iCloud tabs not syncing

[Phantom iCloud tabs]

Cool. iCloud tabs broken again with MacOS 15.4 PB beta both 1 and 2. This is Safari 18.4

Just please keep reporting it in the feedback app so that they know.

 

[commanderclif]

Just please keep reporting it in the feedback app so that they know.

LOVE your user name (hate that you had to use that). I submitted in the Feedback app yesterday!

 

[Phantom iCloud tabs]

With the release candidates out, do we have a confirmation that the .4 slate of releases addresses this issue?

 

[Phantom iCloud tabs]

I installed the release candidate on my desktop (since that already had a beta install earlier in Sequoia), and I can confirm that this issue has -- finally -- been fixed (again).

 

[commanderclif]

I installed the release candidate on my desktop (since that already had a beta install earlier in Sequoia), and I can confirm that this issue has -- finally -- been fixed (again).

For me I saw it fixed with the version before the release candidate. Then when I updated to the release version it was broken again, just one direction, trying to close a tab on my MacBook Pro, it would disappear from the cloud tabs window on all devices but the tab wouldn't actually close on the Mac Studio. Going back the other way, the Studio could close a tab on the MacBook. And Phone could do both. But then I restarted all the Macs and the problem went away, but then came back. SO I'm maybe seeing some intermittent issues?

 

[Phantom iCloud tabs]

For me I saw it fixed with the version before the release candidate. Then when I updated to the release version it was broken again, just one direction, trying to close a tab on my MacBook Pro, it would disappear from the cloud tabs window on all devices but the tab wouldn't actually close on the Mac Studio. Going back the other way, the Studio could close a tab on the MacBook. And Phone could do both. But then I restarted all the Macs and the problem went away, but then came back. SO I'm maybe seeing some intermittent issues?

It acted janky for a little bit in terms of my different devices. I had to toggle off iCloud Safari synching on each device, and that fixed it

 

[Morac]

Installed 18.4 and 15.4 and it's syncing now.

 

[Leschy]

seems iOS 18.4. and macOS 15.4 fixed this problem.... at least until the next iOS update...

 

[gank41]

Not for me

 

[ChrisN718]

I'm still on 14.7.4 Sonoma but updated only Safari to version 18.4 and its working for me again!

 

[Leschy]

Not for me

have you tried turn it off and on again via iCloud settings --> Safari?

 

[gank41]

have you tried turn it off and on again via iCloud settings --> Safari?

Yeah, I’ve tried plenty over the years to “fix” this. Whatever ends up working, it’s only temporary until it gets borked again.

 

[Morac]

There's 2 tabs showing on my Mac as being opened on my iPad, but they aren't. I've had this happen on my iPhone and iPad before and fixed it by disabling Safari sync in the iCloud settings and then re-enabling, but that doesn't work on the Mac. I think someone posted where Mac stores the opened tabs before. Does anyone have that?

Edit:
I found it at ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/Safari/CloudTabs.db.
The file is quite large.

 

[Morac]

I found this Reddit page and followed the instructions to delete the stuck tabs and they are gone now and iCloud tab syncing still works. I didn't both turning off Safari syncing, though I did close Safari on all my devices.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/tuv2hn/solved_finally_found_a_hopefully_permanent_fix

This fix isn't quite as easy as the one for the iPhone and iPad, but it does work.