooting iCloud Sync:

What devices are you using here? If more than one, the restart them. Then, toggle off all item in iCloud settings, and then toggle them back on.


Restart yur Device(s):

So, when did this all begin? What is after an update? If so, restart your devices.


Sync Through iCloud:

Sign in to the same Apple Account on your devices. Then toggle off all items (i.e. Photos) in iCloud settings on all devices. Once toggled off, toggle them back on. You may need to make note of what is toggled on. As an example, here is how to go about this for Contacts:

On your iPhone and iPad

  1. Go to: Settings
  2. Tap: Your Name (Top Item)
  3. Tap: iCloud
  4. Toggle Off: all items that are toggle on
  5. Toggle On: all items that were toggled off


On your Mac:

  1. Go to: System Settings or preferences
  2. Tap: [Your Name] (Top Item)
  3. Tap: iCloud
  4. Toggle Off: all items that are toggle on
  5. Toggle On: all items that were toggled off



These are all conventional, unacceptable questions—questions that, in my view, shouldn't even be raised. The situation was perfectly normal, and I did nothing out of the ordinary. There is a genuine problem on your end, and something needs to be done about it.

We are not Apple employees so there's no "on your end". We're just users who are trying to help. The questions Mac Jim asked are perfectly reasonable in terms of getting to the bottom of what your problem might be.


I apologize, I was angry. I'm sorry.