#WHERE IS CODE ON MAC FOR TEXT MESSAGE FORWARDING HOW TO#
How to send a text from a Mac if your friend doesn't have an iPhone The messages will also appear on your iPhone so there will be continuity. Once you've logged into your Apple ID in Messages on your Mac you will be able to receive iMessages sent by your iPhone-using friends. When you're finished, press return to send it. If your friend is able to receive iMessages simply type your message in the field marked iMessage.It depends on whether your contact details are set up on their phone.) (Note that an iMessage sent this way may arrive on your friend's phone with your Apple ID email address as the identifier rather than your phone number. This means they will receive your text as an iMessage, sent via Apple's servers. If your friend has an iPhone you can tell because their number will gain a blue box.Alternatively, if you've synced your Contacts file with your Mac you should be able to click on the + sign to add people from your Contacts.Place your cursor in the To: field and type the phone number or email address for the friend you wish to contact (the email address should be one they use for iMessage).Select the new message icon (the square icon beside the Search field).Sign in using the Apple ID that's associated with your iPhone.Click on the Messages icon in the Dock at the bottom of the screen (it's a blue speech bubble), or search by pressing Cmd + Space bar and start to type Messages.In this article we show how to send and receive both. iMessages are sent via Apple's servers, and normal text messages are routed via your iPhone. There are actually two different types of messages you can send and receive on your Mac. Using the Messages app on the Mac it is possible to send and receive SMS text messages and iMessages without even getting your iPhone out of your bag. I appreciate any comments good or bad on this guide.Over the years lots of iPhone and iPad apps have made it over to the Mac, including Notes, Maps, Photos, iBooks and Messages. Hope you find this guide useful, and enjoy! To use it, simply compose or reply to a message on your iPad, iPod Touch or Mac, as if it was an iMessage, except now you can also compose and reply to SMS messages and, if enabled and supported by your carrier, MMS messages. (optional) Now do this for any other device(s) you wish to set up for text message forwarding. If successful, your device will be enabled for text message forwarding!ĥ. The mac needs to have the Messages app open and in the foreground before the number will be displayed.Ĥ. The iPad or iPod Touch needs to be unlocked in order for the number to be shown. Please enter the number exactly as shown.
You will be prompted to enter the six digit number displayed on the device you are setting up for text message forwarding. The device displayed should look like this:ģ. On your iPhone, go to settings, double tap messages then double tap text message forwarding.Ģ. Now that's out the way let's get started.ġ. If you plan to enable your mac for text message forwarding, it must be running OS X Yosemite or later.
Second, you must have any iPad or iPod Touch, also running at least iOS 8.1. I am here to proudly bring you instructions on how to set up text message forwarding under iOS 8.1 and later.įirst, you must have an iPhone 4s or later running at least iOS 8.1.
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