Now, enable your iPhone Number on your Mac.Check your iPhone for that Messages and Send a Reply.Manually type your iPhone Number in a New Message and Send.Disable the iPhone Number under You can be reached for messages at:.Sign Out of the Apple ID on all iDevices & Macs
Changing your email alternatives might also help in Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, under You can Be Reached By iMessage At and Start New Conversations From.Depending on how much you want or need those texts, try this step when it makes the most sense for you So think about deleting your old message threads on all iDevices, Macs, and Apple Watches to synchronize multiple Apple products with your Apple ID. Some readers tell us that deleting iMessages threads fixes this problem.This action forces your iPhone to go through the activation process again. Go to Settings > Messages > iMessage and toggle OFF and then back on. If your number is not ticked, your Messages App is not connecting to iMessage Servers.So you need to turn it off and back on again, allowing iMessage to restart and reconnect to Apple’s iMessages servers. Occasionally, your iPhone Number gets unticked. Next, in that same location( Settings > Messages > Send & Receive) make sure your iPhone Number is showing as a Grayed Out AND Ticked item. While in this Setting, verify that the Apple ID is indeed correct. If not, add that same e-mail address on all devices as another. Look under You Can Be Reached By iMessage At and check that the listed email address is the same as on all your other devices. Tap Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. This setting is your cell phone number on your iPhone by default. Complete this process on each iOS device you have. This particular fix helps syncing problems if you want to sync between iPhone and other iDevices (iPad or iPod Touch). From there, open by tapping Messages app on the home screen to sign in again with your Apple ID to activate iMessage. If you already activated iMessage, tap Settings > Message s then turn off iMessage. It is important to activate iMessage on all your iOS devices and computers using the same Apple ID. Make sure that iMessage is turned on ( Settings > Message s.) ReActivate
Additionally, your devices must have Bluetooth ON and be within BT range of one another (around 10 meters or 30 feet.) RequirementsĮnsure that you have a valid cellular or WiFi data connection. Handoff is Apple’s feature that allows you to continue working on one device where you left off on another.It only works when you sign into iCloud using the same Apple ID on all your devices and computers. Mac: Choose Apple Menu > System Preferences > General and turn ON Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.Tap on My Watch > General > Enable Handoff and toggle ON Apple Watch: Go to your paired iPhone and open the Watch app.iOS devices: Go to Settings > General > Handoff and toggle ON.Check that your Mac is using your iPhone Number under You can be reached for messages at:.Check that your iPhone number is active on the iPhone.Verify that your iDevice, Apple Watch, and the Mac are using the Same Apple ID.Confirm that your Apple ID is enabled and that the checkbox is ticked
Choose Messages > Preferences > Accounts and select iMessage in the Accounts list.