iMessage will not sync with iPhone
iMessage used to sync between my MacBook Pro and iPhone but is no longer doing so. I have followed the suggested "fixes" in various threads here as well as elsewhere. Here is information about my devices:
MacBook Pro running El Capitan v-10.11.2
iPhone 5 v-9.2
On my Mac, when I open iMessage, each of the contacts have the word "Offline" below their names. The selected contact, in the "To" field has their name in a red background and each time I try to send a message I receive a "Not Delivered" notification. When I open iMessage Preferences > Accounts - there are two accounts listed: my iCloud / Apple iMessage account and Bonjour. Both are "greyed out" and not accessible when I click on them. My iCloud / Apple iMessage account says "(inactive)".
In System Preferences > iCloud - I am signed into iCloud
I exactly followed the steps in the sequence suggested by both GregCAust and brenden dv at this thread Text Message Forwarding confirm code won't show up in Mac without success. I repeated the steps suggested in each several times.
On my iPhone, when I navigate to Settings > Messages - turn off iMessage then turn it back on, once it activates and presents the "Text Message Forwarding" option, after tapping on the button activating it, I receive the "Text Message Forwarding" message where I can enter the code that will be shown on my Mac but the code never appears on my Mac.
However, when I activate iMessage on my iPhone, I do get the following message on my Mac: "Your Apple ID and phone number are now being used for iMessage on a new iPhone. If you recently signed into "iPhone" you can ignore this notification." After clicking on OK in that message, then trying to activate Text Message Forwarding again, I still do not get notification of a code shown on my Mac. When I try to send another message in iMessage on my Mac, I still receive a Not Delivered notification and the SMS message bubble is green.
Hopefully someone can help. Thanks