The people I iMessage have all my email addresses and my phone number stored in the same contact on their devices. This way, all messages always come from me, no matter what. Of course, I have very few iMessage contacts - most people use Android and/or Windows, so this isn't an issue for me. Either way, hopefully this fixes the OP's problem. On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:21 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > Further to what Alex has mentioned, I usually set my iPhone and Mac to only > use my phone number. That is, when I send messages from my Mac, it appears > to the receiver that I've sent it from my phone. By doing this, all messages > from me will stay within the same thread, not showing up as coming from my > Apple ID or some other address that I have registered to my Apple ID. So, > using Alex's instructions, I would only have my iPhone number checked on each > of my devices including my Mac. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:35 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It sounds like you don't have all your devices set p to receive from all >> your addresses and numbers. On iOS, go to Settings > Messages, and find the >> place near the bottom where all the emails and numbers tied to your Apple ID >> are. Make sure they are all selected. >> >> On the Mac, go to the Messages app, then Preferences > Accounts tab. Select >> your iMessages account in the table, select the Settings tab, and find the >> table right after "you can be reached for iMessages at" text. Check >> everything you want in there as well. >> >> On both devices, also check that the "send as" is where you want it. This >> sets which email or number is used when you start a new conversation with >> anyone. It is in the same place as where you enabled everything in the above >> steps. >> On Sep 2, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Am I doing something wrong, or is there a flaw in the concept. >>> >>> iMessages on Mac & iOS don't seem to sync up. If I message people on my >>> Mac, it opens a second message window on their iDevice. All of their >>> replies go to my Mac. I think I assumed I could start a conversation on my >>> Mac, then continue it later on my phone. >>> >>> It's great to message folks via my Mac, but I've found so many replies >>> getting lost, because friends don't realize or forget there are 2 message >>> windows. >>> >>> Any suggestions? Is this the way it is designed? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Traci >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
