There's nothing worse than missing out on a text message because you didn't see it. Luckily, you can now start getting your texts sent to iMessage on your Mac, but the setup process is a little tricky. Here's how to do it.
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When i message iphone users who use imessage, i can’t see their messages on the app, so then i have to go out of the app, and go to imessage to see their messages, another thing i noticed is that when you message someone on this app and they message you back, you get a notification from your original messaging app as well, please fix that, it.
First of all, you'll need to have OS X Yosemite on your Mac. If you bought a computer in 2014 or after, you should be all set. You can check your version of macOS by click the Apple icon in the top left of your desktop screen, then clicking 'About This Mac.'
Next, you'll need to sync your iPhone and Mac via your iCloud account. Be sure to register both devices under the same email to make this process is as easy as possible — this just means you'll use the same Apple ID for both. This signals to your phone and computer that they should pull information from the same account.
Once you know your iPhone and Mac are using the same iCloud account, it's time to make sure iMessages is actually turned on. You can start with your iPhone.
- Open Settings
- Go to Messages
- Make sure iMessage is on
Also be sure to turn on the option called 'Send as SMS.' This is what allows you to send a text even when iMessage isn't available.
Next, choose the addresses you want iMessage to send and receive messages from. This is under the 'Send & Receive' label on your iPhone.
Once you're in this menu, it will show you which Apple ID your iMessage is using, so double check to make sure it's the right one. Below, it shows you all of the addresses you can use for this account. So if you have a phone number and email address that you want to send messages from on the same network, add them all.
Now, your iPhone should be all set up. Next you'll need to setup your Mac. The instructions are very similar to the ones you just followed, so it should be really easy. Here's what to do:
- Launch Messages on your Mac
- Enter Apple ID email address and password (make sure it's the same one you just used on your iPhone)
- Click Messages in the Menu bar in the top lefthand corner of your Mac
- Choose Preferences
- Choose Accounts
- Choose the phone number and email addresses you want to use for the account (once again, make sure they're the same ones you selected on your iPhone)
- Choose which phone number or email address you want people to see when you start a new conversation
And there you have it! The directions on both very similar, so once you get through one it should be smooth sailing. You definitely don't need to set up messages on both, but doing so will make sure you never miss out on anything. So set it up, and start chatting away on all of your devices!
How many times have you tried to remind yourself to send an important text message in the future like a happy birthday wish or a good luck message before an exam day and then forgot to hit the Send button?
Even worse, how many times have you sent a text message and then instantly regretted it because it wasn’t good timing? It’s happened to the best of us but, fortunately, the solution to these problems is here.
These two iOS apps can save the day because they allow you schedule texts to send your messages later. There's also an app can even schedule social media posts like tweets. Unlike your messages, let’s not delay getting into these apps.
1. Delayd
Delayd is brand new to the App Store but it’s already setting the standard for how an app should schedule text messages and social media posts. All you have to do to register and download the app, include your mobile phone number and enter the 4-digit PIN code that’s sent to you via text message.
If you want to be able to schedule messages and posts for social media, you can optionally log in with your email address, Facebook or Twitter.
To schedule text messages, emails or social media posts, you just tap the service you want to schedule it for at the bottom: SMS, email, Facebook or Twitter. Choose the contact(s) you want to send it to (or manually enter a phone number) followed by the time you want it to send out and your own message.
You can also have the message automatically recur every day, week, month or year if you’d like. The only weird disappointment is that the scheduled messages don’t send from your own phone number, they send from Delayd’s own number.
Cool Tip: Email and social media also have different fields appropriate to those posts. In emails, you can also include a Cc address and subject line while on Facebook you can add a photo.This scheduler app comes with 50 credits to boot, which is more than enough to give it a test drive. Posting to Facebook, Twitter and email is free, so scheduling text is the only service that will cost you. If you run out of your 50 credits, you can purchase them in affordable packs starting at 50 for $0.99 all the way up to 500 for $3.99.
Delayd itself is totally free and available for Apple devices.
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Text Timer is a scheduling app that's little bit more bare-bones and straightforward than Delayd. It doesn’t support scheduling posts for social media platforms or email, so it’s text messages only. All you have to do in Text Timer is tap the Compose button to choose the date and time you want to schedule text messages for, choose the recipients from your contacts and type your message.
It’s simple, clean and most importantly, it works. Plus it’s free, so unlike Delayd you don’t have to keep buying credits to continue scheduling your messages.
If you’re looking for something to efficiently delay text messages (an oxymoron if I’ve ever seen one) without the bells and whistles or price of Delayd, Text Timer is a great alternative.
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