Messages don't update

[ZircoBen]

Anyone else have their iMessages load / update really slow? Sometimes I have to close and reopen the app three times and later wait like 5 minutes for current iMessages to load up. It's ridiculous.

Has anyone found any workarounds for this?

I'm running Big Sur 11.1 on my 2017 MacBook Pro, and this has been an issue as long as I remember (Mojave, Catalina, and now Big Sur). My internet isn't that bad, I can be watching a YouTube video and the iMessages will be 3 days old at the same time.

 

[jive turkey]

I have no help but to answer your question, yes, this happens occasionally to me but mostly for new messages. The notification badge in the dock will indicate new messages but I have to close and reopen the app to see them.