Furthermore, if you ever set up a new Apple device, your iMessage conversations wouldn’t show up. While any new iMessages sent or received would pop up on all your devices, deleting a conversation on one device wouldn’t delete it from your other devices. Technically, you’ve always been able to sync iMessage between your Apple devices, but it wasn’t true syncing per se.
Here’s how to set it up.Īpple announced this feature during WWDC 2017 last year and just recently pushed it out to the public.
To sync U-M Google Contacts across Windows and/or Android devices, check out Google’s how-to documentation on syncing your Contacts.Messages in iCloud lets you sync your iMessages across all of your Apple devices using your iCloud account. Note: It may take a while for your Messages to synchronize across your devices for the first time. Select Preferences > Accounts > Enable Messages in iCloud iOS: Settings > iCloud > Turn on Messages.To ensure that Messages are synced on all devices, enable Messages in iCloud: Note: When you add a new contact on your iPhone or iPad, you cannot specify to which email account (i.e., UMICH, Google, etc.) it is placed. Select Default Account, and then select your UMICH email address so a blue checkmark appears next to it.Navigate back to your Settings and select Contacts.When finished, click Done in the upper right corner of your screen. To change the description of the account from within Passwords & Accounts, select your UMICH email address, then Account, and then enter it in the textbox next to Description.They are also not supported by Google if problems should arise. They have been known to be unreliable and have caused issues in the past. Warning: iOS Mail and Calendar apps are not recommended to use with your U-M Google account. Confirm for your U-M Google account that only Contacts is selected, then select Save in the upper right corner of your screen.Note: You may need to re-authenticate with Duo when two-factor is turned on for your U-M account. Proceed to sign in to your U-M Google account with your UMICH credentials.If not, select Add Account, and then select Google. Confirm that you have your U-M Google account listed.Scroll down the page and select Passwords & Accounts.From your iPhone or iPad, navigate to Settings ( ).Your contacts should now sync through your U-M Google account. Under General, select the drop-down next to Default Account and then select the Name you gave for your UMICH account.Under Accounts make sure that the Google account is enabled by checking the box Enable this account.Open the Contacts application ( Hard Drive > Applications > Contacts) and select Preferences.
Tip: Name the account “ ” so it is easy to find and then enter your full name in the Name field.