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Q: Messages on my mac will not send or receive messages

I have my apple ID enabled in the settings for messages on my iPhone and on my macbook air. I am logged in and I have all of my contacts available, but when I try to send a message it is blue and I get the red exclamation point that says the message was not sent. I also do not receive any iMessages on my computer when I am logged in. I am, however, still receiving them on my phone.

 

I've been trying for 2 days to get this to work. What can I do?

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 24, 2013 2:49 PM

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  • by apelkhaz,

    apelkhaz apelkhaz Jan 27, 2014 6:01 PM in response to eak9749
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    Jan 27, 2014 6:01 PM in response to eak9749

    1/27/14 8:01:22.575 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Session 100037 created

    1/27/14 8:01:22.841 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Killing auth hosts

    1/27/14 8:01:22.841 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[14]: Session 100036 destroyed

     

    Please help me too!

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Jan 28, 2014 11:45 AM in response to apelkhaz
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    Jan 28, 2014 11:45 AM in response to apelkhaz

    Hi,

     

    What are the error messages from the app at that point ?

     

     

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    7:45 pm      Tuesday; January 28, 2014

     

      iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad

  • by lstef,

    lstef lstef Feb 23, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 23, 2016 7:57 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Hi I just tried what you suggested in this post AND i restarted my machine. Now i have a message in the text window that says iMessage (Inactive) and it will not allow me to log in. Any suggestions? I have no idea how to fix this issue of Messages not running in my Mac.

     

    Thanks

    Lisa

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 23, 2016 12:58 PM in response to lstef
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    Feb 23, 2016 12:58 PM in response to lstef

    Hi,

     

    You have joined a thread that is nearly 3 years old from when it was started.

     

    It is in Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.x) which would have Messages 7.x.x. as a version.

     

    Are you using Mountain Lion ?

     

    If the Main Messages window has iMessages listed as the account but says it is Inactive are you trying to make it active in the Preferences > Accounts > iMessages Account ?

    This should be via the "Enable this Account" box.

     

    If you are using Mountain Lion then go to the Apple Icon Menu top left of the Menu Bar.

    Select About this Mac.

    In the panel that appears click twice on the line that shows you the OS X version.

    This will change to the Build Number first click and when you click that it will show you the Serial Number.

    Is the Serial Number present ?  (You needed it after the OS X 10.8.2 update).

     

    If none of this applies what are you using ?

     

     

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    8:58 pm      Tuesday; February 23, 2016

     

      iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad
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