#SET UP MESSAGES ON MAC MAC#
In a nutshell, everything on either or both devices is all in sync and stored in iCloud and, yet, it astutely does not restore to the iPhone anything that the 1 Year setting deletes from the iPhone even though that stuff remains on the Mac and in iCloud. I'm doing it with 1 Year on the iPhone versus Forever on the Mac. So there is a way have the Keep Messages setting be different on one versus another of continuously co-synced devices. Just remember that this cycles back to square one each and every time you enable or re-enable Messages in iCloud on any device.
Sign into your Apple ID account, and wait for. Open the Messages app on the device (computer or iPad, e.g.) you want to link to your phone.
#SET UP MESSAGES ON MAC HOW TO#
At this point, whenever it occurs, you can change it whatever you want on any device you want without affecting any other in-sync devices. How to set up text message forwarding on an iPhone. At this point, whenever it occurs, the first time you lower it on any device, it automatically lowers it to the same thing on any other in-sync devices. Whereas previously you might not have had enough device storage to keep messages forever, now, with Messages in iCloud, you can, for once it's enabled and all synced up, it uses very little device storage.Īlso, once anything is deleted from all applicable Messages in iCloud synced devices, it's also deleted from iCloud storage.Īlso, each and every time you enable or re-enable Messages in iCloud on any device, it automatically changes the Keep Messages setting to Forever on that device as well as any other in-sync devices. Bearing in mind that iCloud storage is increasable (albeit for a price) whereas device storage isn't. Or click the Add button and choose from your contacts. Type the name, email address, or phone number of one or more recipients. Can't sign in Click the New Message button at the top of the Messages window. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple ID. I believe the assumption is that available device storage is a more common problem than available iCloud storage and therefore is the most common reason people would cut down the Keep Messages setting. Use Messages on your Mac Send a message Open Messages. The Keep Messages Forever setting is a way to push the convenience of storage offloading. Deletion syncing and device storage offloading, that is.
That's exactly how it's supposed to work and it is indeed all about convenience.
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