Jholinto

Q: i can't see my iPhone texts on mac iMessage

I finally got it to sync with the iPhone but i still can't see my old texts on my mac... please help

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 26, 2016 5:14 PM

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Feb 27, 2016 1:47 AM in response to Jholinto
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    Feb 27, 2016 1:47 AM in response to Jholinto

    To my knowledge and what I have seen on my Macs, previous Messages are not synced to the Mac after setting up Messages on the Mac to get Messages sent to the phone.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 27, 2016 12:59 PM in response to Jholinto
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    Feb 27, 2016 12:59 PM in response to Jholinto

    Hi,

     

    As has been said it only works from the moment the Apple ID is added to the iPhone and they become linked.

    Text Forwarding (SMS syncing) will only work from the minute the Code number that is generated on the Mac is entered on the iPhone for that function.

     

    If it was syncing and then did not for a while the chances are the in-between ones are "lost".

     

     

     

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