Notes synced, documents synced, photo stream working, continuity functional, etc. But if youre new to the mac or have just never set up messages, you might be wondering. If the resolution above does not resolve the issue, please contact apple for further assistance at 8006947466 automatically syncing a device to itunes is configurable in the users preferences. The imessage boolean toggle is switched off it was switched on prior to upgrating to ios 10 with activation unsuccessful. Go to settings messages and make sure that imessage is on. To delete the entire conversation, tap the edit button on the main text messages screen. I recieve it only with my email, not my phone number. This does not mean that imessage will start working. Next, in settings, tap on your apple id tap on password and security.
Invalid number error message when sending text from my. If imessage is showing the wrong number, weve got you covered. You can use the phone number of your iphone with messages and facetime on your mac, ipad, or ipod touch. I am using an invalid serial number, checked on apple coverage website. If you run into imessage error, its highly possible that its the network that makes you hit the snag. It asks you to add a new trusted number before removing the. Untick all the boxes on the list where you can see all your email addresses.
You might need to wait a moment for it to activate. This will just give you higher chances of getting imessage facetime working. Our carrier is sprint and there seems to be an issue with trying to send a text message using only seven digits. I figured that theres something up with my hackingtosh and i wanted to see if my serial number was fine.
If you see use your apple id for imessage, tap it and sign in with the same apple id that you use on your mac, ipad, and. Delete the contact information both name and number from your iphone and delete all the messages exchanged with that contact. If you get an error when trying to activate imessage or. Go to your phones imessage section, then tap on the send and. Users report that when they attempt to send a message, they see a little red exclamation mark symbol next to my message, and they cannot resent it. This is a somewhat recurring bug for some iphone users. Invalid number error message when sending text from my iphone. You may need to restart your mac to get it to work. Dec 03, 2014 pattern of mlb main logic board serial alert.
Make sure that your phone number is registered on your imessage account. Message sent using invalid number of digits msg 2114. Users experiencing this problem might also receive. If you see this error, its likely that your languageregion settings are incorrect. If your iphone is used with a carrier not found in the wireless carrier articles make sure you can. If your mac has any firewall, security, vpn, or other thirdparty networking software, verify that it isnt blocking any of the network ports that imessage and facetime use. For most network problems, the first workaround to try out is to turn on and then off airplane mode.
Serial number reveals entire product box comp, device sold to the customer, mlb reveals the main hardware part inside of this product. I see that the certificate is issued by go daddy secure certification authority. Apples imessage is an intimate way of communicating with friends and loved ones over an internet connection. Safari is the default browser on iphone and hence it cannot be deleted. How to fix imessage error or facetime activation error 2019. When i tried to sign in i got an error, asking me to contact support. In order to start sending and receiving imessages, you will need to install the weserver on a computer running macos, whether it is an imac, macbook, mac mini, or a mac pro. This spectacular application is announced by the famous scott forstall on 6 june 2011. I tried everything listed on this thread and elsewhere on the net deleting the contact, the message history, the phone call history. How to run imessagefacetime on vmware or should i say. Ensure that you have listed your phone mobile number under the phone app. Ivy bruce is the founder and editorial director at recoveryandroid studio.
Error invalid number message in texts iphone, ipad. How do i fix update apple id phone number message in. Today tried to message a noniphone user and got a red name icon in the addressee box that came up as. Jul 01, 2016 i had imessage working perfeclty for over a year on my hack. Generate your own hackintosh serial number, board serial. Serial number and mlb are like two puzzle pieces from same unique puzzle. How to get hackintosh messages to work consistently the mac. Pattern of mlb main logic board tutorials the genius bar. It looks not just at the type of mac you say youre running, but also at your serial number, board serial number, and. Because you can message anyone who uses iphone or ipad and stays connected with them. Open imessage and facetime from the applications folder.
Once disabled, try signing into imessage or facetime again. Mar 08, 2017 serial number reveals entire product box comp, device sold to the customer, mlb reveals the main hardware part inside of this product. Add or remove your phone number in messages or facetime. Take down the affected number, as were going to delete it from the device. How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address. Please resend using 10 digit number or valid short code. Apr 15, 2020 make sure that youre connected to a cellular data or wifi network. So, you have somebody that you wanna chat with, but cannot because heshethey primarily use the apple imessage app on their idevice for all their texting and youre really out because you dont have a idevice on hand, a mac, or you have either of them and have a windows computer. Sep 28, 2015 make sure that you have a stable and uninterrupted network. I had imessage working perfeclty for over a year on my hack. I ran into this problem after accidentally entering a 7 digit number for a new contact. Oct 17, 2019 you can use the phone number of your iphone with messages and facetime on your mac, ipad, or ipod touch.
It is an fabulous instant messaging application which is the most common source of communication. How do i fix update apple id phone number message in settings. You can add your iphones phone number to imessage on your mac computer with a few quick steps on your iphone and mac. Aug 21, 2019 mac os x support to send imessages directly from your mac using the iphone number. Mlb tells even more about your hardware than a serial number. It might take up to 24 hours to activate imessage and facetime.
Messages contacts in red on ipad or mac fix guy florack. If youre using an iphone, you need sms messaging to activate your phone number with imessage and facetime. Actually all of your ios devices can send and receive imessages by using the same phone number as imessage id. Does my mac store icloud drive desktop and documents files locally. Its not exact science on our end at least, since apple knows what theyre doing scientifically. These old messages will still associate the old 7digit number with the. Invalid serial numbers that clover configurator generates are quite enough to access facetimeimessageicloud services.
Board serial number now that you have your own invalid serial number you need to replace the board serial number with one containing your invalid serial number along with 5 random digits. This will just give you higher chances of getting imessagefacetime working. How to change your imessage phone number techradar. You may need to turn off imessage if you are now using a nonapple phone and cant get sms or text messages someone sends you from an iphone. How to fix imessage waiting for activation error on ios 9. So i need help verifying my phone number with imessage. Although this seems like a problem that could be easily fixed, he found that even after he edited the phone number in his contacts and added the area code, he still got the invalid number texts when he tried to communicate with that contact. Using the messages app on the mac, you can easily send andor receive sms text messages normal text messages and imessages apples messaging service. Mar 24, 2018 we should not use a valid serial number because the number is actually used by an existing mac user. These message platform supports both sms and mms on all these devices just like your iphone. Once your iphone ipad starts up, launch the settings app and toggle off facetime and imessage you can turn off imessage entirely in the messages settings. This is because the person you are trying to send a message to either does not have an iphone or does not have imessage enabled. When i tap the imessage boolean toggle to turn it on, i am presented with a waiting for activation message below the imessage boolean toggle now switched on.
We should not disturb legitimate users, otherwise apple may reconsider their tolerance for hackintoshing. Since they can be any digits i keep the last five digits of the board serial number and replace the first 12 with the serial number. Lets get our hackintosh messages to work consistently across reboots. Make sure that you have a stable and uninterrupted network. For a nonobvious reason, my previously properly running mac could no longer log into imessage or facetime in spite of being successfully logged into icloud. Make sure that your phone number is registered and. Fix error phone number not registered with imessage when. You should be able to find your number in the my number field within contacts. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps. If you are seeking for some quick single click imessage fix, this is not about that at all this research digs a much deeper, its about an aspect of building computer, which is able to run properly os x. How to fix imessage activation error recoveryandroid. Mac os x support to send imessages directly from your mac using the iphone number. With the help of this popular application, a user not only can send messages but also.
Wifi or network issues can lead to this imessage activation error, so opt to use cellular data when activating. You can use the phone number of your iphone with messages and facetime on your mac, ipad, or. When it comes to imessages and the iphone messages app, it should be a. How to add a phone number to imessage on a mac business insider. Send imessage from mac using phone number mashtips. Apr 14, 2020 if your mac has any firewall, security, vpn, or other thirdparty networking software, verify that it isnt blocking any of the network ports that imessage and facetime use. The weserver is the bridge between your mac computer and your android device. Aug 15, 2019 wondering how to set up the messages app on your mac. So imessage was working perfectly until a few days ago. These may include outlook address books windows or address book contacts mac. Calls or messages for the removed numbers wont appear on those devices anymore. I dont know what happens, it is really annoying me about this. Under no circumstances should you use someone elses osx sn it isnt necessary and doing so can cause a missmatch with your system type and lead to security and authentication issues. I looked on my moms phone and there are three separate threads from when she was talking to me because imessage for mac and phone, ipad all seem to cause a new thread as if theyre sending from different emails even though i have them all set to the same thing.
When that did not work, he tried creating a completely new contact for the person and clearing the. How to fix imessage and facetime activation issues on mac. You can do so by just tapping into the appropriate places, enter your apple id which is the same account you use to login to itunes and the app store. Oct 07, 2012 imessage in general is just a big pain in the ass. Ever since i upgraded to an iphone 5s i get an error invalid number. If you want to edit these, on your ipad or ipod touch you may need to enter an apple id manually. The number you are trying to send a message to is not using imessage and your mac or ipad is attempting to send the message as sms text message. Anyone can tell whats wrong with my imessage and how can i fix it.
You just have to make sure to leave your phone number as it is. Error occurred during activation for imessage or facetime on mac. Did a little web search and discovered that the mini imessage option page in settings does not show a toggle for send as sms. Make sure that your device has the latest version of ios or ipados if youre using an iphone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can send and receive sms messages. After doing a clean install of mountain lion on my macbook pro unibody, macbookpro5,5 and upgrading to 10. Mac device gets first the mlb id and later the serial number.
Choose whether you want to enable your computer or your phone for imessage. Safari cannot open the page because the address is invalid. Users experiencing this problem might also receive errors claiming the number used is invalid, and asks. After youve done that reboot the phone and try sending that person a text. Wondering how to set up the messages app on your mac.
May 16, 2017 imessage on mac not showing contact names. How do i fix an message authentication code problem firefox. Dec 15, 2008 recently we reported on errors iphone users receive when attempting to send sms messages. We should not use a valid serial number because the number is actually used by an existing mac user. Oct 19, 2017 although this seems like a problem that could be easily fixed, he found that even after he edited the phone number in his contacts and added the area code, he still got the invalid number texts when he tried to communicate with that contact. Recently we reported on errors iphone users receive when attempting to send sms messages.
How to fix iphone sending imessage from email address instead. May 02, 2019 if you want to edit these, on your ipad or ipod touch you may need to enter an apple id manually. Also delete the error messages you received for each attempt. For many iphone users, the first solution that comes into their mind when their safari fails to load a page stating that the web address is not valid is to delete safari browser and then reinstall it later. Last night i noticed that imessage was not signed in when i booted up. I figured that theres something up with my hackingtosh. Using imessage is a convenient and interesting way to send and receive text or multimedia messages from friends, colleagues, family, etc. Make sure that youre connected to a cellular data or wifi network.
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