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  1. dliwski

    iCloud Keychain doesn't sync across devices and I can't turn it off

    Hello! After setting up my new iPhone I have noticed that all my passwords are gone. I still have access to them on my Mac and iPad, but unfortunately keychain doesn't sync anymore. I tried to turn it off on every single device, but it goes back on immediately after and nothing happens...
  2. K

    Why aren't my photos being uploaded to iCloud? My phone doesn't have any storage space left.

    As you can see here, I have used 127.8 of 128 GB on my iPhone: But only 1% of photos are uploaded to iCloud Photos, as you also can see in the picture above. Why is that? I have a lot of free iCloud space: And I have enabled "iCloud Photos" and "Optimise iPhone Storage": Shouldn't my...
  3. andreagrandi

    iCloud How to store last X days full res photos AND optimise space?

    Hi everyone, according to the official documentation https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205703 in particular this part: It looks like when you have iCloud Photos enabled and you choose “Optimise space for…”, you never have a full resolution photo on your device, only the low resolution is stored...
  4. purdnost

    HomeKit Philips Hue and Apple Home App No Longer Sync with Each Other?

    I used to be able to make changes in the Apple Home app (changing the name of a room for example) and the Philips Hue app would give the option to sync changes. Since the latest Hue app overhaul it seems this is no longer the case. Can anyone else confirm?
  5. robertcoogan

    iPhone not syncing music with Mac

    Since I've updated to iOS 15, I cannot sync music to my iPhone. I've added two songs to Apple Music on my Mac, and attempted to sync with my iPhone so I could play them on the iPhone. But the iPhone never imports the songs (.mp3) although they appear and play in Apple Music on my Mac. I...
  6. purdnost

    Custom Location Names in “Find My” Not Syncing for Anyone Else?

    Custom labels for location names in the “Find My” app for iPadOS aren’t syncing with my iPhone. The location address is showing when it should be displaying the custom label. In the “Find My” app on my iPad, when I go to a edit location name for a family member on my account, then select a...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • customlabel findmy locationname sync
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 15
  7. purdnost

    Calendar Sync Question

    Calendar settings gives the option to sync calendar anywhere from 2 weeks back to all events. Curious why someone would choose to sync only a limited time back as opposed to all events, in the case that you wanted to check which day an event occurred. What would be the point in having those...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • back calendar event sync
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 14
  8. P

    iPhone Best app to transfer images, video from iPhone to PC?

    I don't want to use iTunes. I remember I had an app on Android that let me set a FTP server on the phone and could access it via my Windows PC and just copy things over, it worked really good. Then I could turn off the server when I was done. I've been trying to find something on iOS, but its...
  9. RiverYkb

    Screen Time Blank when Share Across Device Is On

    Hello everyone. There's something I can't figure out... With share across devices is on, I can only see a blank page when I try to check my screen time report. Either on my Mac and iPhone. This problem has been continued for so long. I DDGed and got nothing useful. I've even contacted Apple...
    • RiverYkb
    • Thread
    • icloud ios macos screen time sync
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iOS 15
  10. P

    Call log/FaceTime issues

    Hi all, I’m having an issue with FaceTime. On my MacBook and iMac I am pretty sure I used to be able to see my recent call list from calls I made on my iPhone. They don’t update anymore. Also if I had a missed call show up on both macs if I cleared it on one it would also clear on the other...
    • Proplus24
    • Thread
    • facetime icloud imac ios 14 iphone macbook sync
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. G

    Strange Sync Problem

    I've been producing videos since the mid 90s, and I've never experienced this. It's kind of complicated - so here it goes. 
 I usually use my iMac, which doesn't have any of these sync problems, but I do have the problems when I use my MBP, (2.8Ghz, 16GB RAM, i7, 15 inch, 2017). Also, I have the...
  12. D

    Calendar app google sync issue

    Hi all, I’m having a very frustrating issue with iOS (and iPadOS) calendar, synced to my google account. I use my calendar to manage events in different time zones, and for the most part it works well. However whenever I try to change an all-day event into one with a specific time through the...
    • dokh22
    • Thread
    • calendar app google calendar sync timezone
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 14
  13. AMTYVLE

    iCloud iCloud Documents take days to sync with MacBook

    Hello. Is there any way to force an iCloud file sync on MacOS? I save documents to the Files app on my iPhone and they take days to sync to my MacBook Pro. This is super annoying when I need to continue reading that document on my MacBook instead of my iPhone - only to find out it didn’t sync...
  14. S

    iPhone 12 Pro Max Please Help. Contacts not syncing across devices.

    Hi everyone! First post! Love the site and everyone on it. I'm a fairly technical guy but I cannot work out why my contacts won't sync across my devices. I use an iPhone 12 Pro Max, I have an iMac, 2 iPads, 2 MacBooks, but the contacts do not sync between devices in terms of the names that...
    • SiPhone
    • Thread
    • contacts imac iphone mabcook pro sync
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  15. kwetal

    Music app in Big Sur - cuts off start of songs, won't recognize anything in folders

    Since upgrading to Big Sur the Music app has started cutting off the first few seconds of songs -- on the computer and also on the iOS devices it syncs to. I've tried all fresh downloads, I've tried a new library, I've tried a new user. (I do NOT have "Crossfade" enabled.) I am wondering if...
  16. C

    Apple Music Various Apple Music sync issues

    Device/OS info: MacBook Pro w/Big Sur, iPhone 11 w/latest iOS, HomePod Mini. I've started trialing Apple Music to see if just being completely in the Apple ecosystem will make my life easier. So far, not so much. I'm experiencing a variety of confusing scenarios, mainly about playlists being...
  17. patearrings

    icloud is deleting photos from my mac - Help!

    I got a new phone the other day and have set it up on my mac eco system at home. At this point I cant remember which settings i have changed in photos on the iphone, possibly i turned off "icloud photos" on my phone. I did this because when i opened photos for the first time on my phone i saw...
  18. purdnost

    Suggestions for Archiving iPhone Media Yearly?

    I use iCloud for syncing and short-term backups in the Photos app. I move all my photos and videos to an external hard drive for archiving yearly. In previous years, I would allow the Photos app for macOS auto sync and download all original files to a library on an external drive. I’ve been...
    • purdnost
    • Thread
    • archive external hard drive icloud media photos storage sync videos
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Photography
  19. mrgreeneyes

    Photos app shows syncing...

    Hello, in the photos app i noticed it says syncing, and its been like that for a while. Is there a reason for it? is there a way for me to have it stop?
  20. F

    Putting non-iTunes music on an iPhone XR.

    I would like to add some non-iTunes music to my iPhone XR. In the past, I did this by putting the music onto iTunes on my laptop and syncing my laptop with my iPhone. Being a little slow, I now think I see that because my laptop has Music instead of iTunes, I can't sync anymore unless I...
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