My messages seems to synchronise ok between my apple devices but when i delete a message on my iMac 12.6.7 messages app it doesn't delete on my iPhone x 16.5.1 messages app. What should i do?
iPhone X
That was a long-time issue, which Apple finally remedied in Monterey by adding one check box.
Open Messages on your Mac, then its settings. Click on the iMessage tab, then make sure this check box is on.
That was a long-time issue, which Apple finally remedied in Monterey by adding one check box.
Open Messages on your Mac, then its settings. Click on the iMessage tab, then make sure this check box is on.
Thanks for following! I also have a MacBook Pro on Ventura 13.4.1 and unlike you, when I delete a message on it, that message is deleted on all my other Apple devices (iMac and iPhone). I feel like the setting of the messages app on my mac is preventing it from deleting messages on my iCloud account. Any ideas?
It may be how the devices are set up. On my Mac, iPhone and iPad, all three are set identically.
Under "You can receive messages…", I have my cell phone listed first and my email second. Both check marks on.
Under "Start new conversations from", both are listed again, but the cell phone is listed first and is the only one with a check mark. Mainly because you can only choose one item under that heading.
It's only a guess on my part that my setup works this way. All I know is it does. Any message I receive, reply to or delete cascades to the other two devices no matter which one I perform a function on.
Thanks Kurt, i have checked and my mac, my macbook pro and my iPhone are set identically under "Stat new conversations from" and on "Start new conversations from". It doesn't seem to be it. Any other ideas?
The only other thing I could suggest is checking the Messages settings in iOS. On both my iPad and iPhone (iOS 16.5.1) the iMessage slider is on/green (of course). But also Sends as SMS, MMS Messaging and Group Messaging.
Beyond that, maybe after confirming the settings, restart each device so they have to resync.
I checked again to be sure. What I listed above are the named options on an iPhone 14 Pro under iOS 16.5.1.
But on my 6th gen iPad (also iOS 16.5.1), the choices are quite different. I made the mistake of assuming they'd be the same since it's the same level of iOS.
Anyway, for the iPad, iMessage is on. The phone number/address for send and receive are the same. Beyond that, Shared with You, Send Read Receipts, Show Subject Field and Notify Me are on. The other options on the iPhone don't exist on the iPad.
Despite the drastically different option choices, they do sync.
And that may be directly related to how Apple releases their OS's. Almost every time there's an update or upgrade to iOS, there's a macOS update/upgrade. Meaning, it may be important to always have the latest OS installed on each device. But I'm once again guessing on that.
Thanks Kurt, i found iMessage and Send by SMS and there both on/green, but i cannot find Sends as MMS and Group Messaging. Do you mean Service MMS?
That's not a bug. I don't think Apple has added that yet. I have a 2023 MacBook Pro and it doesn't delete messages from my iPhone either.
Thanks for the tip!
Already activated. Any other ideas?
I’m not too sure then.
Why are my text messages not deleted on my iPhone once I delete them from my iMac?
