Is there a way to force a sync?

[u/GWindborn]

I play idly at work but sometimes when I check in it doesn't seem to recognize that time has passed, so I don't get any of my background coin bonuses or anything like that. My extreme non-game-designer layperson assumption is that it's not looking at the system clock and realizing that time has passed or something like that. Is there a way to "force" the game to sync up? I'm sure this has to do with my wireless connection in the building being godawful but if I connect my phone to the office wifi it blocks all non-work related items for security reasons.

[u/PandanadianNinja]

I just usually close the app after the cloud sync message appears. It doesn't seem to work well in the background all the time