"Messages from iPhone" icon keeps appearing in Dock

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"Messages from iPhone" icon keeps appearing in Dock

I went through this with Yosemite as well. Don't recall which step(s) resolved it, but things were fine until I upgraded to El Capitan. The 'Message' icon will not stop appearing on the left side of my Dock bar. I've done the following based on advice found in searches:

- opened iMessage and disabled my account (which is what all of our mobile devices are logged in using)

- opened System Preferences...Notifications, clicked 'Messages' on the left pane, selected 'None' and unchecked all 5 checkboxes

- rebooted

Inevitably, as soon as someone in the family gets a text, the "Messages from iPhone" thumbnail reappears. It's ridiculous, and it's maddening.

Hopefully someone has a solution...

Thanks

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on May 20, 2016 7:14 PM

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Answer 1

mmg410

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4 points

Mar 24, 2017 6:16 PM in response to Linc Davis

I was having this exact same issue Sierra 10.12.3 ... the Handoff suggestion seems to have fixed the issue. Appreciate you taking the time to respond and support the thread and community. *Two thumbs up*

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Answer 2

May 20, 2016 7:25 PM in response to WoodlandsAggie

WoodlandsAggie wrote:

The 'Message' icon... appearing on the left side of my Dock bar.

Hmm this is interesting because typically an activated icon that is not living in the Dock will appear on the right side (before the divvider.)

And you have control clicked on the icon> Remove from Dock and it comes back?

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Answer 3

May 20, 2016 7:40 PM in response to leroydouglas

Thanks for responding so quickly. The icon first appears on the left side of the Dock bar. After a few seconds it will go away, but of course will reappear later after another text. If I right-click that icon, I get only the "Open" option. If I select this option (or double-click the icon to begin with), the iMessage app pops up and of course the icon appears on the right edge of the Dock bar. Right-clicking that icon gives me these options:

New Message

My Statis: Offline

Options --> Keep in Dock, Open at Login, Show in Finder

Show All Windows

Hide

Quit

I've tried quitting the app, hiding it. Nothing works permanently.

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Answer 4

May 20, 2016 7:50 PM in response to WoodlandsAggie

WoodlandsAggie wrote:

Thanks for responding so quickly. The icon first appears on the left side of the Dock bar. After a few seconds it will go away, but of course will reappear later after another text. If I right-click that icon, I get only the "Open" option. If I select this option (or double-click the icon to begin with), the iMessage app pops up and of course the icon appears on the right edge of the Dock bar. Right-clicking that icon gives me these options:

New Message

My Statis: Offline

Options --> Keep in Dock, Open at Login, Show in Finder

Show All Windows

Hide

Quit

I've tried quitting the app, hiding it. Nothing works permanently.