How to Get Messages on Mac?

Set up Messages on Mac

In the Messages app on your Mac, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Sign In. Make sure to sign in using the same Apple ID on every device.
Choose Messages > Preferences, click iMessage, then select any of the following options: Store your messages in iCloud: Select Enable Messages in iCloud.

How do I Get my IPhone Messages on my Mac?

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages.
Tap Text Message Forwarding.
Turn on your Mac in the list of devices.
If youre not using twofactor authentication, a sixdigit activation code appears on your Mac; enter this code on your iPhone, then tap Allow.

How do I Allow my Mac to Receive Text Messages?

On your iPhone, go to “Settings > Messages.” ...
Tap Text Message Forwarding.
Enable your Mac in the list of devices.
On your Mac, open the Messages app.
Enter this code on your iPhone, then tap Allow.

Why am I not Getting Messages on my Mac?

Make sure your Mac is connected to the Internet. To check your Internet connection , try loading a page in Safari or another web browser. Check that the date and time have been set correctly on your Mac. Make sure you enter the correct phone number or email address for the contact.

Use Messages on your Mac

Open Messages.
Click the New Message button at the top of the Messages window.
Type the name, email address , or phone number of one or more recipients.
Press Tab or click the message field at the bottom of the window, then type your message.
Press Return to send the message.

How do I Get my Text Messages to Show up on my Mac?

Tap on the Settings application on your iPhone.
Swipe down and tap on Messages.
Tap on Text Message Forwarding.
Tap on the toggle next to your Mac to turn on the feature if it's not green already.

Can I Get Text Messages on my Mac Computer?

As long as you have OS X Yosemite or later, you can get text messages on your Mac. iMessages are sent over an internet connection, so it makes sense that Mac would be able to receive them. But thanks to Apples operating system on Mac, you can receive SMS text messages on your computer too.

How do I Get my IPhone IMessages on my Mac?

On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages. Tap Text Message Forwarding. Note: If you don't see Text Message Forwarding, make sure you're signed in to iMessage using the same Apple ID on both your iPhone and your Mac. Turn on your Mac in the list of devices.

Why am I not Getting IMessages on my Mac?

On a Mac, launch the Messages app and select Messages > Preferences from the menu bar . Go to the iMessage tab, and under your Apple ID, uncheck Enable Messages in iCloud. Reboot your Mac, then turn this setting back on. To be extra thorough, you may want to do this for every device you use with iMessage.

Why are my IMessages not Syncing between IPhone and Mac?

If you cant sync messages to Mac from an iPhone, the first thing you need to do is turn off iMessage on both the Mac and the iPhone and then turn it back on. On iPhone, go to "Settings" > "Messages" and toggle iMessage off. Wait a few minutes, and then enable iMessage on both devices.

How do I Sync IMessages to my Mac?

Open Messages from your desktop, dock, or Applications folder .
Click on Messages in the Menu bar.
Click on Preferences.
Click on the iMessage tab.
Click the checkbox next to Enable Messages on iCloud.
Click the Sync Now button to sync immediately.

Use Messages in ICloud

In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences. Click iMessage. Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

Why is Messages not Working on Mac?

Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet. To check your Internet connection, try loading a page in Safari or another web browser. Check that the date and time is set correctly on your Mac. Make sure that you enter the correct phone number or email address for the contact.

Can you See SMS Messages on Mac?

Go to Settings > Messages on your iPhone and tap on Text Messages Forwarding. You will see your Mac or Macs listed here with an on off slider beside them. To allow your Mac to send and receive text messages turn the slider to green.