iMessage/iCloud Broken?

Hi Gioccino,

Messages is not enabled via iCloud. You simply need to set up your Messages account in the Messages app, selecting your various preferences to match those set up on your device:

Cheers,

GB

Hi,

It does seem that the Apple ID used in iMessages in Mavericks has to be an iCloud ID as well.

It was not the case in Messages 7.x.x in Mountain Lion or the beta version that ran from May to December 2012 in Lion.

If...

You had an Apple ID that is an email that is not from Apple (say a Google one for an example) and you linked to be an iCloud Account then you will have received and Apple Email to go with this.

If you did it really close to the end of MobileMe and the start of iCloud then you will have had one that ended @me.com and then later got an @iCloud.com one.

This will mean you can sign in to your On line view of your iCloud account with any one of these "IDs" (using the same Password).

However iMessages will treat them as separate IDs.

Also, using Gail's picture click on the Details button (you will have to Sign in separately) and check the Region or Country setting.

9:09 pm Tuesday; July 8, 2014

I'm not sure I followed you correctly, but having 2 Apple IDs can be a hassle at times. I know this from experience.

Hi,

At the time you did not have to join iCloud with your current Apple ID so you may not of done it.

However at the time those was lots of info that MobileMe as a paid service was coming to an end and was to be replaced by the free Service of iCloud.

As the new service was free I was attracted to signing up.

I used the Apple ID I have been signing to post here with rather than use one of the ones I created on the @mac.com server for iChat.

The Process was similar to signing up an @mac.com account where you listed an external (to Apple) email address in order to have a verification point and recovery email address.

The difference was you could also use existing ID already issued by Apple such as MobileMe accounts and older @mac.com ID that might be linked to MobileMe for mail purposes.

If you current Apple ID is not linked to iCloud you should be able to do that without creating a second Apple ID.

Having a second ID can be fraught with issues as Eric says if you create them when registering a new machine.

On the other hand having separate IDs for Mail and Messages/FaceTime and then again for iTunes can have benefits regarding unwanted spam in the cases of the first two and similar separation like credit cards and pin numbers.

Having said that care needs to be taken when considering what your second (separate) ID is going to be used for.

for the Points.

7:44 pm Sunday; July 13, 2014

Hi,

What I was trying to ask and to suggests is:-

Is the current Apple ID actually linked to iCloud ?

If not it seems this needs to be the case to use an Apple ID in Mavericks/Messages 8

8:10 pm Sunday; July 13, 2014

Hi,

That does seem odd that you can access the iCloud web page with your Google ID but then it will not work in Messages.

In System Preferences > Network > Advanced Button > DNS tab do you have DNS server listed ?

Some routers will pass on the ones from your ISP and these will be greyed out.

Sometimes the router's own IP is listed (Check the TCP/IP tab) and is most likely one that read 192.168.0.1 or similar.

This will be no good as it is not actually using a server on the internet to resolve the names or Web sites into the IP addresses (Messages taps into this to confirm your contact or Buddy is on the Internet).

If required add a Public DNS server or 2.

Also in System Preferences check the Date and Time pane to make sure it is set to the right time and Time Zone.

Confirm that the router is using the same Time Settings.

Messages uses Time Stamps during the messaging process but also in the set up stages.

8:56 pm Monday; July 14, 2014