how do i receive text messages on mac
how do i receive text messages on macbook Pro?
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Hey emeryrd,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you want to have text messages that are sent to your iPhone to appear on your MacBook Pro. You've come to the right place for help with this. This feature is made available through continuity and allows you to seamlessly move between your devices. You can learn more about this and other features in the resource below.
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch
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Cheers.
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you want to have text messages that are sent to your iPhone to appear on your MacBook Pro. You've come to the right place for help with this. This feature is made available through continuity and allows you to seamlessly move between your devices. You can learn more about this and other features in the resource below.
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch
Specifically the section highlighted here:
I hope this information is helpful.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 not 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
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. Learn more about forwarding SMS/MMS messages from your iPhone to an iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
Cheers.
