How to Link Text Messages to MacBook

Are you tired of constantly switching between your iPhone and MacBook to check text messages? With a few simple steps, you can link your text messages to your MacBook, making it easy to stay connected on-the-go.

To get started, open the Settings app on your iPhone and scroll down to find 'Messages.' If you want to sync SMS and MMS messages, ensure that you have signed in with the same Apple ID. You'll also want to make sure iMessage is enabled on both devices, and that both are signed in with the same Apple ID.

Before proceeding with the steps, ensure that you have logged in with the same Apple ID on both devices. This is a crucial step in linking your text messages to your MacBook.

Once you have completed these steps, enabling text message forwarding on Mac is easy. It takes only a couple of steps to set it up. Since the introduction of autofill on Mac, macOS automatically recognizes two-factor authentication codes or OTP in text messages and gives you an option to autofill them in the required field, making the whole experience seamless.

You can find this feature helpful for online transactions as you won't have to hunt for your iPhone to get the required OTP. However, if you use your phone number as two-factor authentication, receiving text messages on your Mac makes more sense.

To link your text messages to your MacBook, follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone and navigate to 'Messages.'

2. Ensure that iMessage is enabled on both devices, and that both are signed in with the same Apple ID.

3. Manually enable text message forwarding on your iPhone to receive those messages on your Mac or iPad.

While your iMessages are automatically synced across devices if you have logged in with the same Apple ID, the case is not the same with regular text messages. If you are not using text messages for two-factor authentication, we recommend not enabling text message syncing on your Mac.

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