i am having a problem with imessages i can receive messages but i cant send ones it shows that my account is inactive and i need to sign in but i am already signed in

Hi,

Please start your own thread as this one is over 3 years old.

As each of the OS Communities (Forums) can have posts tagged fro a specific area of the OS you can tagged your post with Messages in Mountain Lion through to Sierra.

That way we tend to know which OS and which version of the Messages App you have.

It will be useful to know which things you have tried as well.

7:33 pm Saturday; January 7, 2017

i have the same problem i need to solve it 😟 any help

Hi,

So in Messages (App Menu) > Preferences > Accounts you can see the iMessages account but the box (Enable this account) is unticked and under the account in the list on the left it says Inactive?

Which version of Messages have you updated to ?

What were you using before ?

NOTE: both Mavericks and Yosemite called their Versions "Messages 8" although they are different.

If the iMessages account is Inactive I am unaware of any way it can receive iMessages.

In the Main Window where the chats and conversations are listed what is the info in the left hand end of the text field to type new text before sending ?

It can say it is sending from AIM (and also the Buddy List name if you have more then one AIM account)

It can of course say iMessage.

If you go to the "To" spot it becomes a Drop down.

It will tell you if it is an Apple ID or an iPhone Number and whether it is iMessages, Text or another account that is being used.

This Conversation is currently addressed to the person's iPhone Number.

I list two Apple IDs for them as well (and a Land Line that thinks it might be an iMessages option).

If you can have AIM and iMessages chats and conversations with the same person the list will be longer.

This will tell you what sort of messages are arriving.

(Some may say Text as well)

8:40 pm Sunday; December 13, 2015

Test.

The Front page filtered for New Posts shows me this thread has a new post.

I cannot see it and sometimes that does happen and a new Post will reveal it.

If it has been removed by the Hosts I will be stuck for a while.

EDIT just a quirk it seems.

8:44 pm Wednesday; November 30, 2016

I Can't get in to my messages Plz help