Helen A
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: messages on OSX and iPad
What is the difference between them? A couple of iOS updates ago I know that they weren't the same app but now they share the same name, it's not unreasonable to expect them to operate in the same way but they don't and I'd love to know why.
I can chat with any yahoo-based contacts on my Mini, but my iPad refuses to let me even add the same email. My friend uses an iPhone so it surely isn't that ---- or is it?
Please could someone enlighten me? It's winding me up now.
Many thanks
Helen
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), late 2012
Phil0124
Level 7
(27,397 points)
On an iPad, you can use either a phone number or email address, as long as they are associated with iMessage. i.e. your intended recipient must have the email address or phone number as an option in "You can be reached by iMessage At" option in Settings->Messages->Send & Receive on their devices if you want to contact them via Messages on the iPad.
