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• new primary user

  Background: I bought my wife an iMac about 2 years ago (end of 2013 build). It includes all current software upgrades. She used for a few months when running Windows on it. His CAD program behaves in this double OS environment, so I ended up find a Wintel solution. I took his iMac because it was newer than mine.

  Problem: When I'm invited to the app updates, he sometimes asked his ID/PW and sometimes mine. Is there a way I can get it to just warn me about updates? I don't want to delete his user account, because she always things stored on the Mac.

  If you're not already, please change your account to be an administrative user. Here are some instructions:

  Convert a standard user to administrator

  1. Choose the Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click users and groups.
  2. Click the lock icon to unlock it, and then enter an administrator name and password.
  3. Select a managed user or a standard user in the users list, and then select "allow user to administer this computer."

• Having more than one user affect the speed of my MacBook Pro?

  I have a MacBook Pro, which is now painfully slow 2011.

  I have three users each journal entry/exit in the required form.

  Having more than one user affect the speed of the Mac or not?

  Thank you

  If you open a session there should be no impact.

  You can view a report of etrecheck for more Analytisis

  www.etrecheck.com

• Only local users appear in the list of connection

  I installed recently to El Capitan on an iMac and have problems with the users network connection settings. The server is running the Mavericks with OS X Server 3

  The first problem is the login screen. If the value to the list only displays the users created locally on the iMac. It doesn't even have the option 'other '.  If I change to display the username and password I can connect to the network no problem accounts, but this is not what I want.

  File Vault is not lit. The parameters are almost all by default. It's one clean and installation other than the connection to the server and allowing the connection of the network user, I made no changes before my first attempt.

  Since then, I created other local and users made changes to the connection options for the test but nothing else.

  The profile on the Server Manager is configured to display the 'other' and a list of users on the network (I changed a couple of times for the test settings, but nothing changes).

  It may be unrelated, but I found that the other changes in the Profile Manager appear to have no effect. For example, I did one of the users of the network, a mobile account, but he is not ready you as mobile on the iMac.

  Can someone give me tips on where to find the next?

  Is there a reason that you use Server3?

• My iMac freezes during a turn on and between two switching user accounts

  My 2011 iMac has been crashing for weeks. Usually, it freezes when I turn it on, connect to switching user accounts or user accounts.

  I upgraded to Sierra yesterday and I continued using for hours and it was fine.

  I turned on today; some of the Apple applications do not work... Mail, App Store, Safari (this is what I tried). Responsible mail application, saw a list of emails, but when I click on a particular message, the message will not load. Safari cannot load a Web page at all (I'm now using Chrome). AppStore cannot load anything too.

  I asked for help here before the crash but I was reluctant to share the report of being. Now, I've read about it and understand how it works. The report says "failed".

  Appreciate the help of the community. Thank you.

  Here's the report...

  EtreCheck version: 3.0.6 (315)

  Report generated 2016-10-02 18:24:53

  Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

  Duration 03:11

  Performance: good

  Click the [Support] links to help with non-Apple products.

  Click [details] for more information on this line.

  Problem: Computer restarts

  Description:

  Crashes when you turn on the machine, or signature accounts switching. It is slow since updated for Sierra. Safari and Mail does not. Safari cannot load pages (Chrome works); See the list of the mails but when click on a particular message, Mail does not load the message.

  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  iMac (27 inch, mid 2011)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  iMac - model: iMac12, 2

  1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 strands

  12 GB of RAM expandable - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz

  0/DIMM1 BANK

  OK 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM1

  OK 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz

  Bluetooth: Old - transfer/Airdrop2 not supported

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Video information: ⓘ

  AMD Radeon HD 6970M - VRAM: 2048 MB

  iMac 2560 x 1440

  Software: ⓘ

  macOS Sierra 10.12 (A 16, 323) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disc information: ⓘ

  ST31000528AS disk0: (1 TB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Mac HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999,35 go-go (674,19 free)

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N)

  USB information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD camera (built-in)

  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Computer, Inc. Apple IR receiver.

  Card reader Apple

  Lightning information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [no charge] 8 tasks of Apple

  [loading] Apple 171 jobs

  tasks of Apple 92 [performance]

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  [no charge] 39 tasks of Apple

  [loading] Apple 165 jobs

  [running] Apple 99 jobs

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [cannot] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (2016-07-13) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  com.Trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [running] (2016-09-18) [Support]

  Launch demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-13) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-13) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-08-29) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-02) [Support]

  [loading] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  [loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (2015-03-02) [Support]

  com.Trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [running] (2016-09-18) [Support]

  User launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.ARM. [...]. plist (2014-05-09) [Support]

  com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert [not] -[...] @me.com - SharedServices.Agent.plist (2014-04-05)

  [loading] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (2016-09-24) [Support]

  com.spotify.webhelper.plist [running] (2016-10-02) [Support]

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  iTunesHelper Application (/ Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

  AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/ Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

  Request for WDSecurityHelper (Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app/Applications/WD)

  Spotify application (/ Applications/Spotify.app)

  Dropbox application (/ Applications/Dropbox.app)

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - 10.8 SDK (2015-12-16) [Support]

  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-04) [Support]

  FlashPlayer - 10.6: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-14) [Support]

  Silverlight: 5.1.40728.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-11-01) [Support]

  QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-13)

  Flash Player: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-14) [Support]

  PepperFlashPlayer: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-15) [Support]

  NP_2020Player_IKEA: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 (2012-09-28) [Support]

  AdobePDFViewer: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-04) [Support]

  googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - 10.8 SDK (2015-12-11) [Support]

  iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2014-04-05)

  RL Secure Layer plugin: Unknown - SDK 10.5 (2014-02-21) [Support]

  User Plug-ins internet: ⓘ

  CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]

  Picasa: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-03-05) [Support]

  UploadManager: Unknown - SDK 10.5 (2015-01-05) [Support]

  ContentManager: Unknown - SDK 10.5 (2015-01-05) [Support]

  RocketEngine: Unknown - SDK 10.5 (2015-01-05) [Support]

  Safari extensions: ⓘ

  1 - ClickWeather - TWCi - http://www.weather.com/ (2014-09-20)

  DuckDuckGo - DuckDuckGo - http://duckduckgo.com (2015-07-11)

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Flash Player (2016-08-29) [Support]

  Trusteer Endpoint Protection (2016-09-20) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Mobile backups: OFF

  Automatic backup: YES

  Volumes to back up:

  Mac HD: Disc size: 999,35 GB disc used: 325,16 GB

  Destinations:

  SUZ_500G [Local]

  Total size: 499,76 GB

  Total number of backups: 81

  An older backup: 2015-07-07 at 17:41

  Last backup: 2016-09-15, 16:48

  Backup disk size: too small

  499,76 GB backup size < (disc 325,16 GB X 3)

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  photoanalysisd of 209%

  4% mdworker (18)

  3% photolibraryd

  3% coreaudiod

  3% WindowServer

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  Kernel_task 845 MB

  786 MB Google Chrome Helper (5)

  528 MB mdworker (18)

  Finder 283 MB

  Photoanalysisd 258 MB

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  3.25 GB of free RAM

  8.74 GB used RAM (4.43 GB being cached)

  362 MB used Swap

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  October 2, 2016, 18:21:58 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-182158_ [redacted] .crash

  System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.Framework/versions/A/XPCServices/com. Apple.We bKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

  October 2, 2016, 17:43:42 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-174342_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 17:34:33 self-test - spent

  October 2, 2016, 17:20:02 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-172002_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 17:19:17 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-171917_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 16:55:42 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-165542_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 16:54:41 [redacted] ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-165441_ .crash

  October 2, 2016, 16:51:15 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-165115_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 16:51:14 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-165114_ [redacted] .crash

  October 2, 2016, 12:26:52 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-02-002652_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [details]

  /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari

  October 2, 2016, 12:11:33 [redacted] AM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-02-001133_.cpu_resource.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 23:49:15 / Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-01-234915_ [redacted].cpu_resource.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 23:18:28 / Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-01-231828_ [redacted].cpu_resource.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 21:23 / Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-01-212300_ [redacted].cpu_resource.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 21:01:11 / Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-10-01-210111_ [redacted].cpu_resource.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 21:00:51 /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-01-210051_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [details]

  October 1, 2016, 20:11:06 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-01-201106_[redacted].crash

  October 1, 2016, 19:35 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WeatherEye_2016-10-01-193500_[redacted].crash

  /Applications/weathereye.app/Contents/MacOS/weathereye

  Trusteer Endpoint Protection (2016-09-20) [Support]

  The following may be useful: https://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x

  It is slow since updated for Sierra.

  A part of which is related to the upgraded Photos app. If you have lots of photos (in thousands), it will take a lot of time for it reach to analyze your photo library. The best thing to do is to let him finish, as long as it could be. 1 hour per 1000 photographs as a rough estimate. When it is finally over, the performance of your Mac will be back to normal.

  Definitely get rid of "Trusteer" however. As a needless "anti-virus" garbage is still installed on your Mac, it is unreasonable to expect it to work the way it was designed to work. Safari won't work. Mail will not work. A lot of other things that you really need to work just won't work. Please read of effective defenses against software malware and other threats.

  DuckDuckGo - DuckDuckGo - http://duckduckgo.com (2015-07-11)

  You don't need the Extension Safari DDG, since DDG has been integrated natively in Safari for some time. Select the Safari menu > Preferences > Search and select the dropdown Search engine DuckDuckGo . Then, select Extensions, select the extension DuckDuckGo and Uninstall.

  Leaving the current Extension is OK but it does nothing.

  Request for WDSecurityHelper (Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app/Applications/WD)

  I don't know what it is. If you do not either, get rid of it. At least delete your login items.

• iCloud: 2 universe for 2 users on 1 mac (sierra)

  My husband and I share a PowerMac. We each have our own iPhone and iPad. We each have a distinct Apple ID, account and storage iCloud plans.  We want that our a PowerMac to support our two Apple ID iCloud/two distinct worlds. In this way, certain content on our mac, accessed by 1 Apple ID user and reader iCloud is related to and can be synchronized with user 1 Apple mobile devices. And content accessed with 2 Apple ID user and reader iCloud is related to and can be synchronized with user 2 Apple mobile devices. Basically, I don't want some of his stuff on my devices, and he doesn't want that some of my stuff on their devices. I mean, by substance, music, books, photos, videos, e-mails, messages, same brand-pages and playlists. We would like to share some information on the mac, like contacts, passwords (keychain?), calendar, a few photos, files and business-related content. Most of the music library (which he doesn't) is saved on separate disk.

  When I tried to sync my iPad with our mac, iCloud account seemed to be at the top of the hierarchy on the mac. I was asked to sign to her iCloud account and sign in mine. But when I signed on my iCloud account, I saw the message that I am already connected to my iCloud account. This caused his e-mail on the mac to disappear as well as everything else under his iCloud account.  Family sharing with the iCloud parameter does not provide the solution because it also requires a primary account (the Organizer). We want to separate but equal iCloud universe on mac.  Any suggestions?

  As far as I know, what you're describing or thinking of doing is a nightmare, and I don't think it's possible, i.e. some of your data on its account and vice versa.

• Old iPhone users - Animations in text?

  Just out of curiosity, older models of iPhone users can do the new animations and writing in the text? Also, if they update iOS can they see how iPhone users 7 may?

  I think that all 10 iOS devices support touch digital.

  Use number key on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch - Apple Support

• ios10 problem with non-users of iphone messaging

  After upgrading my iPhone 6 ios10, I had intermittent problems with the messaging of Android users (basically, the conversations no iMessage). In about 60% of the time it is not just to deliver the message no matter what I do (pressing the 'Try Again' don't work do not). He has no problem with the reception of the texts, but I can't answer to Android users (Interestingly, I can message users of Android if they are in a group with iPhone users text). I tried everything was updated to the last verision until reset of ios everything.

  I can't find anything online about this. I'm the only one who what?

  Group Messaging uses the MMS. Normal text messages using SMS. SMS uses the voice channel to transfer messages and is strictly a basic function. If you are experiencing problems sending SMS, contact your carrier.

• Access user HD library

  After the upgrade to OSX Sierra 10.12 I now hold down the SHIFT key when you click the finder go menu to access my library to the user. It's on my iMac, but same update system on my MacBook Pro 15 "retina and there it is still down option." Is there a setting to change this on the iMac?

  N ° they changed, apparently, the possibility of the SHIFT key.

• Where to find the user's Guide English iBook to watch?

  When you live is not in an English speaking country?

  I hate the user guides translated into your native language and still have my devices/Mac in English.

  The local store iBook does not contain an English version.

  Hello

  Apple Watch user's Guide is also available online:

  https://help.Apple.com/watch/

• Why finder hide Documents and office files in the home directory of the user by activating iCloud drive? What about the behavior of Time Machine backup or third-party applications?

  I'm under MacOS Sierra. I am connected to my iCloud account. I activated the option Desktop and Documents, but I did NOT activate the option optimize Mac storage, because I wanted to make sure that all my files would be available locally, just in case, I would need to work without an internet connection.

  -J' noticed there now a menu iCloud in my sidebar in the Finder, with links to Documents and desktop.

  -J' also noticed that Documents is no longer presented in my favorites in my side bar of the Finder.

  -This last suggests that files saved in 'Documents' are not saved more on my HD... but only in iCloud, which isn't what I want.

  -Then, sailing in the Finder Macintosh HD/users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are more visible, as if these files are not saved in my home folder most. Which raises the question: where are My Documents and files on my HD, so they are still?

  -Using a shell session in the terminal and again navigate to/Users / 'My account' /, I noticed that my Documents and desktop folders are still there. Which suggest that records and records of office reside actually still in my home folder under users, but Finder actually hide it and present them as being stored in iCloud only disc. It's very confusing.

  This raises several questions:

  -In the first place, why Apple hide Documents and office files in the directory? Why not view these folders in iCloud and directory?

  -Whence the iCloud folder or drive, reside actually on my hard drive?

  -What time Machine. Is it still back up my document files and folders?

  -What games third-party app mirroring backup of My Documents files and folders? They still work properly? (I use Livedrive backup and Sugarsync for files mirrored across several macs).

  -How can I understand that Apple is doing with my folders and files? Some users might be happy with the iCloud drive concept, without worrying about how it works, but I don't take chances, and I want to keep a good understanding about the functioning of my system.

  Could someone explain what is exactly happening?

  With office and selected Documents, access to these files are now in the iCloud Drive, not in your home folder.

  My guess would be that they do not appear in your file because it would be confusing for many people to make them in two places.

  If you want in the Favorites, open iCloud Drive and drag them in the sidebar here.

  All about iCloud drive has been saved on your Mac. With the exception of the office and the Documents, they are in ~/Library/Mobile Documents. However, if you choose optimized storage, older documents are removed from your Mac. I don't know what is "old".

  ~/Documents and ~/desktop have new metadata indicating probably Finder does not display them in a Finder window, only in iCloud drive. They are not hidden in one of the normal methods of unix.

  I have not tested Time Machine or any other backup program. The folder still exist in your directory home, and they still have all the files, I don't think that changes anything.

• Where is the location of iCloud data from the reader in my user library?

  I use an application called Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my Macintosh HD on an external hard drive. I noticed that my iCloud drive is not on the backup to clone, and I want to make sure that these files are included in the clone. I'm guessing that iCloud drive data are stored somewhere in my user library. If so, can someone tell me the exact location in my user library? If this is not the case, how can I ensure that my iCloud drive files are included when I clone my Macintosh HD?

  The Mobile Document folder in your user library.

• Mac OS Server - local users on console does not.  The shared access or ssh on account works

  A Mac Mini running Mac OS Server has problems with authenticating the passwords of local users.  Users connect the console of the physical computer running macOS app Sierra and Server 5.2.

  I'm looking for a short solution from scratch user and migrating data to a new installation.

  My hunch is that there is an interaction with the server application.  The other Macs, I managed on the same network fail server and do not have these problems.

  I installed a new version of macOS Sierra and then migrate the old data server on using the migration wizard, but the problem persists.

  The server used to have users on the network, but they are all deleted, and all users are the.

  In application server, the only services running time machine, the caching server and file server.  DNS, DHCP and Open Directory services are disabled in the server application.

  A local user password will work normally when the computer is restarted.  But if the user disconnects, and tries to connect to or use the fast user switching back and forth between accounts, the password is not accepted.  On reboot, it will be accepted.

  In addition to passwords are not accepted, other errors when you try to connect to specific customers include:

  "Your account is not a valid directory.  For more information, contact your system administrator'

  or

  "On behalf of user that you selected is not available."  Check your network connection and try again to the user account.  If you are connected to the network, ask system administrator for assistance. »

  If a network is used to access the data of the user using the user name and password, it works.  Similarly, SSH'ing via the terminal using the username and password works.

  An admin user can change the password back and it usually works for one login.  Then the password is denied if the user disconnects or use the fast user switching.

  Thanks in advance for any help on this embarrassing problem!

  I should clarify: it's the passwords of local users on the Mac who stop working (for the connection or fast user switching), until the Mac restarts.

• AFP://user: password@server + connect as?

  Hello

  before you move on to Sierra, to connect to my NAS, under Finder-> go-> connect to server, I used to type:

  AFP://user: password@server/share_name

  with no pop-up windows ' connect as '.

  Now, after the upgrade, after the command: afp://user: password@server, a "connect as" windows appears and it's annoying.

  Someone knows how to jump this window "connect as"?

  Thank you

  Daniele

  I think it has something to do with SMB being now the default connection for Sierra. I tried the syntax shown you and replaced "afp" with "smb", but still have the screen connect as . Even when you select the server in the left pane of the Finder, I always have to make a sign in as. It is used to remember how I connected and go immediately to the actions on the server, but no more. Always have to connect as.

• Share documents via link pages without asking for user name

  Hello, it is possible to share the page via link document without asking user name when someone opens the link? I only want to share the document for reading does not work. So I don't think that it is necessary to request user name.

  Hi erino72,

  Thank you for using communities Support from Apple!

  I understand you want to share a Pages document with someone, without him asking for request a user name.  Given that you're just trying to share a document for reading instead of calibration, then I recommend that you just send a copy by following the steps in the link below:

  Send a copy of a document

  Take care.

• Messages are not send to non-Apple users, is no longer syncing with iPhone

  I can't use Messages to send messages to non-Apple users ("your message cannot be sent.'), or it syncs with my iPhone. I have all the settings in place, it has just stopped working.

  Hey Tux Kapono,

  I understand that you have updated to macOS Sierra, and now you can not send SMS messages. I know it's nice to be able to have continuity in your messages on devices, so I'm happy to help you.

  There are a few settings that should be checked to make sure that everything is correctly configured for this feature. This article has more information on the subject:

  Use continuity to connect to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch - Apple Support
  

  Set up SMS and MMS messaging

  Use this feature with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that satisfies the requirements of continuity system. Make sure that your devices are configured as follows:

  • Each device is connected to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  • On iPhone, go to settings > Messages > Send and receive. Make sure the Apple ID at the top of the screen is the same Apple ID you use for iMessage on other devices. Add a check to your address, phone number, so that you can be reached by both iMessage. Do the same on your iPad or iPod touch.
  • On iPhone, go to settings > Messages > transfer, text messages, then choose which devices to send and receive text messages from the iPhone. A verification code and then on each device. Enter this code on your iPhone.
  • On Mac, open Messages, and then choose message > Preferences. Click accounts, and then select your account from iMessage. Make sure the Apple ID shown here is the same Apple ID you use on other devices. Add a control to your phone number and email address.

  Use the SMS and MMS messaging

  

  To use this feature, simply start conversations as usual in the Messages application on any of your devices. Alternatively, you can start a conversation by clicking a phone number in Safari, Contacts, calendar, or other applications detecting phone numbers. All your incoming and outgoing messages on all your devices.

  Thank you for using communities Support from Apple. See you soon!