A clarification about iMessage Sync

AtomicEdge · Jul 16, 2012, 04:44 AM

I just want to see if I have this straight from the people who have been using iOS 6.

I get the unification of phone numbers and Apple ID, and this makes iMessage viable for the way I use my equipment.

They talk about sync between devices for iMessage on the Apple site, but I wanted clarification. If I send someone an iMessage, it shows up on all my devices and if I receive one it's the same. HOWEVER. I live out in the sticks, and often have phone signal, but no data connection and this confuses the **** out of iMessage, so I send an SMS instead.

Now I know that SMS will only sent to a phone number, but my question is this, will it send from my phone to someone else's phone, then get synced to their other devices, or does the sync exclude SMS and MMS messages?

I hope that makes sense. I really hope it works this way.

iThinkergoiMac · Jul 16, 2012, 04:47 AM

iMessage sync only included iMessages (in blue). SMS/MMS messages (in green) are NOT included.

AtomicEdge · Jul 16, 2012, 05:06 AM

Damn.

I guess I am destined to be stuck with confusing broken conversations on everything but my iPhone then.

Everyone in the local area has iMessage off because they think it's ****. Just not suitable in a rural area.

RTWG · Jul 16, 2012, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicEdge

Everyone in the local area has iMessage off because they think it's ****. Just not suitable in a rural area.

Well it won't matter then because you can't SMS from the iPad or the iPod Touch.

Parallex · Jul 25, 2012, 09:24 PM

I realize I'm a minute late to the convo -- but the new Mighty Kitty OS that even accommodates iMessage sync just came out publicly TODAY! I must be in the developers cave.

The question I was hunting for when I wound up here was similar to the AtomicEdge entity's (though I have to admit I'm a tad confused why one would routinely SMS across multiple devices). I'm coming more from an IM perspective. Granted, I've been playing with the sync all day and annoying the frak out of all my friends, but I guess I was hoping that it would somehow integrate the new IM portion of the service as well. Is this something that maybe is coming up with iOS 6?

Texting is texting to me; it's not really a conversation platform as IM is. I routinely communicate via IM while on the computer...which then often continues via the phone while I step away to stuff my face etc. -- and then furthermore via the iPad while I lie down in a coma on the couch. This is done seamlessly through Trillian's IM client.

I guess I was hoping Apple would bring the same concept to their much prettier and much refined iMessage app. -- and not just port the SMS function.

Cheers.

Jul 16, 2012, 04:44 AM	#1
AtomicEdge macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	A clarification about iMessage Sync I just want to see if I have this straight from the people who have been using iOS 6. I get the unification of phone numbers and Apple ID, and this makes iMessage viable for the way I use my equipment. They talk about sync between devices for iMessage on the Apple site, but I wanted clarification. If I send someone an iMessage, it shows up on all my devices and if I receive one it's the same. HOWEVER. I live out in the sticks, and often have phone signal, but no data connection and this confuses the **** out of iMessage, so I send an SMS instead. Now I know that SMS will only sent to a phone number, but my question is this, will it send from my phone to someone else's phone, then get synced to their other devices, or does the sync exclude SMS and MMS messages? I hope that makes sense. I really hope it works this way.
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Jul 16, 2012, 04:47 AM	#2
iThinkergoiMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Terra	iMessage sync only included iMessages (in blue). SMS/MMS messages (in green) are NOT included. __________________ 13" 2009 MBP, 2.26 GHz C2D, 8 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD; 2.2 GHz C2D MB, 6 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD; 32 GB iPod Touch 3G -FWIW, my handle is iThink_ergo_iMac. There seems to be some confusion on this issue.-
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Jul 16, 2012, 05:06 AM	#3
AtomicEdge Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	Damn. I guess I am destined to be stuck with confusing broken conversations on everything but my iPhone then. Everyone in the local area has iMessage off because they think it's ****. Just not suitable in a rural area.
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Jul 25, 2012, 09:24 PM	#5
Parallex macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	I realize I'm a minute late to the convo -- but the new Mighty Kitty OS that even accommodates iMessage sync just came out publicly TODAY! I must be in the developers cave. The question I was hunting for when I wound up here was similar to the AtomicEdge entity's (though I have to admit I'm a tad confused why one would routinely SMS across multiple devices). I'm coming more from an IM perspective. Granted, I've been playing with the sync all day and annoying the frak out of all my friends, but I guess I was hoping that it would somehow integrate the new IM portion of the service as well. Is this something that maybe is coming up with iOS 6? Texting is texting to me; it's not really a conversation platform as IM is. I routinely communicate via IM while on the computer...which then often continues via the phone while I step away to stuff my face etc. -- and then furthermore via the iPad while I lie down in a coma on the couch. This is done seamlessly through Trillian's IM client. I guess I was hoping Apple would bring the same concept to their much prettier and much refined iMessage app. -- and not just port the SMS function. Cheers.
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