In that case you’ll need to check on the settings again. Setting it up takes a couple of steps, and occasionally things stop working. Each device will have the complete conversation, and the other party will not know that you aren’t doing it all on your iPhone. Start a texting conversation on your iPhone when you’re out, then continue it at home or work when you’re able to use your Mac (or iPad). It’s really handy to have your iPhone’s text messages show up on your Mac (and/or iPad). But now things really sync, both when messages are coming in, and when you are deleting them.īelow: the original article. You still need to do the things in the rest of this article, so keep reading. The bottom arrow points to your phone number. The top arrow points to the Messages in iCloud checkbox.