I searched everywhere for an answer as to why. *Troubleshooting Tip: When I started writing this part, I didn’t see Text Message Forwarding under Messages in Settings on my iPhone.
#HOW TO SEARCH TEXT ON MAC VERIFICATION#
On your Mac in the Messages app, a verification code will appear.Įnter the verification code in the box that appeared on your iPhone. Under You Can Be Reached By iMessage at, make sure both your phone number and Apple ID email address are checked. To do this, we must set up text message forwarding on your iPhone. Now we need to get your iPhone ready to send and receive text messages on Mac. Under You can be reached for messages at, make sure you check both your Apple ID email and phone number.Ĭlose Preferences but leave the Messages app open.Ĭonnect iPhone Message to Mac: Text Message Forwarding Log in using the same Apple ID as you did on your iPhone. To do this, open the Messages app, tap Messages at the very top of the screen, and select Preferences.Ĭhoose Accounts. Now you need to make sure you’re logged in to Messages on Mac. If you’re not logged in on your Mac, log in. Make sure it’s the same as the Apple ID on your iPhone. Your email address will be under your user icon on the left. (If you are using an older version of iOS, you will need to go to Settings > iCloud and then log in to your Apple ID.) You may very well already be logged into iCloud on both devices, but let’s make sure real quick. To receive text messages on a Mac from your iPhone, you’ve got to log into iCloud using the same Apple ID on both devices.
#HOW TO SEARCH TEXT ON MAC HOW TO#
To find out what kind of iMac you have and check your software compatibility, check out our article on all the different iMacs and how to identify them. Follow it in order and you should have no problems receiving text messages on Mac.
I’ve broken up the process of getting text message on your Mac into two parts below.
You also need to make sure your iPhone is running iOS 8.2.1 or later, although we reccomend running at least iOS 9.3.2 and using the latest version of iOS possible for your iPhone. If your Mac is running El Capitan or the latest MacOS Sierra, then you’re good to go as well. The first thing you need to do is make sure your Mac is running at least OS X 10.1 Yosemite. How to Get Text Messages & iMessages on Mac Operating System Requirements: This is what allows you to send SMS text messages and iMessage from your Mac to anyone, whether they are using an iPhone or not. But for you, it appears as a seamless continuation.
Well, actually it will send the message to your iPhone and your iPhone will send it from there. But if it can’t, it will then send a text message. By default, Messages on Mac will attempt to send an iMessage.
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