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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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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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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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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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“# 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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What changes to send my SMS text messages that used to go to email but now appear in iMessage? [closed]
I used to be able to send text messages to my email account and they would appear in my inbox.
[Needs details. What hardware and software is sending to exactly what address? 555-1212@att.net or ...
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Email verificaton not sending when linking Messages to my iPhone iMessage phone number
I am trying to link my iPhone iMessages account (with my phone number, not email address) to Mac Messages. I entered my phone number under the "add email" option. Messages subsequently told me that a ...
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Ensuring replies to group messages go to the whole group rather than just the individual who sent the original
When I send a group text - I get back replies as individual messages all in their individual conversations and no one else can see the reply - this is fine if I want them private.
But I have once ...
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168 views
Do not show iMessages on iPhone when using Messages on Macbook
Is it possible to somehow temporarily disable iMessages on iPhone when using Messages app on Macbook, I don't like my iPhone to vibrate and wake up on the table all the time when someone sends me a ...
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321 views
Is there an alternative to Messages?
I'm having the problem of synced iMessages appearing out of order in Messages on my Macbook. I've even had messages sent to wrong people. I can't find any alternatives through Google. Is there a ...
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How to chat with multiple Apple ID's?
I have two Apple ID's to have Messages chat sessions for work and private separated.
Is it possible to use these both at the same time, on my Mac, at home?
Now, I can only login with one Apple ID at ...
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199 views
Are group messages sent over iMessage when possible?
When I select multiple recipients, both iPhones and other phones, they are all marked with the green color, as if the message will be sent as an SMS.
Will the message be sent over iMessage to those ...
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435 views
Adding my iPhone number to the list of allowed accounts in Messages.app
When I enter my Messages.app settings for my iMessage account, I can see that I can receive iMessages on the two emails that I have entered. Is it possible to add my iPhone number to that list too?
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845 views
What happened to my iChat account?
Having recently upgraded my machine to Mountain Lion, I realized that there is no iChat app anymore and that everything ended up into the Messages app. I've been using a @mac.com account specifically ...
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Some clarifications about Messages.app in Mountain Lion
After the update to Mountain Lion I see that I have four accounts in my Messages app (see this question for more information). I am a bit confused about what happened here, namely:
The @mac.com ...
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Recovering access to @me.com account
I've just upgraded to Mountain Lion and I've realized that in my Messages app I have 4 accounts:
A @mac.com account which I remember creating and using with iChat (I haven't used it for anything ...
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309 views
“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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How to get iMessages to sync across an iPhone, iPad and Mac automatically?
One of the new features of Mountain Lion is the fact that one can sync iMessages across iOS and OSX devices.
I would really like to have a thread that I start on my iPhone automatically sync to my ...
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Can iMessages be deleted permanently or at least kept either on a phone or a computer, but not both?
I would like to stop messages on my Mac from loading up all the messages I have on my iPhone when I plug it in.
Scenario: receive 10 iMessages on my iPhone during the day. I then delete them. So ...
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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 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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How can I force Mountain Lion's Messages app to refresh a conversation?
Sometimes when an iMessage comes in and I switch to the Messages app, the conversation doesn't contain the new message.
I know the message was received because an alert banner popped up with the ...
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iPhone 4S/iOS 6: Every message received turns into Group MMS with me as a recipient
I have a annoying problem since I updated my iPhone 4S to iOS 6:
when I sent a message to someone and I get the reply, the reply is not added to the normal conversation but a Group MMS will be ...
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Why do my iMessages get sent with someone else's information?
I have a new iPad and upgraded to iOS 6.
When I send an iMessage, it looks like I sent it from another person's phone. The picture is not my profile picture.
Why might this be?
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How to hide preview of text contents from Messages.app notifications in Mountain lion?
In Mountain Lion's Notification Centre, I don't like having a notification pop up with the contents of an iMessage text I just got, but I do want to have notifications about it happening.
Is there a ...
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Determine valid iMessage address on a Mac?
On my iPhone, I can try messaging someone by tapping on a contact entry or enter a phone number or email address. If the person has iMessage enabled, the text entry field will say "iMessage" instead ...
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Why aren't images downloading in Messages?
Images (and videos) sent to my mac.com iMessage account aren not downloading in OS X Messages, even though there appear immediately on all of my iOS devices:
What could be causing this behavior? Is ...
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41k views
How to get iMessages in sync across an iOS 5 iPhone, iPad and Mountain Lion Mac?
One of the new features of Mountain Lion is the Messages app - and the "fact" that all your Messages threads are consistent across all your devices.
I would really like to have my the threads that I ...
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How to save chat logs in Messages for Mountain Lion?
I always used to save my Chat logs because I use IM in the professional environment. Now I find that I can’t save chat logs anymore. That option is gone. Is there any workaround or hidden preference ...
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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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821 views
ML Messages not connecting automatically to some accounts
I love the new Messages app in Mountain Lion, but there seems to be an issue while using it with a Yahoo account. My Yahoo account does not reconnect after the machine goes into standby or after a ...
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How to enable read receipts for messages in iMessage on Mountain Lion?
I can't find any way to enable read receipts for messages on Mountain Lion.
Read receipts are the iOS term for acknowledgements that show wether or not a message has been read yet or not.
Does ...
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How can one debug imagent issues?
I have just upgraded to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and am attempting to use Facetime and iMessage. Upon entering my Apple ID into the respective applications and attempting to sign in, I receive the ...
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Can I configure Messages for Mac to receive messages sent to my phone number?
Is it possible to configure Messages for Mac in such a way that it receives text messages sent to my mobile phone number?
Currently on the Mac I can receive only messages sent to my Apple ID, but on ...
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Can I start a new conversation with the same number or Apple ID in Messages?
Sometimes my conversations get long and unwieldy over time, but being so sentimental I'd like to keep them around on my devices (and not just leave them in iTunes backups that I might not be able to ...
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Can I reload old iMessage conversations on a new device (iOS and OS X)?
When setting up a new iOS device or installing the Messages Beta on OS X, you can log in with your iMessage account to start receiving & sending messages with iMessage.
One advantage of iMessage ...
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iPhone + Messages Beta: prevent iPhone from vibrating for every message?
I'm using the Messages Beta on Lion to receive iMessages on my MacBook Pro. I also have my iPhone set up with my iMessage account.
When I receive a message, it's delivered on both devices. If I read ...
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Backup online iMessage repository
Is there a way to download/export iMessage history somewhere? If I deleted messages on a local device, is it also removed online on iCloud?
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Messages / iMessages notification routing
Having an iPhone and iPad lying on the desk while chatting with the new Messages beta app gets very annoying, as each device beeps separately.
Is there any way to have the notifications only on the ...
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Messages Beta broken? [closed]
I'm using Messages Beta for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and after receiving a message on my iPhone while Messages was open on both my Mac and my Phone, my Mac refuses to send or receive messages. Any ideas how ...
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How can I tell whether my friend is using iMessage or Message to SMS me?
When I SMS my friend (iPhone 4 to iPhone 3), green messages mean that it's a Message and blue messages mean that it's an iMessage.
However the messages that my friend sends me (iPhone 3 to iPhone 4) ...
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Is there an iMessage client for OS X?
Apple's new iMessage sends messages between accounts associated designated e-mail addresses (as well as certain phone numbers). Apple's iChat also sends messages between accounts associated designated ...
