#What shows up when i use imessage on mac code#

You will see a message saying to enter the code shown on your Mac to allow iPhone text messages to also be sent and received on your Mac.

To allow your Mac to send and receive text messages turn the slider to green.

You will see your Mac (or Macs) listed here with an on off slider beside them.

Go to Settings > Messages on your iPhone and tap on Text Messages Forwarding.

On the iPhone,В check the Apple ID account you are using is the same.

On the Mac, go to System Preferences > iCloud and sign in using your Apple login details.

Ensure youвЂ™re signed in to iCloud on your Mac and iPhone using the same Apple ID.You just need to set up your Mac so it can send messages via your iPhone. However, that doesnвЂ™t mean you canвЂ™t text them. If you try toВ send a text message you will see an alert saying вЂYour message could not be sentвЂ™. Using iMessage is really easy, the only real requirement is that you have an Apple ID, and that the device is vaguely modern and running iOS 5 or later (which basically everything nowadays is far beyond that), so as long as your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or iPod touch are not ancient and you have an Apple ID / iCloud login, youвЂ™ll be able to use the iMessages feature. This indicates that their phone is not registered with iMessage. If your friend has another type of phone their number may gain a red box when you add it to the To: field.

#What shows up when i use imessage on mac how to#

How to send a text from a Mac if your friend doesnвЂ™t have an iPhone The messages will also appear on your iPhone so there will be continuity. Once youвЂ™ve logged into your Apple ID in Messages on your Mac you will be able to receive iMessages sent by your iPhone-using friends. When youвЂ™re finished, press return to send it.

If your friend is able to receive iMessages simplyВ type your message in the field marked iMessage.

It depends on whether your contact details are set up on their phone.) (Note that an iMessage sent this way may arrive on your friendвЂ™s phone with your Apple ID email address as the identifier rather than your phone number. This means they will receive your text as an iMessage, sent via AppleвЂ™s servers.

If your friend has an iPhone you can tell because their number will gain a blue box.

Alternatively, if youвЂ™ve synced your Contacts file with your Mac you should be able to click on the + sign to add people from your Contacts.

Click Messages on the menu bar at the top left.

Place your cursor in the To: field and type the phone number or email address for the friend you wish to contact (the email address should be one they use for iMessage). To stop AppleвЂ™s messaging system from working on your Mac: Open iMessage.

Select the new message icon (the square icon beside the Search field).

Click on the Messages icon in the Dock at the bottom of the screen (itвЂ™s a blue speech bubble), or search by pressing Cmd + Space bar and start to type Messages.