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Q: Updating iMessage version

I recently updated to Yosemite 10.10 on my MacbookAir but iMessage is still v8.0. How can I update this?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), iOS 10

Posted on Sep 14, 2016 6:10 PM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 15, 2016 9:17 AM in response to naluwx
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    Sep 15, 2016 9:17 AM in response to naluwx

    I don't think the version number changed in 10.10.

     

    Try running the combo update. It installs all previous updates plus the new one, which can replace any files that may have become corrupted.

     

    10.10.5 Combo Update

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Sep 15, 2016 1:22 PM in response to naluwx
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    Sep 15, 2016 1:22 PM in response to naluwx

    Hi,

     

    History

    iChat was only updated via Mac OS X updates from iChat 2 onwards.

    This can mean it has to be very specific about which Updated version of iChat will work with the Mac OS update.

     

    For Instance Leopard  (OS X 10.5) gets to OS X 10.5.8 by the last Update.

    At this point iChat is at version 4.0.9 (if you also did a standalone Security Update) in it's most readable place but can also read as version 4.0.8 in other places.

     

    Messages which continues the same Numbering in Mountain Lion with version 7.x.x in OS X 10.8.x

    At OS X 10.8.2 Messages becomes version 7.0.1 and it is after this point that the Serial Number is also used to identify the Machine as well as the User.

     

    However In Mavericks and Yosemite  Apple called both versions "Version 8"

    Also there are no recorded Subset increases (There is no vers 8.0.1 and so on) in either OS.

    This is despite there being changes to the App in both OS X versions.

     

    This means that in Yosemite  the version always appears to be version 8 with no other additional info.

    Screen Shot 2016-09-15 at 21.17.53.png

    It may show a Modified date  which you may also see in the Combo Update page (or a date close to the release date depending on your Update history).

     

    El Capitan's version 9 variants will not work in Yosemite.

    However those versions do show subset numbers again

    Screen Shot 2016-09-15 at 21.21.52.png

     

     

     

     

     

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    9:22 pm      Thursday; September 15, 2016

     

      iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (El Capitan)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     iPhone and an iPad (2)