HT202549: Mac Basics: Messages helps you chat instantly

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WT13

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Q: I need help with my messages app on my macbook pro.

I'm trying to send/receive messages to/from my son who recently switched from iphone to android. I have a 4s running ios 7.1.2 if that matters. When I try to send him a message through the messages app on my laptop, it says "(his number) is not registered with imessage." But my daughter who has an iphone 5 says that she gets his messages on her macbook pro and can also send messages to him from the messages app on there.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Let me know if you need any more information.

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 6:20 PM

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by norm123,

norm123 Feb 25, 2015 6:55 AM in response to WT13
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Feb 25, 2015 6:55 AM in response to WT13

Hi WT13,

You can do that too but not with the current configuration that you have. To get SMS messages on your Mac, you would need to have iOS 8 on your iPhone and also be running OS X Yosemite on your Mac. Once you have that set up then you can enable SMS messages to have them forward to your Mac.

System requirements for Continuity on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6555

Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6337

Take it easy,
-Norm G.
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