How To Register Imessage On Mac

I went into messages in setting to register my imessage on my ipad 2 but when i type in my apple id and press sign in it doesn t work it comes up with.

How to register imessage on mac. Tap send receive. To give more background imessage is apple s messaging service. Imessage lets you send and receive sms like text messages and mms style multimedia messages just like a phone through your icloud account. You can however send a regular text message. But my network connection is fine it works while on safari and itunes and app store.

Please check your network connection and try again. How to set up imessage on mac. Click on messages in the menu bar. Here s how you do it. Click the account listed in the left column to select it.

If you haven t used messages before on this mac you will be prompted to enter or create your apple id. Choose messages preferences option then click accounts and select your imessage account. Otherwise sign in with your existing apple id. Before you can start using imessage you ll need to set it up. In case that doesn t happen enter your apple id email address and password.

It is located in the menu bar at the top of the app. This does not mean that you cannot send messages from your mac or ipad. By default the messages app will use your apple id to log you in. Click on the imessage tab. 8 click the checkbox for enable this account to turn on imessage on your mac.

For example you cannot send an imessage to an android phone. And imessage can only be sent to another iphone ipad ipod touch or mac. Go to settings messages and make sure that imessage is on. If no apple id is listed in the left column click the button at the bottom and enter the email address and password for your imessage account. Launch messages from your desktop dock or applications folder.