iCloud Sync

Tap Forms uses iCloud to sync data between your devices. Specifically Tap Forms uses the Documents & Data iCloud service. So before you can enable iCloud sync in Tap Forms, please make sure you have Documents & Data enabled in the iCloud settings on all your devices.

!For Tap Forms Mac version 2.2 and newer and Tap Forms for iPhone and iPad version 3.8.1 and newer, you will now need to visit the Security Settings screen and set the encryption key to the same value on all of your copies of Tap Forms before you can sync between your devices. If you don’t do that you will encounter a Sync Failed message. The Sync Failed message lists the things you need to do in order to get sync working.

Enable iCloud Sync in Tap Forms on all your devices.

1. Click the iCloud button in the toolbar
2. Click on the Enable iCloud Sync checkbox.
3. Do the same on your other devices.
4. You will see each registered device listed underneath the Registered Devices list. You may need to close the iCloud Sync popover and reopen it for the list to refresh on the Mac version.

*If you don’t see all the devices you’ve enabled iCloud Sync on in Tap Forms on the list of Registered Devices, then reboot all your devices. On iOS do a complete power off and then power on. Then check the list again.

Whenever you want to send the changes you’ve made on your Mac to your other devices, click the upload to iCloud button at the bottom-right of the window or click the Sync Now button in the iCloud Sync popover view. Uploading to iCloud is a manual process. The upload to iCloud button is used ONLY for uploading your data to iCloud. Downloading from iCloud is an automatic process. You don’t need to do anything to trigger a download from iCloud.

*When you register a device with iCloud, your files will be moved from your device into your iCloud storage space. Depending on the size of your files (Photos, audio recordings, files in the Files area, etc.) and the number of them, it may take quite a while for them to be uploaded to iCloud and synced to your other devices. During this time, the iCloud Sync screen may take considerable time to return the list of registered devices to you. Please be patient and wait a while before trying again. You can continue to use Tap Forms while this happens automatically in the background.

iCloud Sync in Action

Watch this Youtube video to see how iCloud sync is used in Tap Forms.