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How to send text to person whose name appears in red.

On new MacAir, long time friends phone number appears in red, unable to send a text.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 1, 2023 9:44 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2023 9:52 AM

If they are not using an iPhone or a Mac, you would have to enable Text Message Forwarding on your iPhone to send SMS text messages from you Mac.

Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support

If they use a Mac, I guess it could also be that the address you have for that contact doesn't receive iMessages through that address.

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Jan 1, 2023 9:52 AM in response to wisteria13

If they are not using an iPhone or a Mac, you would have to enable Text Message Forwarding on your iPhone to send SMS text messages from you Mac.

Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad - Apple Support

If they use a Mac, I guess it could also be that the address you have for that contact doesn't receive iMessages through that address.

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Jan 1, 2023 9:53 AM in response to wisteria13

https://guyflorack.com/tech/messages-contacts-in-red-on-ipad-or-mac-fix/#:~:text=The%20Cause%3A%20Messages%20Contact%20in%20Red%20on%20iPad%20or%20Mac&text=This%20is%20because%20the%20person,does%20not%20have%20iMessage%20enabled.

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