Messages not delivered from my MacBook Pro
Suddenly messages sent to certain people that have always worked say "Not delivered" with an exclamation point. What to do? (On my macbook)
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4
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Try going through this checklist step by step. I have seen these issues on my wife's iPhone or Mac in the past and developed this checklist to quickly resolve them. Pay special attention to the "start new conversations from" item for the Mac, but all of these must be set properly, most are iPhone settings in fact, but the Mac settings are also important to configure properly:
iMessage checklist
iPhone and Mac both logged in to same Apple ID. Try logging off and logging on if necessary.
iPhone Settings => Messages shows iMessage as "on" (sometimes toggling this off and then on fixes some things)
iPhone Settings => Messages shows Send & Receive showing both phone number and email (Apple ID)
iPhone Settings => Messages shows Text Message Forwarding and your Mac is listed and shown as "on" there.
iPhone Settings => Messages shows Send as SMS "on" and MMS Messaging and Group Messaging both "on"
On the Mac: Messages => Preferences shows same and correct Apple ID and "You can be reached for messages at" indicates both phone number and Apple ID (email), and "start new conversations from" indicates the phone number.
* Don't see the Text Message Forwarding setting on your iPhone? Go to Settings > Messages, turn off iMessage, turn it back on, tap Send & Receive, tap Use Your Apple ID for iMessage, then sign in with the same Apple ID used on your other devices.
