Glad it's working. Fair warning: even though my messages sync up like yours now do, I sometimes find that the Mac won't get messages for a while. My phone always does, but I might need to close and re-open messages, or send a message to someone, or even restart the computer, before Messages on the Mac starts syncing properly again. I have no idea what causes this, and no single, reliable fix. It is rare, but be warned that it can happen. On Sep 2, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Traci Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Phew, thank you both! > > I just went in and tweaked my settings. The key for me seemed to be make it > look like my Mac is sending from my phone number. > > I sware a long time ago, I had it set up like this and things were in sync > nicely. > > *Shrugs,* fingers crossed this works out well. I have several iMessage > contacts, but they are not all tech savvy. ;) Goodness, knows how they > store my information. > > If I can keep it simple, all in 1 window, the better. > > BTW, a few minutes before typing this, I received a iMessage, it showed up on > my Mac/iPhone simultaneously. Very nice! My reply to the message appeared > on both devices as well. > > Traci > > On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:24 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > > > -- > 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. 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