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© Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images When your Messages app is connected to iCloud, you can send texts from your Mac computer or any synced Apple device. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images
  • You can view text messages on iCloud that you've received or sent to anyone on any synced device, at any time.
  • As long as you have syncing turned on for each of your Apple devices, they will all be viewable in the Messages app, whether you're using an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac.
  • Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

Most people know that iCloud is a great way to store backups of your photos, contacts, and documents. But did you know that it can also store backups of your text messages, so that you can access them from anywhere?

You can even send text messages without having your phone in your hand, straight from the Messages app on your Mac or another Apple device, and have any message you've sent or received viewable on any synced device. You can switch devices in the middle of a conversation without skipping a beat.

How to sync messages to iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

To receive text messages on your Mac (from non-Apple devices or when iMessage is unavailable), follow these simple steps follow these simple steps to turn on text message forwarding on your iPhone, so the messages can be available on your Mac.

  • View iPhone messages directly on your computer (PC/Mac) Our first method explores how you can.
  • Text message conversations may contain evidence of important memories, and if you're like me, you probably want to download your iMessages, save your messages, print your messages, or do something, anything, to make those exchanges more secure and accessible. One useful trick to save those interactions is to use the Messages Mac application to download your message history as a PDF file.
  • That's just as you'd expect: Settings, iCloud, Messages turned on. On a Mac, it's different— you don't go to System Preferences / iCloud. The option to turn on Messages in iCloud is in the Messages app's Preferences, so you start Messages, go to the Messages menu, come down to Preferences, click on Accounts, and there you find the checkbox.

1. Open the Settings app on your device.

2. At the top of the Settings menu, tap your name to get to your Apple ID menu.

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Tap on your name and Apple ID. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

Curse for mac. 3. Tap 'iCloud.'

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Select 'iCloud' in the Apple ID menu. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

4. Under 'Apps using iCloud,' scroll down to 'Messages' and toggle the switch to the on position, turning it green.

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Switch the 'Messages' button to the on position. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

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Once you've done this, any text messages you send on your phone will automatically sync to iCloud. If you want to make sure all your messages on all of your devices sync with one another, you should turn on this feature on those devices as well.

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Gallery: I've been using Apple's new iOS 14 for a few days and while there's useful updates to Messages, the App Library is disappointing (Business Insider)

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How to sync messages to iCloud on a Mac

1. Open your Messages app.

2. In the menu bar at the very top of your screen, click 'Messages.'

3. Select 'Preferences…'

4. Click the 'iMessage' tab at the top of the Preferences window.

5. Click the checkbox next to where it says 'Enable Messages in iCloud.' If there are messages available to sync, you can click 'Sync Now' to have your message history synced as well as all future messages.

© Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider Click the checkbox next to 'Enable Messages in iCloud' and choose if you want to 'Sync Now.' Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider
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© Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images When your Messages app is connected to iCloud, you can send texts from your Mac computer or any synced Apple device. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images
  • You can view text messages on iCloud that you've received or sent to anyone on any synced device, at any time.
  • As long as you have syncing turned on for each of your Apple devices, they will all be viewable in the Messages app, whether you're using an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac.
  • Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.

Most people know that iCloud is a great way to store backups of your photos, contacts, and documents. But did you know that it can also store backups of your text messages, so that you can access them from anywhere?

You can even send text messages without having your phone in your hand, straight from the Messages app on your Mac or another Apple device, and have any message you've sent or received viewable on any synced device. You can switch devices in the middle of a conversation without skipping a beat.

How to sync messages to iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

To receive text messages on your Mac (from non-Apple devices or when iMessage is unavailable), follow these simple steps follow these simple steps to turn on text message forwarding on your iPhone, so the messages can be available on your Mac.

  • View iPhone messages directly on your computer (PC/Mac) Our first method explores how you can.
  • Text message conversations may contain evidence of important memories, and if you're like me, you probably want to download your iMessages, save your messages, print your messages, or do something, anything, to make those exchanges more secure and accessible. One useful trick to save those interactions is to use the Messages Mac application to download your message history as a PDF file.
  • That's just as you'd expect: Settings, iCloud, Messages turned on. On a Mac, it's different— you don't go to System Preferences / iCloud. The option to turn on Messages in iCloud is in the Messages app's Preferences, so you start Messages, go to the Messages menu, come down to Preferences, click on Accounts, and there you find the checkbox.

1. Open the Settings app on your device.

2. At the top of the Settings menu, tap your name to get to your Apple ID menu.

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Tap on your name and Apple ID. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

Curse for mac. 3. Tap 'iCloud.'

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Select 'iCloud' in the Apple ID menu. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

4. Under 'Apps using iCloud,' scroll down to 'Messages' and toggle the switch to the on position, turning it green.

© Melanie Weir/Business Insider Switch the 'Messages' button to the on position. Melanie Weir/Business Insider

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Once you've done this, any text messages you send on your phone will automatically sync to iCloud. If you want to make sure all your messages on all of your devices sync with one another, you should turn on this feature on those devices as well.

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Gallery: I've been using Apple's new iOS 14 for a few days and while there's useful updates to Messages, the App Library is disappointing (Business Insider)

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How to sync messages to iCloud on a Mac

1. Open your Messages app.

2. In the menu bar at the very top of your screen, click 'Messages.'

3. Select 'Preferences…'

4. Click the 'iMessage' tab at the top of the Preferences window.

5. Click the checkbox next to where it says 'Enable Messages in iCloud.' If there are messages available to sync, you can click 'Sync Now' to have your message history synced as well as all future messages.

© Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider Click the checkbox next to 'Enable Messages in iCloud' and choose if you want to 'Sync Now.' Grace Eliza Goodwin/Business Insider

You can now view your synced text messages in your Mac computer's Messages app or the Messages app on another synced device.

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