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iPhone text messages don't appear on my Mac

Text messages arrive on my iPhone but have stopped appearing on my iMac and MacBook Air. I recently updated the iOS and OS on all three devices, could that have something to do with it? I've checked everything, following the advice I found on here from 2016. Are there any up to date instructions?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on May 26, 2021 12:45 AM

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Posted on May 26, 2021 3:41 AM

  1. 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.*
    3. 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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May 26, 2021 3:41 AM in response to Jefflid

  1. 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.*
    3. 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.


iPhone text messages don't appear on my Mac

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