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Since updating to Mojave, iMessage on Mac is no longer able to send or receive SMS messages. You get the red exclamation point. I tried signing out of iMessage on the Mac. And also toggling the Text Forwarding to device on the iPhone. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Mojave (10.14)
After an hour of trying all these solutions... I found the solution!!
Make sure both devices are logged into the same iCloud account. Then, on your phone, after setting up iMessage, click "Text Forwarding" and choose which device you would also like to send SMS messages on!
So Simple!!
To get SMS to work on your MacOS you'll need to go to your iPhone, and turn on "text message forwarding". To do this, go to "Settings", then "Messages", then "Text Message Forwarding". There, select the computers and iPads you'd like to forward SMS messages to from your iPhone.
This is all you need to do and it should work. This is not a Mojave problem, but a settings issue on your iPhone. Perhaps you updated your iPhone, iPad, or your Mac recently. The old equipment is what's being looked for, you need to identify the new equipment.
This is a feature to set up on your SMS device, which is your iPhone. Go to "Settings" on your iPhone, then to "Messages" then to "Text Message Forwarding". I am running the latest iOS. In Text Message Forwarding, you'll see switches to pick the non-SMS devices (Mac, iPad).
After daily calls from Apple tech that the engineers are working on the problem, I've given up. The problem has become a timely distraction with no resolve. I'll put it on the stack with the FaceTime issue.
I tried all of the ways to fix this and nothing worked... Until I found this:
On your phone (the primary text device) go to 'Settings'-->'Messages'-->'Text Message Forwarding'-->and toggle which devices you want to send SMS from...
As soon as I did this it worked exactly and as perfectly as I would want or expect.
Cheers.
After upgrading to Mojave I am not able to see history of messages. In preferences I am not able to select "Save history".
Hi,
I faced the same issue and I will upload some screenshots so that you can apply the same settings which might help.
Open your MacBook --- Messages --- Preferences
I have the latest Mojave and iPhone iOS ? Where do you see “text message forwarding” anywhere here?
I mean , I have the latest iPhone iOS. No question mark. And the latest mojave. Where do you see “text message forwarding “? Do you work for apple? I think it is time for a new career.
Correct - this is exactly what I'm experience, just more thoroughly explained. Hoping Apple releases a fix.
I am having the same issue. Recently updated and now SMS are not coming through on my MacBook Pro. I tried everything I could think of and none of it worked.
I’m having the exact same issue. The text goes through on the phone but I’m my MacBook Pro I get the red exclamation mark and no update to the feed
Same. T-Mobile.
Confirming that SMS messages are working correctly on my iPhone XS Max but are not being related to my iMac. Running Mojave, non beta. Was working correctly in beta.
AT&T
Adding to the numbers - Same issue as above. Like others I have tried logging in and out. I've deleted threads and restarted them. Still not working as it used to. I use AT&T.
SMS not working on Mojave
