Ipad Iphone 8.1 Mac Mini Yosemite. All of them on the same wireless network as required. Activate test message forwarding on phone, request code, no code shows on wither device & I can't find detailed instructions.
How when & where is this code displayed?
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
if it helps anyone, in my case, I decided to check FaceTime on the iPhone, I got a message that said activation unsuccesful, so I turned it on and off and immediately I got a message in both my mac and iPad to add my phone number, after that I was able to enable message forwarding
Here's how I fixed it:
Been without text message forwarding for many months. Good to have it back.
I didn't need to sign out of iCloud to fix this. I checked the settings on both Mac and iPhone, and changed the 'Start new conversations from' setting to the same address. I don't know why, but this seemed to kick things into action.
Worked for me. As soon as I checked the box next to my phone number the verification code appeared on my computer.
Nevertheless, it seems asinine that you have through all this to activate sms forwarding. Enabling forwarding directly form the iPhone should be enough to prompt the code and activate the service.
Here's my experience with this issue:
You do not have to have your various email addresses selected. (I leave mine un-checked so that folks are not starting multiple iMessage conversations with me accidentally, one with my phone number, one with my email, etc.)
You'll need to go into your Message settings on your iPhone, and even if iMessage is turned on, scroll down to 'Send & Receive' and sign out/in to your Apple ID. Mine didn't show as signed-in even though I had been receiving messages just fine prior to attempting to pair with my Mac.
Hope this helps.
You can also simply enter a wrong code, then an error message will appear on your Mac. After that, try again and it will come up with the code.
text message forwarding code does not show up
