What causes "Notion Not Syncing Between Devices"?

Device is offline or a VPN/firewall blocks *.notion.com Offline edits on mobile waiting for Wi-Fi to sync Conflicting offline edits to the same property (only one value is kept) Stale local cache Notion real-time update incidents (e.g. October 13, 2026)

How do I fix "Notion Not Syncing Between Devices"?

1. Get both devices online and let them sync: Connect to Wi-Fi (mobile syncs offline changes best on Wi-Fi) Keep the app open for a minute so changes upload 2. Remove network blocks: Disable VPN or iCloud Private Relay Allowlist *.notion.com on firewalls, proxies and DNS filters On a personal network try DNS 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 3. Log out and back in: Settings > log out on the device that is behind Log back in with the same account 4. Reset the app on the out-of-date device: Desktop: Help > Troubleshooting > Reset & Erase All Local Data Mobile: delete and reinstall the app (re-download offline pages afterwards) Only do this after the device has synced, or copy unsynced text first 5. Check page history after offline edits: Open the page's ••• menu > Updates or Page history Re-apply any property change that was overwritten

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Notion Not Syncing Between Devices

Workaround available Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web Updated October 21, 2026

Quick answer

When edits don't appear on your other devices, the device is usually offline or blocked from *.notion.com, has offline edits waiting to upload, or has a stale cache. Reconnect, remove the block, then log out and back in.

Most likely fix: Get both devices online and let them sync.

Symptoms

Changes made on the phone don't show on the laptop (or vice versa), pages look outdated, an 'Offline' banner appears, or some offline edits seem lost.

Why it happens

Device is offline or a VPN/firewall blocks *.notion.com
Offline edits on mobile waiting for Wi-Fi to sync
Conflicting offline edits to the same property (only one value is kept)
Stale local cache
Notion real-time update incidents (e.g. October 13, 2026)

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. Get both devices online and let them sync
1. Connect to Wi-Fi (mobile syncs offline changes best on Wi-Fi)
2. Keep the app open for a minute so changes upload
2. Remove network blocks
1. Disable VPN or iCloud Private Relay
2. Allowlist *.notion.com on firewalls, proxies and DNS filters
3. On a personal network try DNS 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8
3. Log out and back in
1. Settings > log out on the device that is behind
2. Log back in with the same account
4. Reset the app on the out-of-date device
1. Desktop: Help > Troubleshooting > Reset & Erase All Local Data
2. Mobile: delete and reinstall the app (re-download offline pages afterwards)
3. Only do this after the device has synced, or copy unsynced text first
5. Check page history after offline edits
1. Open the page's ••• menu > Updates or Page history
2. Re-apply any property change that was overwritten

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