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I recently got a MacBook, and I've managed to only add ONE contact on iMessage. and won't let me send a message to anyone else or add anyone else on there... anyone know how I could fix it ?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Jan 28, 2023 10:52 PM

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Rudegar

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Jan 29, 2023 2:02 AM in response to Kealy_05

well if it's cellular contacts that does not use iphones then the mac can't send sms on it's own

it needs an iphone with the same appleID to do it on it's behalf

read

Set up iPhone to get SMS messages on Mac - Apple Support (IE)

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