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
Hi there, ToddAfrica.
It appears that messages on your iPhone aren't appearing on your MacBook Air. You're able to send iMessages, but you can't send SMS/MMS messages from your Mac, and we're glad to provide assistance.
How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac - Apple Support -- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages and choose Messages > Preferences > iMessages. Make sure that both devices are signed in with the same Apple ID. Then, on your iPhone, go back one screen and check Text Message Forwarding to make sure your Mac has been selected. If it is, deselect your Mac and restart your iPhone. Once it's back to the Home screen, turn Text Message Forwarding back on for your Mac and test the issue.
Feel free to get back to us with any questions or problems you may have.
All the best.
YES!! Thank you so much for posting this, its been driving me crazy and your method worked!
Thank you so much, it worked after days of trying!
sue
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!
iMessage NOT syncing across iPhone and MacBook Air
