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iMessage on Mac doesn't sync some messages after upgrading to Big Sur

After upgrading to Big Sur, iMessage on Mac only shows messages from my contacts. How do I get it to show all of my messages?

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Posted on Nov 25, 2020 7:40 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2020 9:48 AM

Hi sherryfromhouston!


Thanks for your reply! Please make sure Text Message Forwarding is enabled as described here:


How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac


Cheers!

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Dec 10, 2020 7:31 AM in response to Jeff_W.

The specific issue is that messages don't come in from those 5-digit accounts like UPS, my bank, my doctors, other things not in my Contacts. They come through on my iPhone, my MacBook Pro that I haven't finished migrating and is still running Catalina. Sometimes these include links that I prefer to view on my Mac because I need to complete long forms, etc.


Here are the steps I have taken


I have enabled Messages in iCloud.


I have checked the box for Notify me about messages from unknown contacts.


What did I miss?

iMessage on Mac doesn't sync some messages after upgrading to Big Sur

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