Apple’s proprietary messaging service introduced with iOS 5 and now available publicly for OS X Mountain Lion.
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iMessage, FaceTime, Back to my Mac not working (Mountain Lion clean install)
After doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro (13" unibody, MacBookPro5,5) and upgrading to 10.8.3 I'm having trouble with iMessage, Facetime and Back to My Mac. I am running Little ...
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How to selectively force Siri to send iMessage instead of SMS?
In this question, I asked how to have Siri specifically send an SMS message to a person who does not have an SMS-capable iOS device registered with Apple, but does have iMessage on e.g. an iPad.
The ...
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How can I convert .ichat logs to text files?
I'd like to export my iMessages logs into text files that can be read by people without the iMessages app. Simply opening the .ichat files in a text editor includes a bunch of additional strings and ...
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iMessage and FaceTime from complete stranger
I have had the same problem as the previous complainant. I received an iMessage from a jutan_da_kaka@yahoo.com saying "hi". I then asked who this was and the reason for the message and also how he ...
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How can I determine if I've set up my phone improperly or if someone is just sending me messages for someone else?
Hi Iv been having a problem with my iphone 4s. i have recieved 2 messages from my ex partners phone it did not come up as an imessage only a normal message. He did not send the messages we believe ...
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Does deleting an iMessage on a device deletes it in all of the other iCloud synced devices?
If I have my iPad and my iPhone synced through iCloud and I can see that my text messages are being received/sent on both. If I send an iMessage on my iPad and immediately delete the entire text ...
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iMessages on Mac consistently disappearing
I use iMessages on both my iPhone (6.1.2) and my Retina Macbook (10.8.3). Generally, it works pretty well, but on a somewhat consistent basis messages that I've sent from the Mac will disappear, but ...
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“User is unregistered with iMessage” error message
I use an iPod 4th gen and I text my boyfriend on iMessage to his iPhone- either his number or email. Everything was all good until it came up with a red exclamation mark, I deleted the conversations ...
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Contact switched to Android; how to send texts instead of iMessages?
My brother switched to an Android phone from an iPhone recently.
When I attempt to text him, it still tries to send those messages as iMessages.
Two questions:
will he receive these iMessages, and
...
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Is there anyway to style Messages.app's message view?
Messages.app is a one of my favorite applications now-a-days because it allows me to reach my friends portable devices and computers with great ease and speed. But it didn't really hit the bar with ...
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Can I send an iMessage via iCloud?
I logged into iCloud.com but there is no option to send an iMessage.
Is it possible to send an iMessage through iCloud or any other website?
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iMessage coming up as new thread in text instead of continuation
If a person adds a new e-mail account to imessage would it then come up as a different thread or contact in my iPhone?
I received a message today from somebody I imessage and text daily, today when ...
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iMessage expiration to non-delivered status?
If an iMessage is not delivered to the recipient for some time, does it go into status "not delivered", or it is "hanging" indefinitely until the recipient receives it?
If there is an expiration ...
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What does it mean when an iMessage doesn't say “Delivered” neither “Not Delivered”?
I sent an iMessage to a friend, and at the bottom it doesn't say "Delivered" as it usually does. It doesn't say "Not Delivered" either, it just doesn't say anything at all.
What does it mean when an ...
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1answer
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iMessage delivery status different on iPhone and iPad?
I sent today an iMessage through my iPhone, and on the iPhone there is still no "delivered" status, but when I checked on my iPad which is on the same AppleID there is status "delivered" indicated ...
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94 views
Imessage delivery status
When an imessage doesn't display delivered or not delivered beneath the message, will it update if and when the recipient is able to recieve iMessages again?
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iMessage Alerts
When using iMessage on a Mac and an iPod Touch, we get alert for every message in each device. That means, getting double alerted at a time.
For example, a new message comes and both Mac and iPod ...
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2answers
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iPhone 4S iMessaging to a iPad and iPhone - compilation of message threads
I have an iPhone 4s.
When I have conversations via iMessage to friends with an iPad a new message thread is created for the conversation, however when I iMessage their phone another message thread is ...
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iMessage crashing
I have and iPod 4g and was sending my friend a bunch of pics we took on it and then it crashed and every time I open it it loads for 15 seconds then crashes. It doesn't show the messages it comes up ...
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1answer
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How do I use iMessages without a sim card?
I recently received an iPhone 3G from a friend. She took out her SIM card, so I don't have a SIM on my iPhone. I heard that you can now text on iMessage using your email instead of a phone number. I ...
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Adding new contact to iMessage group chat
With iMessage there is a group chat feature similar to the feature in Whats App. But I can't find a way to add new people to an ongoing group chat.
Is this possible?
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Message.app not saving font settings
I'm having a bit of a problem here. I set the sender's font to Lucida Grande while testing things and now it won't let me change it back to Helvetica. Every time I restart my Mac relaunch Messages, it ...
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1answer
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iMessage on Mountain Lion disconnecting AIM and GTalk
I'm not sure what the cause is, but I never had this issue until I installed Mountain Lion. I had the iMessage Beta prior to installing Mountain Lion and I did not uninstall it after. However, I get ...
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iMessage with iCloud mail aliases?
Is it possible to use an iCloud email alias as the Caller ID for iMessage?
When I try to enter an alias on "Receive At > Add Another Email..." I always get an error popup titled "iMessage Activation" ...
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iMessage falsely reports “could not send”
For some reason, since Monday iMessage on the iPhone 4S always tells me it couldn't deliver my message but the messages go through. Anybody have the same problem? Any idea how to fix it? I'm not the ...
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iMessages showing up on iPad but not on iPhone
This problem didn't exist several days ago. Responses to iMessages, even those sent directly from from my iPhone, are only showing up on my iPad. I did not change settings, and made sure that all ...
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Removing phone number from iMessage
I'd like to remove my phone number from my iMessage account, but still have my phone enabled to receive messages sent to my email address (also used on iPad, Mac). Is there a way of doing this?
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Can Messages display the timestamp of every incoming message?
I was chatting with someone via Messages.app on my iPhone, and they sent me a message saying "call me in 20 minutes". I was away from my phone when they sent it, so I didn't know when they sent the ...
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What are the reasons that an imessage would send as a text message instead?
I think my girlfriend is using facetime to talk to an ex-boyfriend so that it does not register as a call on our joint phone bill. (Or I'm the one worried about my secret relationships being spied ...
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My iMessage won't send
I have an iPad 2 and have used iMessages many times. For some reason now I can't message. The send button is not active. I'm trying to message a friend who has an iPhone and who I have messaged many ...
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How to send text messages to non apple devices from an iPad?
i just bought my iPad mini for 2 weeks or more which has been jail broken. So since I'm using a weekly prepaid data plan, I need to renew the data plan again and again for every week. Hence I wanna ...
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1answer
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Can the now expired iMessage app still work with Lion?
I want to use iMessage on an old Macbook which cannot be upgrades past OS X 10.7. Apple provided an iMessage beta software, but it has expired and no longer functions. I'm wondering whether there is ...
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339 views
iMessage freeze and crash
I am having this problem where I open up iMessage on my iPod Touch 4th Gen iOS 6.0.1 and it freezes after 3 seconds. There is a specific message that is causing this. This app opens up at this ...
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How do I use iMessage when my number is disconnected?
Recently canceled cell service for iPhone 3GS (iOS 6) but have still been using it to iMessage. Today I got a message from someone I didn't know apparently AT&T reassigned my phone number to ...
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iMessage frozen/crashing
I have an iPod Touch 5th gen and I sent a really long emoji message to my friend and both our iPods froze! Now everytime I try to open it, it goes to the conversation menu, freezes for about 10 ...
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iMessage message freeze
I have an iPod Touch 4G and my software is updated to iOS 6.1. I was messaging someone then suddenly it gave me an error saying the message was not sent and I had to re-try sending the message. After ...
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iPod Touch 5th generation; iMessages and Facetime doesn't work
I recently got my iPod Touch, and a couple days ago, I was signed out of FaceTime and iMessage (not by my own doing) and I haven't been able to log back in.
I have already tryed changing my DNS to ...
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How can I get iMessage to verify my phone number?
iMessage won't verify my phone number. When I try to select my number for messages to be sent, it's greyed out. So I receive my iMessages over email which I don't want to do.
I've tried: turning ...
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How do I set it up so when my child uses iMessage I can see the messages?
My daughter has an iPod and I have an iPad. We both have separate Apple IDs. How can I see her text message history on my iPad along with my own message history? If I change the Apple ID on my iPad ...
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iMessages not showing up on iPhone [closed]
Since last thursday (when iMessage was down), all of my iMessages aren't being received by my iphone. They'll be on my Mac and iPad, though. This includes stuff sent directly to my phone number. ...
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Stop iMessages from coming to my Mac
When I send messages from my iPhone (A) to another iPhone (B), the responses from B keep coming to my Mac and do not appear on my phone (A), even when I have iMessages closed. This is maddening. How ...
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How to use my phone number on my Macbook's Messages?
iMessage is very confusing as my email and phone number keeps receiving different messages at random occasions rather than having all messages sent to both. This is very apparent in group messages.
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Why won't my iPhone reply to a text message after updating to iOS 5? [closed]
After updating to iOS 5, I cannot reply to a text message from non iPhone users. iMessage works fine. In order to actually reply to a text, I have to go into my contacts and hit "Send Message"...and ...
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Why are my iMessages showing as coming from my email address when I've set my Caller ID to my phone number?
When iOS 5 first came out, I added my @me address to my iPhone and iPad. People could iMessage me at my email address, and I'd see it on both devices. This wasn't always perfect, and recently I ...
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How do I force text messages to send and receive via iMessage?
When I chat with two of my friends (say A. and T.), our iPhones use text instead of iMessage. It used to work using iMessage, but one day, it switched to text. A, T and myself otherwise use iMessage ...
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“# is not registered with iMessage” error
Let me clearly establish that I am not trying to send a sms to a non-iPhone user. On my OS x Mountain Lion macbook pro I was sending iMessages from the Messages application just fine until all of a ...
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Is there any way to tell if someone is reading my iMessages?
I think someone may be reading my iMessages on another device? Is this possible? Is there any way to find out?
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How to transfer entire iMessage conversations to computer?
I am getting a new iPhone come next month. I want to save all of my nostalgic conversations for the future. Is there a way to transfer an entire chat log to the computer in plain text? Or will I ...
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What causes an iMessage to be delivered as a text message?
Sometimes when I text other iPhone users, messages don't deliver as iMessages and say "Sent as text message". What causes this to happen?
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How can I hide my texts when my screen is locked?
I had that option before and the recent update messed all my settings up:( now I can't hide my texts. I don't want people at work seeing my texts. I have my phone locked but everyone still can read ...
