how to merge phone number with imessage on 10.8.2

HI,

You are correct.

iOS 6 and OS X 10.8.2 gets the Phone and the Mac to then ask and confirm if you want to use the Phone Number on the Mac.

8:51 PM Wednesday; September 19, 2012

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HI,

I was looking at this again myself just yesterday while I was posting here.

My own iPhones (I have two) have one Apple ID each.

One is linked to Messages App on the Mac and that particular iPhone Number.

However on both of the iPhones when I look in Settings > Messages > Send and receive the actual number for that iPhone is Greyed out.

Today nearly 24 hours later after I had tried to set one phone Number and removed the Apple ID to see if the number would pop up as dark text I received one of the Messages Alert text to say it wanted to add the second Phone Number and the Apple ID from the Messages app and other iPhone.

On Checking my second phone I find that the 1st Phones number is now an Alternative as well as the 1st phone's Apple ID although neither are ticked.

ALSO the iPhone Number itself is now ticked.

Messages is now showing both Apple IDs and both iPhone Numbers (Something I was trying to Avoid) although the second phones detail's are not active.

So...

It seems that the OS X 10.8.2 and iOS 6.0.1 combo does isolate the iPhone Number.

I did the Mac first (which also updates Messages to version 7.0.1) and the the iOS devices.

I did remove the Apple ID on one iPhone and this iPhone now has it's Number ticked (even though it is still greyed out).

The Notification on the Mac should not have happened in my book (Different iPhone Number and Different Apple ID.

NOTE.

When you do remove the listed Apple ID you get a message warning showing up that says iMessages anywhere will not be able to use the Apple ID

This does not appear to be true as I also removed the 1st phones Apple ID from the list on the second iPhone and the 1st is still listing it and accepting calls (as is the Mac)

8:09 PM Monday; November 26, 2012

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HI,

On the iPhone remove the Apple ID. (Settings > Messages > Send and Receive)

Wait for small amount of time.

In the same Settings turn Off iMessages.

Wait for some time (about 2 mins)

Restart the iMessages part of Messages.

(My Mac did not tell me for nearly 24 hours and and that point I checked the iPhone again and the greyed out number was ticked).

8:01 PM Tuesday; November 27, 2012

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Hi,

No.

9:32 PM Monday; December 10, 2012

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Hi,

On my iPhone's the number is not listed with a Country code and is laid out like this xxxxxxxxxxxxx

However by the time shows up on the Messages up on the Mac it has the country code added and is in the Country code xxx - xxx - xxxx format.

8:45 PM Tuesday; December 11, 2012

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Hi,

Try it the other way round.

Delete the Apple ID on the iPhone

Turn Messages Off on the iPhone

Turn It On again after a few minutes wait.

Check the iPhone Number is now ticked as the only Send and Receive ID

When it is showing as ticked then Add the Apple ID to the iPhone.

When that has been Added restart Message on the Mac.

You will get a pop up message about the iPhone using it's number and the Apple ID with the options to Accept or Deny.

Both will list the iPhone Number and the Apple ID is different from Messages on the Mac.

However the Accept will also tick them to make them active.

7:43 PM Wednesday; December 12, 2012

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HI,

Should read:-

Make sure you are on WiFi and have your mac on.

1. Open iChat Messages app

2. Go to preferences.

3. Sign out of the iMessage account.

4. Go to your iPhone, Sign Out of both iMessage and Facetime. Anything within the Message and Facetime section on the iPhone. TURN IT ALL OFF.

5. Restart the iPhone.

6. Turn on FaceTime & then turn on iMessage in your iPhone only.

7. Once the iPhone activates FaceTime & iMessage. You should receive a popup on your Mac.

8. The pop up will list the e-mails and not the phone number. No worries..

9. Go into iChat Messages preferences and log into the iMessage account.

Once logged into iChat Messages and the iMessages account, you should received 2 or 3 pop-ups that say the phone number was added to FaceTime and iMessage...

9:07 PM Thursday; December 13, 2012

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Hi,

No.

It has to be a iPhone or iPad (with Cell/mobile number) that is running iOS 6

Other phones will not work as they cannot run Messages

7:58 PM Monday; December 24, 2012

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HI,

After removing the Apple ID from the iPhone (so the number becomes the principle ID) are you disabling Messages or putting the iPhone into Airplane mode for a few minutes to break with the iMessages Server ?

I used the Airplane Mode.

On going to Settings > Messages > Send and Receive afterwards the number was then ticked (even though th option was till greyed out.

I added back the Apple ID

I then restated Messages on the Mac.

This then showed the pop up alert type messages about the iPhone using it's number and the Apple ID

10:43 PM Friday; March 15, 2013

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Hi,

Just a note.

I put the iPhone only in Airplane mode after removing the Apple ID

I did not touch my iPad during any of this.

I restarted my Messages app on the Mac but I may have "jumped the gun" on the pop up message arriving and it was then coincidence that the pop up about the iPhone using the Number and Apple ID appeard on restart.

9:50 PM Saturday; March 16, 2013

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How to add phone number to IMAC. Once this is done you can text from the iphone, walk in your home and continue same conversation from my ipad, and then I can walk in my office and continue same text conversation on my PC. The complete text shows on all devices.

Ralph is correct. I read articles and tried many things and nothing worked until I read Ralphs post.

It is in the iphone4s or above. My iphone reset and my imessage on imac quit working.

IPHONE Settings>messages>Send&Recieve and tap on Apple ID to make sure it is activated to send messages through.

Then this appeared on my imac and iphone

The number is added through Apple ID once you have it turned on both devices.

HI,

On the iPhone in Settings > Messages is the iPhone Number and the Apple ID both listed and ticked ?

In the "start Conversation From" which is the current info (number or ID) ?

I am understanding this correctly ?

You want one iPhone and one iPad to be linked but you only have one Apple ID between the four devices ?

8:28 pm Wednesday; October 2, 2013

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Hi,

I am not sure I follow the question.

You seemed to have linked to one of my replies on the first page and I can't see where I mention anything about any account.

Basically you have any Apple ID.

You can add it to an iPhone (in addition to the number) and it will be linked to the Number and you can then chose the Send From choice from the Receive At options (number and Apple ID)

This is done in Settings > Messages after your Enable the Messages app.

On the Mac you can use an Apple ID to "register" for iMessages.

If you have never used Messages on the Mac before it is the first thing it asks you.

If not open th Preferences from the Messages Menu in the Menu bar and then open the Accounts pane.

You add the Apple ID here.

It may ask you to answer an email to verify the Apple ID.

You start here and the Manage option to check if your Apple ID is verified.

Mine looks like this on that ID page

As you can see I managed to add a Second email and Verify that as the Primary Email and further down I added the original email and verified that.

This was because I linked the Apple ID to iCloud and also because it is a dial-up service email that I was hoping to drop but have not been able to.

As a consequence of that the page now want me to choose one but then only offers me the Original Apple ID in the drop down.

8:01 pm Friday; January 3, 2014

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Hi,

You did not need to give me Points but Thank you very much.

10:03 PM Wednesday; September 19, 2012

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I updated my phone to ios 6 & mountain lion 10.8.2 and I still don't know how to merge my phone # to my imessage on mac.. I'm tried restarting and going to imessage preferences and I can't find where to add my phone#.

Can anyone help me set this up please?