I'm guessing it was a recent update, but my MacBook Pro has stopped sending text messages. I am receiving them now on there, but still cannot send. I've checked settings in messages on both ends - all should be working fine. Help :(
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.3
Doug O. wrote:
I cant find Text Message Forwarding on the MacBook Pro , I did turn off and on on my iphone14. did not work
It's not on your MacBook Pro. The setting is on your iPhone. Settings>Messages>Text Message Forwarding, then select your MBP. Both devices need to be using the same Apple ID.
If you've done that and it still isn't working, try this. Turn off iMessage on both devices. Restart them both. Turn iMessage back on on your iPhone. Once it has completely activated, turn it back on on the MBP. Once iMessage is activated on both devices, set up Text Message Forwarding again.
srwalsh73 wrote:
I do not have Text Message Forwarding on my phone. Do you have another way you can recommend?
If you do not see Text Message Forwarding under Settings>Messages, I'd suggest you start by looking to see if there are any restrictions set in Screen Time or if you have an employer's account on your phone. I can say I've ever heard of those things causing the feature not to appear but, I can't recall ever hearing of the feature not showing up.
in current iPhone software,
Show Contact Photos
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Text message forwarding...
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Send read receipts
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AlWier--
I think that is a good procedure for when your message system is irretrievably locked up.
Locating and tossing out preference files is a cure for when preference files are corrupted. it should not be needed under ordinary circumstances, or when things are just slow to be recognized.
For ordinary situations, the first line of defense is to get your Mac properly connected to the iCloud Message system, making sure your iCloud messaging credentials are good, possibly including Restarting your Mac, and then move on to getting your iPhone added into the loop.
[as I read it] what is being proposed is to set aside phone issues for now and focus on getting your Mac set up to request standard Apple messages through your iCloud Account on your Mac FIRST.
When that is working, you can think about forwarding through the iPhone (which could include SMS messages as well) as a flourish, after the basic functions are working.
The overall solution to the problem of a Mac and an iPhone not communicating in the required fashion to pump SMS message out through your iPhone has a VERY old fashioned solution:
Keep Fiddling with it, as your time and temperament allows. If frustrated, walk away for a while.
1) Make sure all the Mac settings are up to date, Restart the Mac and try it.
2) Make sure all the phone settings are up to date, Restart the iPhone and try it.
3) Go To step 1
...stop when it has decided to work.
SMS messages (green). I can send and receive iMessages, but I only am receiving SMS messages on my MacBook. MacBook is not sending them. I already went to Settings>Messages>Text Message Forwarding on my iPhone and it is on for both my MacBook Pro and my iPad. Also, copying something on one device and pasting it to the other is not working. Yet, handoff is still turned on.
Hello. Can you tell me how to resolve the issue? I have the same problem. iMessages work both ways but SMS messages can't be sent from MacBook. I can receive though. Messages are forwarding from iPhone to MacBook properly.
I'm having this same issue and was not successful following the suggested solution on this thread. I'm wondering if I didn't turn the messages off on my Macbook Pro 14" correctly, could you explain how to do that?
This disconnect from imessage and restart didn't work for me.
To reiterate, I am receiving messages sms to my mac just fine. but my sent sms messages from my iphone do not show up on my mac and I cannot send sms messages from my mac.
I am having this issue, and it's been about 3 months. It's with an iPhone 15 Pro Max, and a 2024 MacBook Pro. Age of device doesn't seem to impact this bug, and it doesn't seem like something Apple is interested in looking into so most people just go without.
I am having exactly this problem. Every help advice I can find says to go to Settings/Messages/Text Message Forwarding in your iPhone - however, I DO NOT HAVE THIS OPTION in my iPhone - are you sure that something didn't change with system 17.5.1. I repeat - this option DOES NOT DISPLAY on my iPhone. I see that you didn't believe the earlier customer that they do not have that option, so I am attaching three screenshots of everything under Settings/Messages. Please advise this is a huge problem for me - I can't answer SMS texts on my work laptop at all!!! Synching works with iMessage both ways and with SMS of course only one way because I can't SMS text.
Most of the responders replying here, including you look at the phone for a solution. What my reply is about the MacBook settings and as stating the issue is with the phone is misleading and as such it deflects the solution from the problem in the MacBook. So what I am saying is leave the phone settings as they are - because if your phone is sending and receiving messages it makes sense that its settings are OK. Regards
Thank you SO much - this worked! Annoying to do all that, but SMS messages are back up and working again on my MacBook Pro. Thank you for taking the time to respond!
I'm glad to hear you got it working.
Yes I've turned on Text Message Forwarding. I've been receiving SMS messages to MacBook but when I try to send it always show 'Not Delivered'.
Unable to send text messages from MacBook
