Push feature in OF 4 (working as expected?)

OmniFocus
#1

So the “Push” feature of sync in OF 4 isn’t working the way I understand it to work. Help me to understand if I’m just misunderstanding or there are bugs.

I have about 5 devices that use OF 4: Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Pro (old model), MacBook Pro. The devices I’m most active with in OF 4 are my iPhone and Watch.

A typical case may be this, which actually happened yesterday: at my office I’m actively managing my tasks on the iPhone, sometimes clearing out tasks from my Watch, sometimes from the phone. I’m also adding new tasks and new projects.

I return home and when I open my iPad Pro 11-inch, which has stayed home the whole day, I noticed that it doesn’t seem to have synced since the morning. Today, when I open my MacBook Pro (which I didn’t use yesterday), I noticed that it hadn’t synced at all since at least yesterday, more than like 18 hours ago if not 24+ hours.

I though the idea of “push” is that soon after a change is made to OF database, that the changes are pushed to devices. If so, how come the devices that I haven’t used have not been synced at all?

2 Likes
#2

Do you have Background App Refresh enabled (in general) and OmniFocus enabled (inside Background App Refresh)? Low power mode also disables it.

#3

Background app refresh is on. Yes, some of the devices are sometimes in low power mode, but the laptop isn’t.

#4

Have the same issue. I will actually get alarms after the item is checked off.

#5

I don’t know what to say except … 🙄

Growing pains, I guess.

#6

When a device is in low power mode, most apps won’t refresh in the background to update. I believe you would need to bring OmniFocus to the front to update when you’re in low power mode.

In the Apple Photos app, my iCloud syncing is paused until I can connect my MacBook Pro to a power outlet to charge.

1 Like
#7

I have the same issue. I have background app refresh on for phone and iPad with neither in low power mode and the push sync doesn’t occur.

1 Like