How To Enable SMS Texting (The Green People) from Mac (Instructional Guide)

[freudflintstone]

After several reboots and log-outs, it is finally working!

 

[Sym0]

I just started sending a green message and OS X automatically asked me to pair with my iPhone and issued a secure code. Done.

 

[Dingthing]

Had it working yesterday after about 15 attempts to set up, toggling everything on and off, checking email addresses etc. Tried setting up iPad, switched off messages in the phone and hey presto, didn't see the mac anymore. By a long way worst experience of using apple software for many a long year. it does NOT just work.

 

[franpincho]

Thank you very much for the tutorial.

Even though I didn't need it, I can see how some that find trouble will appreciate it.

 

[Badrottie]

I don't have a text message forwarding choice on my iphone 6 running 8.1

Any thoughts?

Same here and I did follow OP's instruction... No go

Ok iPhone 5S finally works but not on my iPad Air? I think I will have to keep rebooting until to show up!

 

[heehee]

Tried a few times and it didn't work. Now I can't even sign in to iMessage on my phone. iPhone 6 Plus iOS 8.1, mid-2014 rMBP OS X 10.10. Same network.

 

[Alimar]

Send this thread to EVERYONE! There are still a mess of people that don't get it yet.

 

[draven898]

i turned off i message then later like an hour after turned it back on now working on my iPad air2 and my mac mini