Explore the world of Mac. Check out MacBook Pro, iMac Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, and more. Visit the Apple site to learn, buy, and get support. Messenger for Mac - Facebook Messenger wrapped up as a desktop app. (Messaging, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger) Read the opinion of 25 influencers. Jul 30, 2016 Open the Messages app on your Mac and you’ll see a synced history of text messages from your iPhone, too. You can reply from your Mac or send entirely new messages from the Messages app. People who respond will be texting you on your phone — but those messages won’t appear in the Skype app for desktop. Email-to-SMS Gateways. Feb 13, 2020 What’s app is very fast and call quality is good but it’s horrible for safety after facebook bought it. Just like skype after Microsoft bought it and let it become near obsolete like Nokia. Worst of all, you have to keep the phone within 15-20 ft in order to run the desktop app.
Messages on macOS lets you communicate with friends, family, and coworkers across a variety of different platforms, including Apple's own iMessage, along with SMS and services from Google, Yahoo, and AOL. But if you're new to the Mac or have just never set up Messages, you might be wondering how to get started with the app.
Follow these simple steps, and you'll be chatting with your friends in no time at all.
How to set up Messages on the Mac
- Launch Messages from your desktop, dock, or Applications folder.
- Enter your Apple ID email address and password. If you have two-step or two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID, enter your verification code.
Click on Messages in the Menu bar
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- Click Preferences.
Click Accounts tab.
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- Select the phone number and email addresses at which you would like to be reached.
Choose which phone number or email address people will see when you start a new conversation.
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How to set up Messages in iCloud in macOS
Messages in iCloud keeps both your iMessages and standard SMS in sync between your Mac and your iOS devices, and also lets you download your messages when you set up a brand new device.
- Open Messages from your Dock or Applications folder.
Click Messages in the Menu bar.
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Click Preferences.
Click the Accounts tab.
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Click on your iMessage account.
Click the checkbox next to Enable Messages on iCloud.
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Click the Sync Now button to sync immediately.
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And that's how you turn on iMessage sync.
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How to set up Messages in iCloud in iOS
To fully take advantage of Messages in iCloud, you'll need to turn it on for any iOS or iPadOS devices you own.
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Update June 2020: Updated for the latest macOS.
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