How To Register Email With Imessage On Mac

If messages asks you to sign in use the same apple id that you use with messages on your iphone and other devices.

How to register email with imessage on mac. If you don t have an apple id you can click create new apple id at the bottom to sign up. Otherwise sign in with your existing apple id. Choose messages preferences option then click accounts and select your imessage account. 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. Input your apple username and password or click on create apple id to create a new account.

Tap send receive then choose use your apple id for imessage and sign in with your apple id. 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. In case that doesn t happen enter your apple id email address and password. If asked sign in with the apple id that you re using with messages on your iphone. By default the messages app will use your apple id to log you in.

Go back to settings messages and make sure that imessage is turned on. Imessage is the apple messaging service you get automatically with your apple id. Click edit in the account section. Click on the imessage tab. Under reachable at select add more.

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. Add an additional email address sign in to your apple id account page. If it says the email is already in use this is because it is verified under a previous apple id. On your mac computer open messages app. How to set up imessage on mac.

It is located in the menu bar at the top of the app. Click on messages in the menu bar. If you still need help change your apple id password and repeat the setup steps. Launch messages from your desktop dock or applications folder.