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Q: I can't send iMessages from my Mac?

Recently I have not been able to send or receive any imessages from my Mac.  I can send/receive them from my iPad mini.

When I try to send a message their name turns red and it says that "insert email/phone" is not registered with iMessage.

Like I said, this problem is recent, and I have been able to send them before, so I am not sure what it could be.  I have tried

logging out of iCloud on my Mac, and Logging out of iMessages as well.  It hasn't helped yet.

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), Late 2008, 8GB RAM

Posted on Jan 29, 2014 2:24 PM

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  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) May 31, 2014 11:50 AM in response to builder31
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    May 31, 2014 11:50 AM in response to builder31

    At this point, if it is working, don't mess with it.

     

     

     

     

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    7:50 pm      Saturday; May 31, 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
  • by SystemLogic,

    SystemLogic SystemLogic Aug 4, 2014 2:50 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Aug 4, 2014 2:50 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    Hello,

    it happened on my Mac, Mavericks.

    In the beginning I can't send an iMessage, however I can receive them. At the moment I can't sign in into my account.

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  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Aug 5, 2014 11:07 AM in response to SystemLogic
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    Aug 5, 2014 11:07 AM in response to SystemLogic

    Hi,

     

    Try adding a Public DNS server IP address to the Network settings.

    http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/free-public-dns-servers.htm

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    7:07 pm      Tuesday; August 5, 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
  • by Jason_1989,

    Jason_1989 Jason_1989 Apr 6, 2015 3:51 AM in response to epsilon311
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    Apr 6, 2015 3:51 AM in response to epsilon311

    I had the same problem! this fixed it

     

    Follow these steps to set up text message forwarding on your iPhone:

    1. Click on the Messages app in your Mac to open it.
    2. Move to the iPhone. Tap Settings > Messages.
    3. Tap Text Message Forwarding.
    4. You should see a list of all your devices linked to the Apple ID. Tap the one you want to send and receive messages to On.
    5. You should see a six-digit code appear on in Messages on the Mac. And on the iPhone an alert window will appear marked Text Message Forwarding.
    6. Enter the six digit code displayed in Messages on the Mac into the alert window on the iPhone and tap Allow.
  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Apr 6, 2015 11:34 AM in response to Jason_1989
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    Apr 6, 2015 11:34 AM in response to Jason_1989

    HI,

     

    Several things.

     

    1) This post is in Mavericks and the Answer you supply deals with Yosemite (only).

    2) the Original Questions only applies to iMessages - where each Contact says it is "Not Registered"  on the Mac (whilst working on an iPhone) - and your answer deals with a feature in the iOS 8 and Yosemite Combo that is set on the iPhone.

     

    3) The Question  was posted before Yosemite came Out  and therefore cannot conceivably be the "Same Issue " that you had.

     

    4) As the 1-6 steps you list are the set up steps anyway for the feature  you list they didn't actually solve any issue. (In my book not setting it up in the first place is not an issue with the app or a particular feature of it).

     

    Have a good Easter.

     

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    7:34 pm      Monday; April 6, 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
  • by Jason_1989,

    Jason_1989 Jason_1989 Apr 7, 2015 6:14 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Apr 7, 2015 6:14 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    I know what you mean, this method works with both Yosemite and mavericks, I too was not able to send any iMessage from my mac, it would turn read and just would not send after of a few days and not been able to repair it, I phone apple and according to them, they said they reason for this was because the person I was trying to contact  has not got a iPhone, and i did not agree as I been using iMessage to contact everyone in my phonebook for a couple of years now, so for hours i looked through settings, changing things updateting things if needed to evan doing a full fresh install and still nothing, and then just before I gave up i found those settings on my phone, you're mac don't send texts, it connects to you're phone and sends it but in order to do so you have to set the correct settings on the phone for it to except sms forwarding. I was sending messages one day and the next i couldn't, no update or settings changing was done, it just automatically  was changed

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Apr 8, 2015 12:02 PM in response to Jason_1989
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    Apr 8, 2015 12:02 PM in response to Jason_1989

    Hello ??!!

     

    You Posted this:-

     

    Follow these steps to set up text message forwarding on your iPhone:

    1. Click on the Messages app in your Mac to open it.
    2. Move to the iPhone. Tap Settings > Messages.
    3. Tap Text Message Forwarding.
    4. You should see a list of all your devices linked to the Apple ID. Tap the one you want to send and receive messages to On.
    5. You should see a six-digit code appear on in Messages on the Mac. And on the iPhone an alert window will appear marked Text Message Forwarding.
    6. Enter the six digit code displayed in Messages on the Mac into the alert window on the iPhone and tap Allow.

     

    This can only be done on an iOS 8 iPhone but has NO EFFECT to the Mavericks version of Messages and it's iMessages account as this Version CANNOT do Text Forwarding and accept SMS/Text - there is no part in the App that can generate the 6 digit Code.

     

    Your insistence that is works in both Yosemite and Mavericks is erroneous.

    I am posting again to correct this error so that other people have the right information.

     

    There are instances where resetting the iPhone to make sure the iPhone Number is registered/verified with the iMessages servers is a valid thing to do.

     

     

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    8:01 pm      Wednesday; April 8, 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
  • by Crystaltear,

    Crystaltear Crystaltear Nov 16, 2015 2:26 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Nov 16, 2015 2:26 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    your solution helped me. Thanks

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Nov 17, 2015 11:55 AM in response to Crystaltear
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    Nov 17, 2015 11:55 AM in response to Crystaltear

    You're welcome.

     

     

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    7:55 pm      Tuesday; November 17, 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
  • by Sylviepw,

    Sylviepw Sylviepw Jul 3, 2016 12:26 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Jul 3, 2016 12:26 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    This was awesome, it worked a treat after I restarted the system, it asked for my appleID and my password and I was back on track. Thank very much Ralph your advice is much appreciated.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Jul 3, 2016 12:28 PM in response to Sylviepw
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    Jul 3, 2016 12:28 PM in response to Sylviepw

    You too are welcome.

     

     

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    8:28 pm      Sunday; July 3, 2016

     

      iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (El Capitan)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     iPhone and an iPad (2)
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