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iMessage in Mavericks "Your message has not been sent"

After downloading Mavericks, i can use iMessage normaly.

But ""your message could not be sent, click try again to send this message"

this error message appears always, even if it works.

Any solutions ? Thanks.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 4:39 AM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2013 2:33 PM

Hi


Finder > Go Menu whilst hold ALT key > LIbrary > Preferences

Find and move to the Trash com.apple.ichat.plist and restart Messages





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10:32 pm Friday; October 25, 2013


 iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.4)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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Jul 18, 2014 12:37 PM in response to jcooker

Hi,


When the Apple ID is inactive (removed/signed out) in Messages on the iPhone it is only the iPhone Number that is left in in the Send and Receive options ?


Also in this state can you iMessages from the iPhone to the Apple ID (i.e only the Mac should be able to see the iMessage) ?


In addition can the Mac then iMessage back to your iPhone ?


If at this point the Mac version still can't even call your iPhone try this:-

Quit Messages if open.

In the Finder > GO Menu > Go to Folder enter ~/Library/Preferences in the dialogue box that appears.

In the Preferences find the com.apple.ids.service.com.apple.iMessage.plist and the com.apple.imessage.bag.plist

Drag both to the Trash.


Restart Messages.


The first of these .plists holds the Apple ID and the "Aliases" you use with it (according to your Mac's version)

The second holds the server iMessages was trying to connect with.
Deleting them and restarting the app will "refresh" them by creating new ones.

You will need to Add your Apple ID.

Once you can iMessages your own iPhone then add (Sign In) the Apple ID in the Messages setting on the iPhone.

You should then get the Pop ups on th Mac version which you need to Accept about the info for the iPhone.



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8:37 pm Friday; July 18, 2014


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Jul 19, 2014 11:37 AM in response to jcooker

Hi,


Glad to hear you are up and running.


The Original Poster of each thread is the one that can awards points to the people that reply.

Actually then can mark a reply has Helpful (X2) and one Correct post to a max of three different replies.


They can Award the symbols (Orange Stars fro Helpfuls and Green Ticks for Correct) to any reply including their own although they don't get points for that when they mark their Own post. However this does allow for what you just did - find the answer somewhere else and post it yourself.





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7:37 pm Saturday; July 19, 2014


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Mar 5, 2015 1:08 PM in response to ez1973

hi,


I have asked the pic be removed as it lists someone's number.


I don't know US phone number well enough to say if that is a valid iPhone number or not.

Is 562 an "area" code that means a Mobile Carrier service ?


IS this the only person this happens with ?



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9:08 pm Thursday; March 5, 2015


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Jul 16, 2015 1:57 PM in response to hnshipley

Hi,


Are you using two step verification of your Apple ID ?

If so, you need an Application Specific Password for Messages and the iMessages account.



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9:57 pm Thursday; July 16, 2015


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

Dec 7, 2015 1:30 PM in response to Geoff A

Hi,


That cannot be done.


The Apple ID needs to be working on the Mac in the Messages > iMessages account so that the Link works to the iPhone for iMessages first.

Then and if the Mac and iPhone are on the same LAN can Text Forwarding be set.



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9:30 pm Monday; December 7, 2015


 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

iMessage in Mavericks "Your message has not been sent"

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