How To Register Email With Imessage On Mac

In case that doesn t happen enter your apple id email address and password.

How to register email with imessage on mac. Choose messages preferences option then click accounts and select your imessage account. Click edit in the account section. It s usually the same apple id that you use for icloud the itunes store the app store and the account you created when you first set up your mac. If messages asks you to sign in use the same apple id that you use with messages on your iphone and other devices. If you don t have an apple id you can click create new apple id at the bottom to sign up.

After you ve signed in open message s settings by clicking on messages in the menu bar and selecting preferences or by pressing command comma. Go back to settings messages and make sure that imessage is turned on. If you still need help change your apple id password and repeat the setup steps. If you haven t used messages before on this mac you will be prompted to enter or create your apple id. If it says the email is already in use this is because it is verified under a previous apple id.

How to set up imessage on mac. Click on messages in the menu bar. On your mac computer open messages app. It is located in the menu bar at the top of the app. Under reachable at select add more.

Add an additional email address sign in to your apple id account page. You need to go to manage my apple id sign in with this old apple id and remove the additional email address from that apple id before you can add it to the newer one. You can only use emails under one apple id. If asked sign in with the apple id that you re using with messages on your iphone. Using the same apple id sign back in to messages and facetime on your other devices.

Click on the imessage tab. Otherwise sign in with your existing apple id. By default the messages app will use your apple id to log you in. Tap send receive then choose use your apple id for imessage and sign in with your apple id.