The Messages app on my Macbook Pro (running High Sierra) suddenly stopped sending text messages to Android devices. I can still send texts to Android users from my iPhone without a problem, but when sending texts from the Messages app on my Macbook Pro it will not send to Android devices. It just started doing this out of the blue yesterday. I have not had an issue until then. And I have not made any updates to the Mac or the iPhone OSs in that time that might cause the problem, but I did install Microsoft Office 2018 on the Mac. Cellular data is turned on on my iPhone as is Send as SMS.
asked Apr 3, 2018 at 16:12
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5The operating system of the recipient 's phone doesn't matter when you are sending an SMS.– Nimesh Neema ♦Apr 3, 2018 at 16:15
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3 Answers
Text messages from your Mac are actually sent through your iPhone. On your iPhone go to the Settings app → Messages → Text Message Forwarding. You may need to re-do the setup by removing and re-adding your Mac in there.
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That did the trick. I re-imaged my MacBook Pro and had to enable forwarding for the "new" Mac in the message settings on the phone. This had been driving me nuts. Thanks!– 3DaveJan 18, 2021 at 15:48
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Thanks for the solution! How in the world that is not turned on by default or at least mentioned in a system notification is beyond me!! May 4, 2021 at 4:55
I fixed this by enabling the following setting on my MacBook:
MacBook > Messages > Preferences > iMessage > Settings > You can be reached for messages at: > Check checkbox next to your phone number
I don't have the iMessage icon. I have an Account icon instead. The inability didn't happen until I updated my iPhone 11Pro Max a couple of days ago. I updated my iPad Air 2, can still send; I updated my iMac to Catalina, no problem; my Apple Watch sends them without problems, as well.
