Remedy The message is not synchronized with iCloud on iPhone

If your Messages are not in sync with iCloud, you can refer to the following solutions to troubleshoot and speed up the synchronization of Message history with the cloud.

Note: Your iPhone must be running iOS 11.4 or later. Besides, you must turn on 2-factor authentication for Apple ID.

There are two reasons for this problem: too large message size and wifi network problem. Consider each of the causes.

1. Your iPhone must be connected to Wi-Fi

Your iPhone phone needs to be connected to a Wi-Fi network to download all messages and attachments to iCloud. Make sure the device is connected to the appropriate wifi network (strong enough).

When you encounter a problem, the first solution should be to refresh the Wi-Fi connection. Steps: Open the Settings → Wi-Fi application and turn it off. Now restart iPhone and turn on Wi-Fi again.

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2. If the size of your message is too large, be more patient

Synchronization Time Messages with iCloud depend on file size and Internet speed. Therefore, if the Message history is too large (when the wifi network is normal and strong enough), you will need to wait patiently for the process to be completed.

However, in order for the synchronization to be stable and time-consuming, you can delete unwanted files and sync only important files.

From iOS 11 and above, you can view all attachments in the Message and delete numerous photos, videos, conversations and even GIFs. This is the ideal way to quickly remove redundant files.

There are many benefits when you delete unimportant files before uploading to the cloud. Firstly, it helps you solve the problem The message is not synchronized with iCloud. Secondly, it will save you valuable storage space in the cloud (5GB for free). Third, it can save you time of Message synchronization.

Step 1 . Open the Settings / Settings app on your iOS device → select General / General settings .

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Step 2. Next, select iPhone / iPad Storage .

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Step 3. Next, find and select Messages / Messages .

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Step 4 . In the Documents & Data section , select different items such as Photos, Videos, GIFs & stickers and delete unimportant files.

1. Select the item you want to delete:

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1. Touch the Edit button at the top right:

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1. Select the image / video / gif image . you want to delete and click the trash button to delete.

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Normally, the synchronization process of Messages and iCloud will take place quite smoothly, if you encounter an error The message is not synchronized with iCloud, please check the situation above.

See more:

1. Common iMessage errors and how to fix it
2. Instructions for backing up individual messages on iPhone
3. How to change Apple ID password?
4. Instructions to reset the network, reset the network connection on iPhone
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