samanthacm13
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Q: Texts and iMessage

I recently got the iPhone 6 and my text messages no longer appear on my MacBook Air. I see all iMessages on my computer but no texts.

Can anyone help? This feature was super helpful and saved me tons of time!

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 17, 2015 6:10 PM

by alex_h1,Solvedanswer
alex_h1 alex_h1
Community Specialists
A:

Hello samanthacm13,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

 

I see that you're no longer seeing SMS on your Mac.  First I would like you to verify you still have the feature configured, so please follow through the steps below.

 

SMS

With Continuity, send text messages from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch

With Continuity, all the SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can also appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch. You can also reply to your contacts from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad or Mac.

You can start a conversation in the Messages app or click a phone number in Safari, Contacts, or Calendar.

Set up SMS and MMS with Continuity

  1. You need iOS 8 or later on your iOS devices and OS X Yosemite or later on your Mac.
  2. Sign in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on your iPhone, your other iOS devices, and your Mac.
  3. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Add a check to both your phone number and email address. Then go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding and enable the device or devices that you want to forward messages to.
  4. Look for a code on the Mac, iPad, or iPod touch that you enabled. Then enter this verification code on your iPhone.

Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac

 

 

Take care.

Posted on Nov 19, 2015 6:08 AM

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    alex_h1 alex_h1 Nov 19, 2015 6:08 AM in response to samanthacm13
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    Nov 19, 2015 6:08 AM in response to samanthacm13

    Hello samanthacm13,

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    I see that you're no longer seeing SMS on your Mac.  First I would like you to verify you still have the feature configured, so please follow through the steps below.

     

    SMS

    With Continuity, send text messages from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch

    With Continuity, all the SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can also appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch. You can also reply to your contacts from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad or Mac.

    You can start a conversation in the Messages app or click a phone number in Safari, Contacts, or Calendar.

    Set up SMS and MMS with Continuity

    1. You need iOS 8 or later on your iOS devices and OS X Yosemite or later on your Mac.
    2. Sign in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on your iPhone, your other iOS devices, and your Mac.
    3. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Add a check to both your phone number and email address. Then go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding and enable the device or devices that you want to forward messages to.
    4. Look for a code on the Mac, iPad, or iPod touch that you enabled. Then enter this verification code on your iPhone.

    Use Continuity to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac

     

     

    Take care.