Do non-iPhone Messages Sync?

Question

Do non-iPhone Messages Sync?

I'm running 10.8.2 on my Mac and iOS 6 on my iPhone and iPad. I have confirmed that all Messages apps are logged in with the same Apple ID. And, I've confirmed that my phone number is synced to all devices. When I receive messages from other iOS 6 and/or 10.8.2 users, everything syncs across devices. However, when I receive a text from someone that's not using an iPhone, it only goes to my iPhone and doesn't sync up across devices. Is this how it's supposed to work? Or, should all text messages go to all devices since I have my phone number associated with them?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM

Posted on Sep 20, 2012 1:56 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

Nick LDN

Level 4

2,069 points

Sep 20, 2012 2:04 PM in response to Gregory McBride

Only messages sent as iMessages are delivered to all your iMessage-enabled devices, which means the sender must be using the Messages app on a Mac or iDevice.

If someone sends you a regular SMS/text from a non-Apple phone which is (of course) not iMessage-enabled, then it'll be just like the old days - they can only send the text to your phone number, and it'll only be delivered to your phone.

Reply

Answer 2

Sep 20, 2012 2:08 PM in response to Nick LDN

Thanks for the clarification. For some reason, I thought that all phone number would work. Guess I was dreaming. 🙂 Maybe one day, that'll be the case. That would be nice!

Reply