If you have been syncing Clear across devices and it jammed up, this workaround has been helping customers get sync going again: On your main device with the most up to date lists, turn off iCloud Sync inside the app Backout to the upper most level (pinch shut twice, or on iPad swipe right fro…

Thanks Phil! You gave me those instructions months ago. I saved them in several places to be able to continue using Clear with great happiness. Good job!

I’m using the legacy version of Clear and I’m having this issue : [image] I removed all the items and lists, but it seems the problem it’s still there (tried it a few minutes ago and after adding new items, the error reappeared :frowning:)

Can you give this workaround a try and report back in that linked thread if it works for you?

@phillryu seems to work - thanks :slight_smile:

I’m glad I found this post while I was “wandering around” and viewing posts that looked interesting to me while sipping morning coffee. To me, “syncing” is the most important issue for the new version of Clear. And because I see so many posts on this site about syncing, I think I am not alone abo…

Thanks Phil, I had emailed you at Impending back in Feb and hadn’t heard back. Figured you guys were flat out running so I’ve been trying your previous fixes periodically on my own. I stumbled across this chat, tried your “enhanced workaround” and it worked! So thankful, I’ve haven’t been able to sy…

This work around did not work for me. I have a new iPad Pro. When I get to the upper most level, shaking my device doesn’t generate any sort of prompt or response. How do I manually unlock a new Advanced List which will allow me to choose the Create Backup option in iCloud backups?

Honestly with the sunsetting imminent, and especially if you purchased Clear Mac or Clear with multi-device syncing as a priority and don’t mainly use it on the phone… please email me at phill@impending.com so I can refund you in some way. I wish I had a better solution but that’s honestly the best …

Thanks for this. Unfortunately this: shake your device twice in a row to unlock a new Advanced list did NOT work on my iPad (Air, 3rd gen, iPad OS 16.6.1). Shaking my iPad twice, from the top-most level of menus, did nothing. And my iPad was where I had the most up-to-date version of my Lists. …

Workaround for iCloud sync issues

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phillryu April 27, 2023, 5:04pm 3

I wish I had a better solution but glad to hear it’s helped as a workaround!

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