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by Fiona on June 23, 2017 | NO COMMENT

How to Use Messages on iCloud on iOS 11 to Sync Messages to iCloud

iOS 11 will synchronize your message chats across iDevices and Mac via iCloud, and this will save your iPhone storage too. Read to learn more about it.

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Thanks to the ‘Messages on iCloud’ feature introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference, you are enabled to sync messages across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch as well as your Mac computer via iCloud. That means you can easily sync messages from one iPhone to another, and from iPhone to Mac as long as you are logged with same iCloud account and the ‘Messages on iCloud’ feature is enabled.

How to Enable Messages on iCloud in iOS 11

How to Enable Messages on iCloud in iOS 11

Also Read: How to Get Back Lost Data on iPhone after iOS 11 >

What’s more, if you delete a message on your iPhone it will get automatically deleted from your iPad or Mac and vice versa. And because your full Messages archive is now synced via iCloud, iOS 11 only keeps the most recent messages on your iPhone or iPad, which saves your device storage.

Now follow along this guide to learn how to enable Messages on iCloud feature to start sync messages on iPhone/iPad and Mac.

Table of Contents:

How to Enable Messages on iCloud on iPhone in iOS 11

Step 1. Launch Settings app on iPhone or iPad in iOS 11, and scroll down to Messages.

Step 2. You will see Messages on iCloud option, just turn on it.

Enable Messages on iCloud on iPhone in iOS 11

Enable Messages on iCloud on iPhone in iOS 11

How to Enable Messages on iCloud in macOS High Sierra

On the upcoming new Mac system macOS High Sierra, you can also enable the Message on iCloud feature. With the same iCloud account logged on your Mac and iPhone, the messages will synced between your Mac and iDevice automatically.

Step 1. Open Messages app on your Mac. Log in with the same Apple ID on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2. Click on Messages menu at the top left corner and select the Preferences.

Step 3. Click on Accounts and make sure you’ve enabled the same iMessage account.

Step 4. Check the box next to ‘Enable Messages on iCloud’.

Enable Messages on iCloud in macOS High Sierra

Enable Messages on iCloud in macOS High Sierra

Bonus Tip: What to Do If You Lost iPhone Messages During iOS 11 Update

In order to try the iOS 11 new features without limits, you may want to download iOS 11 once it’s been officially released. What if your iPhone messages get lost during the update? Primo iPhone Data Recovery is an easy-to-use iOS data recovery tool to help retrieve lost or deleted messages, notes, contacts, photos, and more from iPhone or iPad. Read to learn detailed steps to retrieve lost messages from iPhone after iOS 11 update.

What to Do If You Lost iPhone Messages During iOS 11 Update

What to Do If You Lost iPhone Messages During iOS 11 Update

Fiona Wang Member of @PrimoSync team as well as an Apple fan, love to help more users solve various types of Apple related issues by writing iOS-how-to tutorials.

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