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Jeffrey527
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iCloud syncing issue with two new apple devices, Man Mini and iPad Pro 13"

Contacts have never synced with my Mac mini (2024) and I recently replace my iPad Pro 11" gen2 (that was syncing my contacts with my iPhone) with an iPad Pro 13" M4 that also won't sync with my contacts.

Posted on Sep 18, 2026 1:49 PM

2 replies

WheelieNick
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)

Sep 18, 2026 1:58 PM in response to Jeffrey527

Hi there


Please try this


Verify Apple Account: Open Settings on your iPhone, iPad Pro, and Mac mini. Confirm that the exact same Apple Account name and email are used on every device. 

Check iCloud Toggles:

  • On iPad Pro: Go to Settings > tap your name > iCloud > See All under "Save to iCloud", and make sure Contacts is turned on.
  • On Mac mini: Go to System Settings > click your name (Apple ID) > iCloud, and make sure Contactsis enabled. 

Confirm Web Status: Log into iCloud  using a web browser to check if your contacts appear there. If they do not show online, your iPhone is not successfully uploading them to the cloud. 

Jeffrey527 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sep 18, 2026 3:09 PM in response to WheelieNick

The problem seems to be that my iPhone is not syncing to iCloud even though Contacts is turned on to save in iCloud…


what might cause this?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360041