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      • Thread SMS Continuity - Text Message Forwarding Code Not Appearing on my MBA

        SMS Continuity - Text Message Forwarding Code Not Appearing on my MBA

        I am trying to setup SMS Continuity on my MBA...   Though I get the request / window on my iPhone 5S to "Enter the code shown on your Mac to allow iPhone text messages to also be sent ad received on Computer Nam...view more
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        SMS Continuity - Text Message Forwarding Code Not Appearing on my MBA

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        • Thread Messages app won't login to Google talk!

          Messages app won't login to Google talk!

          Not sure if others have had this problem, but when trying to set up a messages account using my google info I get a window that pops up sayingL   talk.google.com password messages can't long in to **.gmail.com ...view more
          Ralph Johns (UK)
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          Messages app won't login to Google talk!

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          • Thread my contact names will not show up in Imessage on my mac? It is only numbers. A few contact names show up but not many

            my contact names will not show up in Imessage on my mac? It is only numbers. A few contact names show up but not many

            in my imessage i can type peoples contact names and they will come up but then it automatically changes to their number. some contacts will show but not many.view more
            Ralph Johns (UK)
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            my contact names will not show up in Imessage on my mac? It is only numbers. A few contact names show up but not many

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            • Thread iMessage will not sync with iPhone

              iMessage will not sync with iPhone

              iMessage used to sync between my MacBook Pro and iPhone but is no longer doing so.  I have followed the suggested "fixes" in various threads here as well as elsewhere.  Here is information about my devices: ...view more
              Wattie2012
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              iMessage will not sync with iPhone

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              • Thread facebook notification shows "you received a new message" instead the preview of the text...

                facebook notification shows "you received a new message" instead the preview of the text...

                facebook notification shows "you received a new message" instead the preview of the text... as it did before... I have got the Mac OS X Mavericks and chrome browser. Something has changed this week or so because two w...view more
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                facebook notification shows "you received a new message" instead the preview of the text...

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                • Thread apple mail

                  apple mail

                  how do I stop the same message from coming in to apple mail  on my Imac it pops up all the time   dont know how to get rid of it have n ot found any fixesview more
                  Ralph Johns (UK)
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                  apple mail

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                  • Thread iMessage stops working when on VPN but works on 3g or wifi?

                    iMessage stops working when on VPN but works on 3g or wifi?

                    I'm living overseas and am in an all Apple house.  My wife and I, along with my daughters, regularly use iMessage to communicate with our family back in the states and with each other while out and about.  H...view more
                    Ralph Johns (UK)
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                    iMessage stops working when on VPN but works on 3g or wifi?

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                    • Thread How to get contact details from iPhone over to Macbook/iMac

                      How to get contact details from iPhone over to Macbook/iMac

                      Hi there,   When I'm adding new contacts onto my iPhone, it doesn't seem to be updating on my Macbook and iMac messaging app, I've tried a few different suggestions just can't seem to find any.   When it...view more
                      Eric Root
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                      How to get contact details from iPhone over to Macbook/iMac

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                      • Thread iMessaging not connecting properly between iPhone and Macbook Pro.

                        iMessaging not connecting properly between iPhone and Macbook Pro.

                        My iMessaging has always connected fine between all of my Apple devices, until out of no where my Macbook and iPhone were not longer in sync. I can send iMessages (not SMS) from my Mac, but they do not show up on my i...view more
                        Ralph Johns (UK)
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                        iMessaging not connecting properly between iPhone and Macbook Pro.

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                        • Thread person said the message was delivered but was not recieved

                          person said the message was delivered but was not recieved

                          Ok I'm texting someone and she read my message (with the receipts on) and she said she texted me four times and that i left her on read, but i didn't receive any messages. I also switched my SIM card into another iPho...view more
                          Ralph Johns (UK)
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                          person said the message was delivered but was not recieved

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                          • Thread iMessage big..how to make screen smaller

                            iMessage big..how to make screen smaller

                            I opened iMessage, pressed something? and now it fills the whole screen and I can not make it smaller?view more
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                            iMessage big..how to make screen smaller

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                            • Thread error message: not registered with imessage

                              error message: not registered with imessage

                              why do i get this message when using the macbook? The numbers are registered with iMessage as they are ok via the iPhone.  any ideas people???   Tx in advanceview more
                              Eric Root
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                              error message: not registered with imessage

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                              • Thread Why do iMessages disappear when I try to view them on Macbook?

                                Why do iMessages disappear when I try to view them on Macbook?

                                When someone sends me a new iMessage and my Macbook is open/on, it flies in on the right hand side. I see a preview of the message. But when I click on it or go to the App, the text box next to that person's name is t...view more
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                                Why do iMessages disappear when I try to view them on Macbook?

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                                • Thread Can no longer send text messages people without iMessage from my Macbook - SMS to them still works on iPhone

                                  Can no longer send text messages people without iMessage from my Macbook - SMS to them still works on iPhone

                                  Can no longer send text messages to people without iMessage from my Macbook - SMS to them still works on iPhone - is there a setting the got changed or something wrong with my software appsview more
                                  Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                  Can no longer send text messages people without iMessage from my Macbook - SMS to them still works on iPhone

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                                  • Thread Imessage on mac and iphone

                                    Imessage on mac and iphone

                                    I am running 10.9.5 OS X. On this imac i have a shared icloud account connected. Is it possible that if I login to imessage with the icloud account I use on my iphone that all the other macs connected with the same ic...view more
                                    Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                    Imessage on mac and iphone

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                                    • Thread If your texting someone for the first time who doesn't have an iPhone will the message still send in iMessage? And if it does will it say delivered?

                                      If your texting someone for the first time who doesn't have an iPhone will the message still send in iMessage? And if it does will it say delivered?

                                      I Am trying to text a friend of mine but I don't know if he has an I phons or not. The messages sent in iMessage and read as delivered but I don't know if the message will only send in iMessage if it's to another iPho...view more
                                      Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                      If your texting someone for the first time who doesn't have an iPhone will the message still send in iMessage? And if it does will it say delivered?

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                                      • Thread I can't send iMessages from my Mac?

                                        I can't send iMessages from my Mac?

                                        Recently I have not been able to send or receive any imessages from my Mac.  I can send/receive them from my iPad mini. When I try to send a message their name turns red and it says that "insert email/phone" is ...view more
                                        Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                        I can't send iMessages from my Mac?

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                                        • Thread Why does my message say offline and how do i turn it back on to receive incoming messages??

                                          Why does my message say offline and how do i turn it back on to receive incoming messages??

                                          For whatever reason i stopped receiving messages on my laptop for the past two weeks, i dont know why or how it got like this but it doesnt get any type of incoming messages like i use to. It says its offline but i tr...view more
                                          Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                          Why does my message say offline and how do i turn it back on to receive incoming messages??

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                                          • Thread I want imessage to require a password. Is there any way i can make this happen?

                                            I want imessage to require a password. Is there any way i can make this happen?

                                            I want imessage to require a password when i access it for privacy.view more
                                            Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                            I want imessage to require a password. Is there any way i can make this happen?

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                                            • Thread Why does it take hours to receive iMessages?

                                              Why does it take hours to receive iMessages?

                                              Why does it take hours for texts to be received on iMessage?view more
                                              Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                              Why does it take hours to receive iMessages?

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