Previous to the Messages in iCloud feature launching, any messages you sent or received on your iPhone would sync to your Mac and iPad. If you delete a message, attachment or conversation on one of your devices, it will delete from all of your devices. When turned on, your entire message history stays up to date across all of your Apple devices signed into your Apple ID. The Messages in iCloud feature syncs your messages across all your Apple devices.
iCloud, meanwhile, is built into every Apple device so you can keep your photos, files, notes, and more, safe, up to date, and available wherever you are. It's worth noting that 'Messages' also means iMessage, which is Apple's app that iOS device owners and Mac owners can use to send and receive texts, photos, videos, Animoji, Memoji and more. Here's what you need to know about Messages in iCloud and how to switch the feature on or off. Messages sync across all devices when turned on so you can keep up to date with all your Messages, no matter what Apple device you are using.
Prior to the support, it wasn't possible to use iCloud for text messages.įollowing the update however - which was iOS 11.4 - the Messages in iCloud feature enables you to treat your iMessages as you would treat photos. (Pocket-lint) - Apple launched iCloud support for iMessages, known as Messages in iCloud, in May 2018.
