For some reason my iMessage just started not syncing to my MacBook Air. I can 'send' iMessages but not receive on my MacBook Air.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
So I had this problem too. Had the issue more with text messages, not iMessages not syncing. They would be marked as read on my iPhone but not on any other devices. However, if I read them on my watch, M1 Macbook Pro, or iPad, they would be marked as read. I spoke with Apple Support, who had me try many different things, including resetting network settings, resetting my watch, turning iCloud off and on, off and on, restarting, etc.
What fixed this for me was going to my phone, going to Settings --> General --> Reset --> Reset All Settings.
iPhone rebooted twice, went back into settings, iMessage, logged in, and has not had this issue since. Text messages are automatically read on all devices, whether read on my iPhone, Watch or Mac.
Hopefully, this helps someone else!
Thanks for this advice. Will I need to reset all my settings afterwards, like email login, WIFI etc?
Yeah...tried it. Sadly, to no avail.
Yes, it will require re logging into wifi, renaming phone, Bluetooth devices, and any personalization switch of maiden settings will need to be reconfigured.
I didn’t have to reset any of mine. The old texts won’t come over so I checked ones I might need before following the directions of dpaik. There were other answers but I used his.
That worked for me. Thanks!
This seemed to work for me also. First time I've found something useful here. Probably my lack of persistence. thank you.
Same issue on MacBook Pro. Appreciate the input, but so far nothing works. So maddening.
Yes, same exact here - telling me to click setting choices I do not have!
It worked for me. Thank you!
Well that only worked for a few minutes. Now it has stopped working again. This is a mess.
I see no Text Message Forward on my iPhone 12Pro, Have never been able to sync Mac to iPhone messages. Sync is not even in Search.
Thank you, dpaik. Your suggestion was the one that worked for me.
Thank you! I will give that a try!
Great observation!! This worked. Once I signed in I was able to see text message forwarding and was able to add my Mac.
Thanks!
JC
THE SIMPLE THINGS MATTERS
iMessage NOT syncing across iPhone and MacBook Air
