What does iCloud sync in Messages do? I'd have thought that it was a way of ensuring that messages on one of my devises appear on the others, but that's not how it works. For example if I have Messages off for a bit on my Mac, none of the messages sent or received on my other devices ever show up in Messages on my Mac. So "sync" must be doing something else. What is that and what is accomplished by enabling enabling it? What would happen if I disabled it?
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You're interpreting what it should do correctly, it must not be operating properly on your device.– EzekielJan 9 at 18:36
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In the Messages preferences pane, select the "iMesage" tab and make sure the account is enabled and it's synced to iCloud. Click on the "Sync Now" button. I've had Messages on my Mac "off" for about a week. I opened it and all messages were there. Try this to see if it gets you back in sync– AllanJan 9 at 20:36
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@Allan Yeah I tried that. I'll try waiting. Apple seems religiously opposed to providing sync status of any kind, which has really undermined the UX for their cloud stuff. It could be syncing for all I know.– oromeJan 9 at 21:20
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The sync status appears in the lower left of main window, at the bottom of the messages list on macOS– EzekielJan 10 at 0:45
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Are your "other devices" (iPhones??) set to forward text messages to your Mac. And with Messages enabled in iCloud settings? Do messages sync between your "other devices"?– GilbyJan 10 at 2:03
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