Tap on the toggle next to your Mac to turn on the feature if it’s not green already.Tap on the Settings application on your iPhone.In order to receive regular text messages (SMS) on your Mac (these will come from non-Apple devices or when iMessage is unavailable) you’ll need to make sure Text Message Forwarding is turned on in your iPhone’s settings. You can also uncheck the number(s) and email(s) that you can be reached at without removing them completely. Your phone number will be the default for where new conversations will start from, you can change this by clicking on it and selecting another option. Once you’re successfully signed in, you’ll see details on the phone number(s) and email(s) you can be reached at, as well as what number or email new conversations will start from. Here is a more detailed look at the above process: Click Preferences… → Accounts → iMessage.If you’ve previously launched the app, click on Messages in the menu bar.If you’re launching Messages on your Mac for the first time, sign in with your Apple ID when the app prompts you.If you are, skip below to make sure that Text Message Forwarding is turned on your iPhone to receive them on your Mac. If you’re not already signed in with your Apple ID in the Mac Messages app, you’ll need to do that first.
There are a couple of steps to making sure you have functionality with both iMessages and SMS messages (standard text messages) on your Mac.
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Let’s look at how to make sure it’s all set up and running properly. Receiving and sending iMessages and text messages with your Mac is a convenient and useful feature.
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