Make sure you’re signed into the same iCloud account on both your Mac and your iPhone.To create this connection between your Mac and your smartphone: If you’re unsure what this allowance is, then you should play it safe and reread your mobile phone contract, before you get carried away with sending messages from your Mac! Just be aware that since these messages are transmitted via your mobile phone, they do count towards your SMS allowance. It’s possible for Messages to route SMS via your iPhone, at which point you’ll be able to send messages to any smartphone.
Send SMS to friends who don’t have an iPhoneĪpple’s iPhones aren’t the only smartphones on the market, so how do you exchange messages with friends and family members who don’t own an iPhone? Type your message as normal, and then hit ‘Send.’ This message will then be sent via Apple’s servers.If you see a red highlight instead, then this number isn’t associated with an iPhone, and you won’t be able to send them an SMS using Messages’ default settings.
Assuming that your contact does own an iPhone, their number will be highlighted blue. Press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard. Alternatively, if you’ve synced your mobile contacts with your Mac, then you can click the little ‘+’ icon and select the contact’s name in the subsequent window. In the ‘To:’ field, enter the recipient’s mobile phone number. Click the ‘Compose new message’ button (where the cursor is positioned in the following screenshot). If you haven’t already, sign into Messages using the Apple ID that’s associated with your iPhone. Launch the Messages app, either by selecting its icon in the Dock or by navigating to ‘Applications > Messages.’. This person will then receive the SMS as an iMessage that’s sent via Apple’s servers. If they’re an iPhone fan, then you can send an SMS directly to their smartphone, using macOS’ built-in Messages app. The first question is: does the person who you’re trying to contact own an iPhone, or do they prefer some other brand of smartphone? Send text messages to another iPhone, with Messages