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Text Message Forwarding from iPhone to MacBook or other apple devices

I recently changed my laptop and since then for some reason I do not see the "Text Message Forwarding" option under the Settings-->Message on my iPhone 11.


Apple has absolutely no support articles to help on this topic.

Existing articles to "Setup SMS forwarding from iPhone to MacBook etc." has a small blurb on how to fix error if the option to forward messages is not showing up. Nothing works! Tried everything.


For some reason --- no one has been able to help on this matter other than what I mentioned above.


Did I find a bug in iOS? I am starting to feel that I may have.

iPhone 11, iOS 13

Posted on Jun 8, 2020 7:33 AM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2020 7:48 AM

You need to have the same Apple ID on iPhone and Mac. --> How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to ...



Set up text message forwarding

  1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
  2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*
  4. Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone. If you're not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.



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Jun 8, 2020 7:48 AM in response to Jay_from_MA

You need to have the same Apple ID on iPhone and Mac. --> How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to ...



Set up text message forwarding

  1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
  2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*
  4. Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone. If you're not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.



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