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messages works differently on my mac and iPhone

When I send a text to my wife on my iPhone, she gets the text, and I can see her reply on my iPhone, but not on my Mac. When I send the text from my Mac, she gets it and I can see her reply on my Mac, but not on my phone. What's going on, and why don't they sync?

iPhone SE, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 16, 2022 4:38 PM

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John Haley1 Said:

"messages works differently on my mac and iPhone: When I send a text to my wife on my iPhone, she gets the text, and I can see her reply on my iPhone, but not on my Mac. When I send the text from my Mac, she gets it and I can see her reply on my Mac, but not on my phone. What's going on, and why don't they sync?"

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Apparently iCloud Messages is not set up on both devices. So, enable it...

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Nov 16, 2022 4:45 PM in response to John Haley1

John Haley1 Said:

"messages works differently on my mac and iPhone: When I send a text to my wife on my iPhone, she gets the text, and I can see her reply on my iPhone, but not on my Mac. When I send the text from my Mac, she gets it and I can see her reply on my Mac, but not on my phone. What's going on, and why don't they sync?"

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Apparently iCloud Messages is not set up on both devices. So, enable it...

messages works differently on my mac and iPhone

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