how can I get iChat back on line it worked all along, and now it says it's Offline. Pulling the menu doesn't give me an Online option.view more Ichat fails to connect to other user I use ichat often to converse with family overseas, as well as technical help to family with computer issues by taking control of their computer via the ichat feature. Over the last 2 weeks it seems I a...view more Non-secure Jabber login? Greetings! I have been having a heck of time using my iChat since the last update. I keep getting the prompt about a non-secure Jabber login. Then it says my password is invalid. Help!  ...view more Could I chat with a Google Hangouts user via iChat on Mac? My question as it is: could I use iChat (v6.0.2) to communicate with Google Hangouts users by means of video chatting? OS X version indicated belowview more Can't delete an iChat (Messages) account Just upgraded to El Capitan. Jabber account for FB (user.id@chat.facebook.com) won't let me log in, so I tried to delete and set up a new account. First, it said I needed to log out, which I did. Even when I click on ...view more iChat/Messages Video Chat Good Afternoon All, as of last Friday it appears that my company lost the ability to once again use iChat/Messages video chat since last Friday. The errors that we get are the exact same as it was last summer when vid...view more iMessage for PC? I know that people who have Mac products can connect iMessage from their iPad, iPod, and iPhone to their computer so they can message people without using their handheld device. But can this feature be used on a...view more iMessage not being received on Android Hi, I am having an issue in receiving SMS messages sent by a friend from her 5S iPhone to my Android phone (Nexus 6P running Android version 6.0.1). I recently switched from an iPhone 4S to the Android phone.&nb...view more My new texts are no longer populating to the top of the list on my mac. Why is that? When I get a new texts I have to scroll through all my texts on my mac to find it. Before new messages would populate to the top. What happened?view more how do i know if ichat is being saved on backup I particularly want to save ichat/imessage/, photos and emails when backing up with time machine. They are all greyed out on the page. Can I reset? Thanks.view more Your message could not be sent / Macbook & iPhone Messages Hello, My iPhone and Macbook used to sync up perfectly whenever sending and receiving messages. Now, I can no longer receive any pictures on my Messages account while on my Macbook. My phone will still receiv...view more imessage won't send off mac Everytime i try to send a message in imessage off of my mac it won't send and a red warning sign with a !. When i earsed my console and tried to send a message this is what pops up: 10/8/13 7:37:41.994 PM coreaudiod...view more my imessages defaults to jabber I woke up and literally overnight my imessages defaulted to jabber and it shows that i am offline. I went to system preferences, and made sure I was logged into my icloud account (which I was), i went to the preferenc...view more imessage crash Hi, When typing in a message or composing a new message (more commonly) on my Macbook Pro 2015 15" El Capitan 10.11.4, it keeps crashing with the exception listed below. To isolate this issue I did a c...view more How do I get Messages to send Google Talk chats to more than one person? I currently am using Google Hangouts on my Macbook Air to chat with a group of 2 friends, and am wanting to get Messages set up to support the group chat. But when I put my Google info into the Messages app it only le...view more Instant messenger within apple network Is there any instant messenger software for Apple Networks? I have several apple computers in my network, is there an application (besides iMessage) that supports instant messaging within a network? Thanks!view more iChat video chat won't connect anymore My colleagues and I have been using iChat daily for years with aol accounts. In the last week or so, after requesting a video chat with #1, status shows "starting video chat with:user" however it will fail to connect....view more iMessages not being received with lid closed Hello, I have the late 2011 Macbook pro 13' and iMessage works great and all minus when I close the lid to go to sleep. Normally, I would expect the messages to sync and show up when I open the lid in the morning, but...view more Apple ID types and their uses as AIM Screen Names Hi, Apple used to have two methods of creating an Apple ID. One was to register and outside email and login with that. The other was to create an @mac.com ID This could be a trial account at fi...view more