Text Messaging from Mac
How do I set up my Mac so I can text from it to a number on an android phone?
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
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How do I set up my Mac so I can text from it to a number on an android phone?
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
Hi break7bg,
The feature that will allow you to use SMS messaging (messages to non-Apple devices) from your Mac is called Text Message Forwarding. The support article Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad outlines how that can be configured on your active iPhone and then set up on the Mac:
"Automatically forward texts to your other devices
2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.
If you don't see Text Message Forwarding, go to Settings > Messages. Turn off iMessage, then 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.
3. Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone:
4. If you choose a device that isn't using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
As long as your iPhone is turned on and connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network, new SMS/MMS texts can be sent and received on the devices that you added."
Regards.
Hi break7bg,
The feature that will allow you to use SMS messaging (messages to non-Apple devices) from your Mac is called Text Message Forwarding. The support article Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac or iPad outlines how that can be configured on your active iPhone and then set up on the Mac:
"Automatically forward texts to your other devices
2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.
If you don't see Text Message Forwarding, go to Settings > Messages. Turn off iMessage, then 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.
3. Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone:
4. If you choose a device that isn't using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
As long as your iPhone is turned on and connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network, new SMS/MMS texts can be sent and received on the devices that you added."
Regards.
I did that, but realized later that I needed to reboot the Mac and iPhone. Once that happened, it was like it had been there all along.
Text Messaging from Mac