With Messages for Mac, you can send unlimited messages to any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that uses iMessage, Apple's secure-messaging service. iPhone owners can use it for SMS and MMS messages, too.

Nov 11, 2016  Why force quit might not work in the first place. A lot of the time, this can happen when an app isn’t well built. When this happens, all kinds of havoc can be wreaked on your hardware that makes it tough for your Mac to process the tools necessary to force quit an app. Memory leaks can be a big source of these kinds of issues. Jun 04, 2020  Causes of Mac Mail Not Working Typically, problems with Mail come down to incorrect configurations and the need to apply a recent update to the app. Inconsistent internet connections and mail service provider outages can cause Mail to stop working, too. Nov 11, 2018  Using the Messages app on the Mac, you can easily send and/or receive SMS text messages (normal text messages) and iMessages (Apple’s messaging service). If you are having this issue as well (not sending or not receiving), here is how you can fix it: 1- Force quit Messages app and then reopen it. To do this, choose Force Quit from the Apple.

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Aug 15, 2018  If you use a messaging app on your Android phone, you might run into a common issue where messaging no longer works. Thankfully, this kind of problem can usually be solved quickly as well. The Messages app on my Macbook Pro (running High Sierra) suddenly stopped sending text messages to Android devices. I can still send texts to Android users from my iPhone without a problem, but when sending texts from the Messages app on my Macbook Pro it will not send to Android devices. It just started doing this out of the blue yesterday. Nov 29, 2017  Messages in mac have worked perfectly for me some time, and I have both iMessage and Google Talk set up. Recently, however, I get the spinning beach ball whenever I swith into Messages and whenever I write a message. Every 10 secs or so, the app freezes for a few seconds, then catches up with my keyboard and let me write some more.

iMessage is the Apple messaging service you get automatically with your Apple ID.If it's not already set up, you're asked to sign in when you first open the Messages app. Sign in with same Apple ID that you use with Messages on your iPhone and other devices. 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.

Have a conversation

1. Click at the top of the Messages window.
   
2. Address your message by typing the recipient's name, email address, or phone number. Or click and choose a recipient. If they're in your Contacts app, Messages finds them as you type. To start a group conversation, just add more recipients.
   
3. Type your message in the field at the bottom of the window, then press Return to send it.
   • To include emoji, click.
   • To include an image or other file, just drag or paste it into the message field. Or use Continuity Camera to capture a photo or scan directly from your iPhone or iPad camera.
   • To include an audio recording, clickand record your message.
4. After starting a conversation, click Details in the corner of the window to take other actions, including:
   • Choose not to be disturbed by notifications about this conversation.
   • Use FaceTime to start an audio call or video call .
   • Share a screen .
   • See the recipient's location—if they're sharing their location with you.
   • Review all of the photos and files that were exchanged in the conversation.
   • Add a group name, add members to a group, or leave a group. If the group has four or more members, you can remove members: Control-click the member's name, then choose Remove from Conversation.

With macOS Sierra or later, you can also use Siri to send, read, and reply to Messages:

• ”Send a message to Susan and Johnny saying I'll be late' or ”Tell Johnny Appleseed the show is about to start” or ”Text a message to 408 555 1212.”
• ”Read the last message from Brian Park” or ”Read my new messages.”
• ”Reply that's great news” or ”Tell him I'll be there in 10 minutes.”
  

Add a Tapback to a message

macOS Sierra introduces Tapback to the Mac. A Tapback is a quick response that expresses what you think about a message, such as that you like it or think it's funny. In the image above, the heart next to ”See you then!' is a Tapback. Here's how to do it:

1. Control-click a message bubble to open a shortcut menu.
2. Choose Tapback from the menu.
3. Click a Tapback to add it to the message bubble.

Your Tapback is visible to everyone in the conversation who is using iMessage with macOS Sierra or later or iOS 10 or later. Other iMessage users see 'Liked' or 'Laughed at' or 'Emphasized,' for example, followed by the text of that message.

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch also have Tapback, as well as other message effects available only on those devices. Most such affects look the same on your Mac when you receive them. Others appear as a description of the effect, such as ”(sent with Loud Effect).”

Send text messages to anyone from your Mac

If you have an iPhone with a text messaging plan, learn how to set up text message forwarding so you can send and receive SMS and MMS messages from your Mac.

Delete a message or conversation

When you permanently delete a message or conversation, you can't get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.

To delete a message:

1. Open a message conversation.
2. Control-click the blank area of a message bubble that you want to delete.
3. Choose Delete.
4. Click Delete.
   

To delete a conversation:

1. Control-click a conversation.
2. Choose Delete Conversation.
3. Click Delete.

Learn more

• To learn more about Messages, choose Messages Help from the Help menu in Messages.
• If you get an error when trying to sign in to iMessage, learn what to do.

FaceTime is not available in all countries or regions.