Text Message Forwarding

I'm trying to let my phone forward my message to my new mac(m1 chip), however, after the setting up there seems to be two replicated device names both for my new mac in the forwarding device list, is there any way to delete one name from my list? Is this happening because I tried the migration assistant two times? There is a similar question asked in 2014, from that question, the solution is to change the password, but I hope there's an easier solution, changing the Apple ID password is inconvenient, which you can see in the following picture, one is open, one is closed, but they are the same device? (there is also one issue, if I only open the created device name (close one), I can't receive the message in my mac from the iPhone, or if my Apple ID is stolen by others?)

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 8:09 PM

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Aug 3, 2021 2:24 PM in response to hfzheng

Hello hfzheng,


It sounds like you're seeing multiple options to forward messages to the same device, is that correct? We'd like to see how we can help.


To help us get a better understanding of the issue, we’d like to ask a few questions.


  1. What is the exact software version your iPhone is running at this time? Find the software version on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
  2. If you restart your device, do you continue to see the duplicate options in the Text Message Forwarding settings? Restart your iPhone
  3. If you view the list of the devices that are signed in with your Apple ID account, do you see duplicate devices there? See information about devices signed in with your Apple ID


You can also find some great information on the following page about text message forwarding: How to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your iPad, iPod touch or Mac


Thanks!

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