# iPhone Brave will not recognize Sync with Macbook Brave

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/iphone-brave-will-not-recognize-sync-with-macbook-brave/317995>\
**Category:** Sync\
**Tags:** macos, ios\
**Created:** [December 25, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/iphone-brave-will-not-recognize-sync-with-macbook-brave/317995 "2021-12-25T23:21:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![dozens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/dozens/32/111227_2.png) [@dozens](https://community.brave.app/u/dozens)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/iphone-brave-will-not-recognize-sync-with-macbook-brave/317995/1 "2021-12-25T23:21:36Z")

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Description of the issue: Trying to Sync iPhone to Macbook Brave. Bring up Sync QR code and iPhone Brave used to lock up on scan every time. Now it doesn’t even scan it. Nothing happens. Then I try to enter Sync Code on iPhone and it says “Not Enough Words” even though there are 12.

Steps to Reproduce: Prefs\>Sync\>Manage Sync Devices\>Add New Device\> Sync Chain QR Code / View Sync Code

Reproduces how often: Always and has been for over a week. Never has Added second device.

Brave Version(See the `About Brave` page in the main menu): 1.33.106

Type of devices currently running on the Sync chain in question: Just Macbook

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**Author:** ![Mycenius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/mycenius/32/202827_2.png) [@Mycenius](https://community.brave.app/u/Mycenius)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/iphone-brave-will-not-recognize-sync-with-macbook-brave/317995/2 "2021-12-26T05:45:43Z")

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See [For well over a month now sync is completely broken iOS devices - plus other bugs with sync on iOS too. (iOS) If you have iOS please can you read](https://community.brave.app/t/for-well-over-a-month-now-sync-is-completely-broken-ios-devices-plus-other-bugs-with-sync-on-ios-too-ios-if-you-have-ios-please-can-you-read) - basically sync has been broken with any iOS device for about 2 months…
