imessage text box disappeared on Macbook group chat

Okay, the solution I’ve found so far is to re-add myself on the devices that work. For instance: text thread A works on my MacBook AND Mac mini, but not my iPhone. I had to re-add myself not only on the MacBook but also the mini- THEN it worked on my phone. Absolutely ridiculous bug but it works. So for now, make sure you are added on all devices to whatever thread and it should work. 🙄

Same. Started happening after updating to MacOS 14.6.1. I am on an M3 MacBook Air.

I'm in the exact same situation. The group chat on my iPhone is 100% fine. However, on my MBP there is no Reply box at all. When new messages are sent to the group chat, they show up fine on my MBP, I just have no way at all to Reply on my MBP as there is no way to type.

No solution for me as of yet. I've tried a number of suggestions but it hasn't helped, such as starting a new group chat with the same individuals, signing out and back into iMessage on my MBP. Nothing has worked.

This did not work. I have the same problem. I can see the texts in real time, but can not react, nor text. There is no emoji picker or app store icon, or even a rounded box. Here are the solutions I have tried:

• no message input box in Messages - Apple Community
• https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/177712/text-box-not-appearing-in-a-messages-conversation

Once I have some time today, I'll try out this: Missing input box in messages - Apple Community

(Here's a picture of what my problem looks like)

Has anyone had any progress on this? This is really annoying because i don't have a phone right now. I'm forced to text from my apple watch when I need to communicate with this group chat.

I have the same issue also... I have tried signing in and out. Tried restarted computer. Tried deleting chat and restarting. Tried starting new chat group. Extremely frustrating as I cannot reply or send files to group chat from Mac. What has happened to Apple recently? It used to be a reason for now nearly 20years I have been a Mac Guy - but now it seems very unreliable in many areas?! When will this be fixed?!

I came here with the same issue. I hesitated to continue the complaint, but maybe one more will help Apple fix it. I have it on several different threads, and they are vice versa on whether they work on my iPhone, MacBook, or Mac Mini. It's very strange. I'm not sure why different devices handle the same group thread, on the same cloud, differently. APPLE, PLEASE HELP!!! This is very frustrating!

Still not working or an update. I have switched some groups to now WhatsAPP. After now a 18 year Mac use and a BIG Apple Fan, I find myself wishing and hoping for an alternative to Apple. I am not the only one! There were never these bugs prior, and if there were they would be fixed immediately. For over one month my FaceTime was also not working on Mac - for ONE month. Truly unbelievable. Get your S..t together Apple!

Well, I said this but it only works for a limited time and text thread A’s message box has disappeared on my iPhone again and I’m not near my other computers to add myself back… So, the bug is still bugging! 🤬

The RCS/SMS fix suggested by k_b_erwin worked...for a while, but the text boxes are gone again (MBP and iPad Pro 13-inch). More worryingly, the box disappeared on my iPhone (14) for a bit, too, though a restart seems to have fixed that. All systems are using the latest version of iOS/Sequoia.

I've noticed that my messages just aren't syncing correctly anymore. My MacBook is used for work, so once I'm done with that for the day and primarily use my phone in the evenings, the next day when I open my laptop, there are a lot of "unread" messages that I did read on my phone. Once I initiate a sync on both devices, the box disappears again.

How does one force send a message as an SMS, not iMessage. When I turn off iMessage on the phone I can't send anything to the thread and just receive "Cannot Send Message. iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message."

Re: same issue, MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.1.1 does not have the text box available in the thread, however is fine on iPhone 15 Pro and iPad.

You don't turn off iMessage, you turn off RCS. In your phone, go to Settings > Apps, Messages > RCS and then toggle the switch off. From your phone, type a message in the affected chat, then toggle RCS back on.

I’m in the exact same boat and my group threads are coming through split up now on my MBP. Phone and iPad is working just fine.

it works, sign out then, sign in again. Thank You