Can' sign in to iMessage on MacBook M1 with Sonoma...

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Can' sign in to iMessage on MacBook M1 with Sonoma...

I've tried everything on the Apple guidelines for this (If you can't sign in to your iMessage account or FaceTime on your Mac – Apple Support (UK) - signed in and out on my iphone successfully, changed my password - restarted my mac... but it just sits spinning trying to sign in to iMessage... the 'sign out' button is displayed, perhaps showing that it thinks it has signed in, but you can't click that either - it doesn't change the sign-in screen.

Any further ideas would be appreciated.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 6, 2023 2:11 AM

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Answer 1

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brbo

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Oct 6, 2023 5:38 PM in response to Sumner Milford

Hi Sumner Milford,

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community :-)

Re: Can' sign in to iMessage on MacBook M1 with Sonoma...

Wondering if you may need to sign out with the old password and sign in with the new password.

(If not possible as is, then you could try to "Force Quit" Messages, before re-opening it)

or

whether this article from Apple Support (link below) may be helpful.

Set up Messages on Mac - Apple Support

Else: See what to do: If an app on your Mac stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open - Apple Support

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If needed: Messages Support website (info. / support / contact):

Messages for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Official Apple Support

All the best :-)

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Answer 2

Oct 11, 2023 8:03 AM in response to brbo

Thanks for the ideas...

I finally got it to register iMessage properly by using the mobile data on my phone to connect to the internet instead of my home router, which obviously has some firewall settings that I'm not aware of (I've never changed the default settings on the router).

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brbo

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Oct 11, 2023 4:23 PM in response to Sumner Milford

Thank you kindly for replying, and for sharing what has worked for you!

Tips on wi-fi settings, if needed: Change Wi-Fi settings on Mac - Apple Support )

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