Any ideas to have working sync between iOS 26 and macOS 13

[eLDeus]

Hi,

I tried to download the lates compatible version of the app from AppStore, but the sync is not working correctly. My currently installed macOS version is Ventura and updating it will take lots of time and preparations.

Is the update to the latest macOS 26 mandatory to have working sync between the app on iOS 26 and macOS?

Thank you

[vincode-io]

Unfortunately it wasn't possible to keep syncing compatibility between versions 4.x and 3.x of Zavala. See the blog post, Building Zavala 4.0 for all the gory details. Since Zavala 4.0 requires macOS 26 and iOS 26, you have to upgrade to both keep syncing between iOS and macOS.

With a good deal of work, it would have been possible to get Zavala 4.0 to work on older versions of the operating systems. The problem is that there just isn't enough Zavala users, especially at this late date, on the older versions to make it worth the effort.

I'm sorry and I realize this is inconvenient. I just don't have the time or energy to keep supporting older versions of the operating systems indefinitely. The good news is that I don't foresee Apple making another radical change to their design language anytime soon. I should have no problems supporting macOS 26 and iOS 26 for years to come.

[p824br7gfb-cyber]

I have iOS and macOS 26 and am still getting errors every time.

[p824br7gfb-cyber]

Have tried everything and backed up (manually copied) data, but no matter what (disabling iCloud, deleting and re-installing etc etc) the message still appears.

[vincode-io]

You shouldn't be getting that message since you are on the most current versions of Zavala. I don't know what happened.

Since you have a manual backup and have tried everything, let's try deleting your iCloud data.

First remove the iCloud account from Zavala on all your devices. Then, in System Settings on your Mac, select your Apple Account at the top of the settings. Then select iCloud -> Storage -> Zavala. You should have a button to delete data from iCloud. Use it. You should then be able to enable the iCloud account in Zavala on all your devices and import your data using your Mac.

Let me know if this resolves the issue for you.

[p824br7gfb-cyber]

Thanks for that. It worked. I actually tried OmniOutliner while this was not working, Zavala is soooo much better!

[vincode-io]

I'm glad it worked out for you. I still wonder what happened though. Do you remember what version of Zavala you were on before upgrading to a 4.2.x build?

Thanks for the complement. I do try to make Zavala a good experience.

[p824br7gfb-cyber]

It's all auto updates so would have been the previous one