

- #Can you use imessage on mac without iphone install#
- #Can you use imessage on mac without iphone update#
- #Can you use imessage on mac without iphone android#
- #Can you use imessage on mac without iphone pro#
- #Can you use imessage on mac without iphone Pc#
#Can you use imessage on mac without iphone install#
The connection to your Macbook stays open even if you close the Google Chrome browser on your macOS device.įirst, open the Google Chrome web browser and install Chrome Remote Desktop on both the Mac and the Windows 10 PC. This method is especially useful when you don't have your Macbook around and you want to access your messages.
#Can you use imessage on mac without iphone Pc#
You can use Chrome Remote Desktop to use your PC from anywhere, so the strategy here is to leave the Mac system running and access it remotely from a Windows 10 PC. You will need your Windows PC, a macOS system as a host, and an iPhone as the source messaging device. You can use iMessage online by installing Chrome Remote Desktop. That way, you don't need to worry about trying to get Windows and iMessage to get along with one another. However, you can use Windows-supported remote access apps to run iMessage instead. Theoretically, iMessage is not supported with Windows 10. There are many ways to run iMessage on a Windows 10 PC, so let's explore the best options and find the one that's right for you. Fortunately, despite Microsoft and Apple apps rarely playing well together, you can access iMessage on Windows and save yourself a lot of time. I'd try and get it working on all the other devices first and only then try and add your iPhone 5 into your ecosystem.When you work on a Windows device all day long, it can be quite annoying to unlock your iPhone every time you get a new iMessage notification. I'm also not sure if you're going to run into problems trying to get it to work on 2 phone devices. I think you'd really benefit from updating your iPad Air to iOS 8.whatever instead of trying to get it to work with iOS6 On your iPhone 6 go into settings -> messages -> text message forwarding and enable it on all of your devices (that should all be connected to the internet).Įnter the relevant codes that pop up on your devices If your email isn't listed then add it (if your number isn't listed then repeat the above step)
#Can you use imessage on mac without iphone update#
This seemed to update my iMessage associated number (which doesn't seem to apply to your situation since you didn't change numbers - so perhaps you can skip this)Įnsure that on all your devices iCloud accounts that your email AND (correct) phone number are listed.

Signing out of iCloud on your devices and then (starting with your phone) signing back into all of them. I had a similar problem when I changed SIM cards (though I also changed numbers). How can I SMS/MMS non-iPhone people from my iPad / iPod / Macs? I'm uncertain if the change of carriers has anything to do with it, but that's the only significnat change that's taken place that I'm aware of, and correlation always implies causation. I can only text message non-Apple users by directly using my iPhone 6 running iOS Also, all devices are logged in with the same Apple ID. I can no longer use the iMessage program on my Macs nor can I use the Messages app on my iPad / iPod (okay, iPhone 5 with no cell signal) to text message friends that are not themselves Apple iPhone users. I recently switched to T-Mobile and ported over my ATT number. All devices were always aware of each conversation as they happened. I could switch between devices and continue conversations with no problem.
#Can you use imessage on mac without iphone android#
Android / non-iPhone users in general always used SMS/MMS and texts showed up as green across all devices. Apple users received texts via the iMessage protocol and those messages showed up across all devices as blue. Use your apple id or the phone number of the sim card inside your iphone. I was on AT&T for years with multiple iPhones and I was able to use the iMessage app on my Mac laptops and the Messages app on my iPads to send text messages to people who used Android phones. MacBook Air Mid 2012 running Yosemite 10.10.4.
#Can you use imessage on mac without iphone pro#
MacBook Pro Late 2013 running Yosemite 10.10.4.iPhone 5 running iOS 8.4, but no cell signal.iPhone 6 running iOS 8.4 on T-Mobile Pre Paid with a ported phone number from ATT.How can I send and receieve text messages with Android users once again? Devices that I Own I switched to T-Mobile (and ported over the same phone number) and now I can no longer use iMessage or Messages to text Android users except on my iPhone itself. I was on ATT for years and could text iPhone and Android users with the iMessage app on my Macs and the Messages app on my iPad.
