HT201349: Add or remove your phone number in iMessage or FaceTime on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac
Learn about Add or remove your phone number in iMessage or FaceTime on your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac
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Dec 29, 2014 5:44 PM in response to sherrynewmacby leroydouglas,check your settings in iCloud on all devices.
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Dec 29, 2014 5:54 PM in response to leroydouglasby Rui C,I have the same problem.
But Messages settings are not in iCloud tab on iOS.
What do you suggest to check?
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Dec 29, 2014 6:06 PM in response to sherrynewmacby leroydouglas,iOS>Settings>Messages>Text Messages Forwarding>
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage - Apple Support
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Dec 29, 2014 6:10 PM in response to sherrynewmacby Barney-15E,Ymyou might try signing out of icloud on each of your devices, then sign back in. There isn't any particular setting that controls that as far as I know.
Are re they all set to uuse same addresses/phone numbers in Settings>Messages>Send & Receive?
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Dec 29, 2014 6:22 PM in response to Barney-15Eby Rui C,Yes, the same address in iPhone, iPad and Mac.
But if I delete one message in one device, it doesn't delete on the others.
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Dec 29, 2014 6:53 PM in response to Rui Cby Barney-15E,Rui C wrote:
But if I delete one message in one device, it doesn't delete on the others.
Yeah, I got that. That's why I suggested some troubleshooting steps to try to resolve that problem.
How ow about signing out, then back in?
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by Ralph Johns (UK),★HelpfulDec 31, 2014 1:28 PM in response to sherrynewmac
Ralph Johns (UK)
Dec 31, 2014 1:28 PM
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That is the way it works.
iMessages are sent individually to each device (once Syncing as it is called is set up).
Basically "syncing" is "Display one all Devices and nothing else.
What this does do is clear iMessages off your Phone but Save them in Messages on the Mac due to it's greater storage.
The upshot is if you don't want them at all you have to delete or at least dismiss on both (all) devices.
iMessages are pushed to the devices which means they are sent once.
They are then deleted from the server once the device has indicated it has been Received.
(you can consider each device to get it's own iMessages (even if it is the same on another device) meaning you you have three devices "synced" then the iMessages server send three times - but only once to each device).
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Jan 3, 2015 6:24 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)by sherrynewmac,Sorry for the late reply, I have been away.
Thank you for that, I thought that would be the case, shame it can't delete off all if you delete from one device.
Anyway, thank you so much for your advice
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by Ralph Johns (UK),Jan 4, 2015 12:28 PM in response to sherrynewmac
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