Questions tagged [messages]
Messages is one of the original iPhone (now iOS) apps shipped with the iPhone. It is included in macOS since OS X Mountain Lion. This tag also should be used for all iMessage questions.
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Does deleting messages in a group chat delete them for everyone else?
I wasn’t thinking and sent some messages and pictures to the wrong group chat. I have iOS 16, and I think most everyone else does on it. I didn’t see unsend, so I just deleted them.
The group chat I ...
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Outlook for Mac 16.71 - Missing Clear conversations feature
I recently switched from HP Zbook running Windows 10 with Outlook 2016 to Apple Macbook Pro (M1 pro) running Ventura with Outlook 2016. My work email account is an office 365 account.
There was a ...
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How do I de-duplicate iPhone messages in the text message history?
Some bad data backup/recovery software caused most texts in my message history (inside of "Messages" app in iOS) to get duplicated (repeated) 8X.
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Alice: Hello, Bob.
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What settings should I use to send MMS group messages
When my iPhone was new I noticed that I couldn't send messages to phones which only accept SMS messages. Therefore I enabled the setting "Send as SMS" in Settings > Messages and that ...
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Getting Messages even though it has been disabled for years
I just received a text in iMessage on my mac. This is quite surprising, as I haven't owned an iPhone since 2014, and I subsequently disabled iMessage on all the macs I have owned since. As can also be ...
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Mac messages - file - save as pdf is greyed out
I have to save entire message conversations for legal and compliance purposes in my business, but in the Messages app of macOS Ventura 13.2.1, the first four options under the File menu as well as the ...
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Can Contacts re-request profile pictures from contacts?
After a reset (deleting all contacts), iOS doesn’t show contact photos for contacts who are connected on Messages and other tools. Is there a way to prompt an iPhone or Mac to request/retrieve photos ...
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Can QR codes be used to invite someone to send me an iMessage?
I have tried messages//emailaddress but I am told that it just opens the Messages app on iPhones, not a new message to the user (on my Mac it opens that specific users thread).
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What to do about iCloud messages to a phone I no longer have? Can I direct them to a new number?
Some years ago, I had an iPhone. It was couple to my iCloud account along with my computers so that any text messages also showed up in the messaging app.
I no longer have that phone or that number. ...
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Phantom unread messages in iMessage
After a (generally) successful migration from an old MBP (2014, Big Sur) to a new M2 MBA, I have several unread messages indicated by the notification badge in the dock on the iMessage icon.
I've ...
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My iMessage usually goes through as SMS with one individual
Using an iPhone 14 with iOS 16.3. iMessage with other iPhone owners usually has no issue. However, when I send a message to my wife, a large majority of the time it goes through as a green text bubble....
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iMessage notifications with current date and time from years ago
Recently, I’ve been receiving texts with current time stamps from a while ago. A new Mac that had been connected to iCloud and that’s what is receiving them. I have no idea what’s going on; I can ...
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Can Apps or websites visited access SMS/iMessages on iPhone, Mac, etc.?
Is it possible for a legit app (not talking about malicious apps or jailbroken devices), or any website visited in a browser on the device like Chrome or Safari, to be allowed to see or access SMS/MMS ...
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Apple watch not completely syncing messages [closed]
Messages sync properly (ie if I delete them from one they disappear from the other device) between my iPhone and MacBook, but never seem to be removed from my Watch.
iPhone 13, Watch 7, all latest ...
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What does iCloud sync do in Messages?
What does iCloud sync in Messages do? I'd have thought that it was a way of ensuring that messages on one of my devises appear on the others, but that's not how it works. For example if I have ...
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How to temporarily mute a conversation in messages on macOS
What I am looking for is the corresponding functionality that I have on my iPhone, where I can mute a conversation for an hour, or the rest of the day.
I thought this would be obvious, but when I ...
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Getting "Enter the password for your Apple ID to continue using iMessage on this Mac" every time I log in
Running a 2020 M1 Macbook Air with Ventura 13.0. Every time I log into the Macbook, I get the prompt "Enter the password for your Apple ID to continue using iMessage on this Mac:". The ...
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How to silence iMessage's Voice Message sound?
I almost never use the Voice Message feature of iMessage. But I accidentally trigger it probably at least once a month. Sometimes, I swear, I haven't even tapped the icon - maybe it is also triggered ...
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Is it possible to bulk delete message attachments on a Mac?
From the Messages app, I can delete attachments one at a time by right-clicking on them and selecting Delete from the context menu. But I have 1.7G worth of attachments to delete; is there a faster ...
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iMessage syncing on two separate phones and saving imessages
Feel free in your response to tell me as if I was a 2 years old as I come from Android. I know it ended up lengthy so thank you in advance!
So my teenage daughter has been deleting messages and lying ...
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Messages on macOS keeps "forgetting" all my messages
Every time I open Messages on my macOS 12.6.1 MacPro2013, there are no threads visible on the left. New messages appear, but older ones do not. It seems to have "forgotten" everything. If I ...
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iPhone photo messages
So I was sending someone a picture message if you click the camera icon in the message once the photo is taken you can press retake or the close which saves the photo and doesn’t send, so what ...
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Can I prevent the sending of messages when an iOS app is in Guided Access?
In Guided Access mode of iOS the device enters a single app mode and you can block access to certain parts of the screen. Guided Access is enabled through Settings > Accessibility > Guided ...
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How can I stop Messages app from using so-called "smart" quotes?
I have "smart" quotes turned off in my System Preferences, because I hate having a computer that thinks it is smarter than me, and it breaks so many things. But for some reason the Messages ...
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Blocked messages not going through on iPhone but showing as read on Macbook
EDIT: I just tested with 2 more people. They blocked me but this time on my phone, it shows blue and delivered, though it never goes through to their phone. However, it did go through on their other ...
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Notifications for the same messages delivered over and over again on Monterey
This is infuriating: I'll receive a message, notification pops up, I click on it, read it, then move on. Then some time later another notification for that same message will pop up again, again I'll ...
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Why do images sent to an Android phone from a macbook fail?
From my Macbook Pro, the only way I can send an image to someone on an Andriod device is by using Command + Shift + 4 to capture it on the clipboard and then paste it into the Messages app.
If I try ...
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Send message (sms) based on calendar event creation
I would like to create some kind of automated notification system. Based on the creation of a calendar event I want an apple script to run, which sends an automated text message with date and time of ...
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iOS 16 custom Focus unexpectedly silences Messages app
iOS 16 allows to create custom Focus where you can select to either silence certain apps or, as already available in iOS 15, allow certain apps.
I set up a custom Focus where I silenced 3 specific ...
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How do I unsave an iMessage photo?
In the Messages app on my iPhone, I tapped on a photo (sent via iMessage) to view it. Then, I tapped on the save icon (a box with a down arrow) in the bottom-right corner of the screen. How do I undo ...
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How can you delete Message attachments from iCloud?
I recently went through my Messages on my iPhone and deleted most photos/videos after backing them up separately. I got my Messages storage down to about 300 MB of space on my phone. However, in my ...
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Random edits and scrambling in Messages
I have a problem that appears frequently but not consistently: When I am writing a long message in Messages and edit what I am typing, by deleting and/or inserting a word or phrase, Messages starts ...
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Outgoing message with blue outline
In MacOS Messages, most outgoing messages have white text on a blue background (or green if it's SMS). But I have one conversation where one of the outgoing messages is blue text on a white background,...
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Copy/Paste image from Photos to Messages converts HEIC to JPEG and loses resolution on macOS
I want to send images from macOS Photos in an iMessage conversation.
When I copy/paste an image from macOS Photos to iMessage, it is converted to a JPEG file and downsampled. This loses the Live Photo ...
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sending and receiving text messages on windows pc [duplicate]
is it possible to send mobile messages from my windows pc? i have an iphone 12 and microsoft surface book. I just dont want to be limited to imessages. I tried google search but most of the options ...
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Mac Sierra - find when something was deleted
My boss logged into my computer and deleted a series of text messages between us regarding my being injured at work. I have been able to recover the messages on my phone but I was wondering is there ...
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Why does iMessage choose the wrong destination address for one participant when replying to an existing group chat?
I have an iMessage-enabled email and a non iMessage enabled phone number. I have noticed that when a group chat is created with the iMessage email address as one of the participants, some replies to ...
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Messages app stopped working after I cleared the Keychain
After clearing my Keychain I did log back in with my AppleId. We can see that Messages understands that I am logged in:
But no messages are being delivered anymore. In this case I even tried sending ...
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How to use Messages on Mac to see texts, but not allow others to iMessage me
How can I use Messages.app on my MacBook to see texts that people send my iPhone, and to send texts via my iPhone. But not allow iMessages either way.
I found the only way to disallow everyone from ...
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Applescript search and delete specific Mac Text Messages
Hackers have daily targeted my Mac Messages app. I get a dozen or so messages daily from similar but slightly differing handles.
For example:
All of the handles using an email address has ...
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How can I make sure my iPhone blocks SMS spam when I ask it to?
I have an iPhone SE 2 (iOS 15.5).
I keep getting obviously spam texts from the same sender; they look like this:
As can be seen, the sender is clearly obvious - FreeStuff. They appear to be ...
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Saved iMessage Audio clips - Where are they stored?
A very precious audio message came my way via Messenger this evening, and the app offered for me to save it once I finished listening to it, so of course I saved it. Now I am wondering where these ...
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messages not showing contact names on mac (google contacts)
I use google contacts on my iPhone and previous mac, but recently switched to a new mac.
After linking the iCloud account to messages on mac, and adding google contacts to the internet accounts, I ...
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Reset Messages.app back to Factory
I'm on macOS Big Sur with a stuck Messages.app that only gives me "Downloading Messages from iCloud". It's been like this for weeks and weeks, across multiple reboots and logouts, signing ...
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How can I allow ONLY iMessage (and not web browsing) through a firewall?
I've looked up what TCP ports iMessage uses to communicate with and Apple says:
80 (TCP)
443 (TCP)
5223 (TCP)
In my particular use-case, web browsing (80, 443) is not allowed. But we would like to ...
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Can I get a failing iMessage to timeout faster?
I am working out some kinks in an Applescript that is using iMessage. As part of my development process, I am dealing with messages that are not able to send successfully. I have to wait for the ...
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Really old messages appear on OSX Messages app
I heave couple threads from 4-5 years ago that I deleted from my iOS Messages app ( must've deleted at least a few years ago too)
About a couple weeks ago, I synced all SMS/iMessage apps to work with ...
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How to make a Shortcuts message automation to add number to a contact
I'd like to create a shortcuts automation on my phone to automatically add spam messages to a "Spam" contact. However, I can't get the shortcut to work. This is what I currently have
This ...
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How can I switch chats in Messages with the tab key?
I have gotten a new M1 MacBook Air. On my old MacBook, I could use the tab key to switch from the messages text-entry to the list of chats on the side, then use the arrow keys to move between chats. ...
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Any way to block all messages from email addresses in messenger?
I frequently get spam messages sent to my iPhone messenger from email addresses. I have no idea how that is even possible. Regardless, these are always spam, and I would love to be able to block them ...
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