Some texts transfer between my iPhone and my Mac, others don't

Why does this happen. I get some messages on my iPhone,but not all, WHY?

can I fix it in settings?


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 31, 2024 1:05 PM

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Jun 2, 2024 3:20 AM in response to brucecarey

Messages on Mac are forwarded through an iPhone.


  1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
  2. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*



Since you said the same mewssages is not on your iPhone there there are only two possibilities

  1. The messages is deleted on your iPhone. Enable  Guided Access before handing over an iPhone to kids
  2. The message is forwarded from another iPhone which uses the same Apple ID but a different Phone number.


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