how to set up messages from iphone to mac

I'm doing it with 1 Year on the iPhone versus Forever on the Mac.

So there is a way have the Keep Messages setting be different on one versus another of continuously co-synced devices. Just remember that this cycles back to square one each and every time you enable or re-enable Messages in iCloud on any device. At this point, whenever it occurs, you can change it whatever you want on any device you want without affecting any other in-sync devices. At this point, whenever it occurs, the first time you lower it on any device, it automatically lowers it to the same thing on any other in-sync devices. Whereas previously you might not have had enough device storage to keep messages forever, now, with Messages in iCloud, you can, for once it's enabled and all synced up, it uses very little device storage.Īlso, once anything is deleted from all applicable Messages in iCloud synced devices, it's also deleted from iCloud storage.Īlso, each and every time you enable or re-enable Messages in iCloud on any device, it automatically changes the Keep Messages setting to Forever on that device as well as any other in-sync devices. Bearing in mind that iCloud storage is increasable (albeit for a price) whereas device storage isn't. I believe the assumption is that available device storage is a more common problem than available iCloud storage and therefore is the most common reason people would cut down the Keep Messages setting. The Keep Messages Forever setting is a way to push the convenience of storage offloading. Deletion syncing and device storage offloading, that is. That's exactly how it's supposed to work and it is indeed all about convenience.

How to set up messages from iphone to mac