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Apple has fixed an iCloud bug that causes third-party apps to sync

IT House January 27 news, Apple seems to have fixed a persistent iCloud server issue that caused some iCloud-enabled apps to not sync properly. The issue has been around since November, and app developers are increasingly unhappy that Apple hasn't made an effort to fix it.

Apple has fixed an iCloud bug that causes third-party apps to sync

Previous applications with iCloud issues had 503 error messages such as "Request failed, http status code 503", but multiple developers confirmed that these error messages appear to have disappeared over the past few days. Paul Haddad, a developer at Tweetbot, said he had "virtually not" received reports of iCloud sync issues over the past few days.

The iCloud sync error seems to come sometime around the end of November or early December, which is a headache for developers. App users who experience iCloud sync issues don't know it's an Apple issue, leading developers to blame.

IT House understands that while most developers say that the sync issue has been basically resolved, there are still some complaints about related issues, so Apple may still have some issues to solve.

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