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#Iphone send sms from mac how to
#Iphone send sms from mac update

You should now be able to send and receive your iPhone text messages from your phone number on your Mac.

Enter the 6-digit code that is displayed on your Mac, in the popup message on your iPhone, and tap on Allow to complete the setup process.

I had to do this to get the 6-digit code on my Mac. Note: If you don’t get the 6-digit code on your Mac, then go to Messages > Preferences on your Mac, click on the iCloud email address from the list of options, and sign out and sign in again.

You should get a notification with a 6-digit code on your Mac as you can see below.

It will prompt you to enter the code shown on your Mac to allow iPhone text messages to also be sent and received on your Mac.

You can now turn on the toggle for Text Message forwarding for devices such as your Mac, so they can send and receive text messages from these devices using your iPhone.

If your iCloud email address is not there in the list, then click on the + button to add it. Also ensure that your iPhone’s phone number is ticked and iCloud email address is also selected. Ensure that “Enable this account” has been selected. Click on the iCloud email address from the list of accounts. Launch the Messages app, and go to Messages > Preferences. The way that Messages on the Mac and iPad is able to send SMS messages is by connecting with your iPhone and sending them that way. Now go back to the previous Settings screen, and you should see the Text Message Forwarding option. Note that the email address should be the same as the iCloud account (the one you’ve used to sign into iCloud on your Mac). You will notice that there will be a section called Start New Conservations from. Tap on Send & Receive and add an email address where you can be reached by iMessage in addition to the phone number.

#Iphone send sms from mac update

Please update your iPhone to iOS 9.0 or later and make sure your Mac and your iPhone are connected with the same Wi-Fi network.

#Iphone send sms from mac how to

Note: If you don’t see the Text Message Forwarding option then it means that you haven’t added an email address along with your phone number for iMessage on your iPhone. Here are the steps about how to send and receive text messages on Mac. RELATED : How to record iPhone phone calls on your Mac Setup