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Q: Messages app on MacBook will receive but not send

I have an iPhone 5, an iPad 2, & a 13" Retina MacBook Pro.  I have sent and recieved iMessages from all of these devices without trouble until recently.  For the past few days my Messages app on the MacBook updates with my iPad and iPhone, so that I can see all the messages I have sent and recieved on my other devices, but if I try and respond to a message from my MacBook Messages gives me the error, "Your Message Could Not be Sent:  XXX-XXX-XXXX is not registered with iMessage."  This error shows up for every single person I try to send an iMessage to with the MacBook.

 

The problem has to be on my end because I am recieving iMessages just fine on all 3 devices and I'm sending messages just fine on the iPhone and iPad, so my friends numbers ARE registered with iMessage.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 20, 2014 9:31 AM

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  • by Ralph Johns (UK),Solvedanswer

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 20, 2014 1:58 PM in response to goodlymammon
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    Feb 20, 2014 1:58 PM in response to goodlymammon

    Hi,

     

    Check you Contacts app is syncing via the method you have chosen.

    Also make sure in Contacts > Preferences > Accounts that two items are active.

     

    Check the My Card (Card Menu) is your details.

     

     

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    9:58 pm      Thursday; February 20, 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 goodlymammon,

    goodlymammon goodlymammon Feb 20, 2014 2:42 PM in response to goodlymammon
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    Feb 20, 2014 2:42 PM in response to goodlymammon

    It turns out I had two contact cards for myself. I merged them and restarted and now iMessages work again. Thanks!

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 21, 2014 12:38 PM in response to goodlymammon
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    Feb 21, 2014 12:38 PM in response to goodlymammon

    You are welcome.

     

     

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    8:38 pm      Friday; February 21, 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 ashtonbowns,

    ashtonbowns ashtonbowns Sep 8, 2014 10:33 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Sep 8, 2014 10:33 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    I am having the same issue, but nothing seems to be wrong with my contact apps (or so I can tell). I have always been able to receive and send messages, but now I cannot. I am not receiving any messages on my macbook, iPad, or iMac. When I go to send it says that the user I am trying to send to is not registered with iMessage, but I know that they are. I have no idea what to do!

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 8, 2014 11:34 AM in response to ashtonbowns
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    Sep 8, 2014 11:34 AM in response to ashtonbowns

    You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is marked solved, less people are likely to look at it. You can link to this one.


    In System Preferences/Internet Accounts, try deleting your Messages account and then add it back.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Sep 8, 2014 11:49 AM in response to ashtonbowns
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    Sep 8, 2014 11:49 AM in response to ashtonbowns

    Hi,

     

    When we were dealing with the preceding app (iChat)  in earlier versions of the OS  it would not launch properly if the Address Card that referred to your details (The My Card) was not linked or set up correctly.

     

    Open Contacts app and use the Card Menu to select the My Card and check it is your Details.

     

    As was stated above in the Green Bordered answer sometimes the Sync for the Contacts app.

    This refers to the method you are using to keep the Contacts app on iPhones, iPads and Macs the same as far as the details for all Cards goes.

    For this you will need to open the Contacts App and look at the Preferences > Accounts settings.

    It may also pay to go to System Preferences > iCloud (if you are using this method) and untick the Contacts app for Sync for a few minutes then re-apply the tick.

     

    After that it may be that the app on the Mac is only managing a partial Login to the server.
    Try Quitting the app and then Restarting the computer.

     

    If that does  not work use the Sign Out button in the iMessages account pane before repeating the Quit the app and restart the computer process.

     

    Basically the first steps are to do the minor resets mentioned above.

     

    EDIT:-

    I see Eric has posted whist I was typing my response.

     

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    7:48 pm      Monday; September 8, 2014

     

      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