iphonemessages
I have just got a new (2020) iPhone SE, and having an issue with iMessages.
I was previously in a group conversation – most of the recipients are phone numbers (with iPhones), but one is an iCloud email address. Since I got the new phone, I can't see any messages from the person using their iCloud address. And they don't see my messages. Everyone else in group chat can see our messages fine.
What's going on here? I've tried turning imessages on and off. Any other tips?
Go to settings on the iPhone. Go to the 'Messages' settings. And select Receive At.
See what it says there. It should be your phone number not Apple ID or email.
If you have a Apple email listed. You can remove it by.
Clicking the 'Apple ID youremail@me.com'
You will get a popup which lets sign out thus removing the mac email address.
In addition to unselecting Bonjour, which I agree was insufficient, I found that under Messages > Preferences, my Apple ID had been deselected. Once I re-selected it, I could then identify the phone numbers and email addresses I wanted to use with messaging.
I suspect my original cause was my daughter's wanting me to turn off messaging for her email address (she is young and so her stuff is under my Apple ID) and somehow that turned off the MacBook's messaging entirely, not just her address. Curiously, my iPhone was affected.
I also suspect I selected Bonjour in a futile attempt to fix messaging on the MacBook. Hope this is helpful.
Best Answer
If another iCloud account can’t see your messages, it could be as simple as they have blocked you. It could be more complicated that Apple thinks they blocked you so they would have to work with Apple support, but you can’t really tell what’s happening to someone else’s iCloud account by design.
If you send them a message that’s about all you can know was Apple accepted it from your device.