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Why Suddenly texting is not syncing between devices?

I have been texting using my iPhone, iMac & iPad all day - no problem. Suddenly I just got a text from someone on an apple device & it only showed up on my iPhone. Had not changed anything in the way of settings to cause this to happen. Tried to reset the text forwarding on my phone & I don't get any texts at all on the computer or iPad so not getting any code that supposedly the phone is sending. Why was it working & now not & how do I fix this. I have the most recent OS on all my devices.

iPad, iOS 7, os 7 & itunes 11.1

Posted on Jan 30, 2018 6:14 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2018 8:02 AM

Hello SFirmin,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

I see that text messages aren't syncing between your iPhone, iMac and iPad. I'll be happy to help assist you with this.

It's important to make sure that you can seamlessly move between devices. Please make sure that all of the settings are correct in this support article: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch , specifically:

If you have an iPhone, the text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch as well. You can then continue the conversation from whichever device is closest to you.

Set up SMS and MMS messaging

Use this feature with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. Make sure that your devices are set up as follows:

  • Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  • On iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Make sure that the Apple ID at the top of the screen is the same Apple ID that you're using for iMessage on your other devices. Add a check to your phone number and email address, so that you can be reached by iMessage at both. Do the same on your iPad or iPod touch.
  • On iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding, then choose which devices to allow to send and receive text messages from this iPhone. If you're using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
  • On Mac, open Messages, then choose Messages > Preferences. Click Accounts, then select your iMessage account. Make sure that the Apple ID shown here is the same Apple ID that you're using on your other devices. Add a check to your phone number and email address.

Use SMS and MMS messaging

User uploaded file

To use this feature, just start conversations as normal in the Messages app on any of your devices. You can also start a conversation by clicking a phone number in Safari, Contacts, Calendar, or other apps that detect phone numbers. All of your incoming and outgoing messages appear on all of your devices.


Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers.
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Jan 31, 2018 8:02 AM in response to SFirmin

Hello SFirmin,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

I see that text messages aren't syncing between your iPhone, iMac and iPad. I'll be happy to help assist you with this.

It's important to make sure that you can seamlessly move between devices. Please make sure that all of the settings are correct in this support article: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch , specifically:

If you have an iPhone, the text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone can appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch as well. You can then continue the conversation from whichever device is closest to you.

Set up SMS and MMS messaging

Use this feature with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. Make sure that your devices are set up as follows:

  • Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  • On iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Make sure that the Apple ID at the top of the screen is the same Apple ID that you're using for iMessage on your other devices. Add a check to your phone number and email address, so that you can be reached by iMessage at both. Do the same on your iPad or iPod touch.
  • On iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding, then choose which devices to allow to send and receive text messages from this iPhone. If you're using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
  • On Mac, open Messages, then choose Messages > Preferences. Click Accounts, then select your iMessage account. Make sure that the Apple ID shown here is the same Apple ID that you're using on your other devices. Add a check to your phone number and email address.

Use SMS and MMS messaging

User uploaded file

To use this feature, just start conversations as normal in the Messages app on any of your devices. You can also start a conversation by clicking a phone number in Safari, Contacts, Calendar, or other apps that detect phone numbers. All of your incoming and outgoing messages appear on all of your devices.


Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers.
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