Messaging across multiple devices

Me and my family use the same account across multiple devices. How can I make sure they do not have the ability to view my imessages and more specifically the ones connected with my phone number?

But in order to have access to the same music and apps library they need the password. Is there anyway to password protect iMessage separately or even get my phone number to not be associated with iMessage in any way?

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Messages across multiple devices

I have a MacBook Pro, an iPad and an iPhone.
First sign of an issue;
I send a Message from my ipad to a friend. It is received but it says that the sender is myid at yahoo.com or any number of the other "Receive At" accounts in my Settings ==>Messages. As near as I can tell it is random, but does seem to use the last one in the list most frequently.
Second issue;
I changed the value of my 'Apple ID' in Settings ==>Messages==>Receive At, from my @mac account to my @me account. All the additional 'Receive At' accounts are lost. Even when I switch back to the @mac account. What happened?
Third issue;
Regardless of which apple id I'm using (@mac or @me) I'm not able to add the other to Settings ==>Messages==>Receive At, I get the error; "Unable to verify email because it is already in use." I've attempted this on all three devices and get the same error every time.
In general all my issues seem to stem from the question of which Apple ID to be using. But regardless of which, Apple apprently only considers eMails to be equivalent, not Messages. Yes? No? Why? When will Apple give is a way to fix all this?

Hi,
I send a Message from my ipad to a friend. It is received but it says that the sender is myid at yahoo.com or any number of the other "Receive At" accounts in my Settings ==>Messages. As near as I can tell it is random, but does seem to use the last one in the list most frequently.
I do have one iPhone set up with multiple emails
My Organic Apple ID and TheSmokeMonster calls it, the @me.com iCloud ID linked to that Apple ID and a GoogleMail ID I was trying out.
I sent an iMessage from Messages on my Mac to the iCloud issued ID and the Phone received it and sent replies from the SAME ID despite the fact that the older organic Apple ID was set at the Caller ID.
I am presuming new Outgoing Messages will use the Caller ID but that incoming iMessages will stick with the ID that was called.
Second issue;
I changed the value of my 'Apple ID' in Settings ==>Messages==>Receive At, from my @mac account to my @me account. All the additional 'Receive At' accounts are lost. Even when I switch back to the @mac account. What happened?
Simple. It wipes the slate clean so to speak.
Usnig Messages on the Mac as an Example you have to DIsable (Untick the enable this Account box) the account
You then go to Account Details button
In here there is a Sign Out Button.
This removes the Apple ID you are using from Messages for the iMessges side.
(You can actually run Messages as an iChat style only App then)
When you type an Apple ID back in it does it afresh and will not pick up on anythning that as there before.
(On your Mac the .plist involved is wiped clean - presumably the same happens on the iPhone or iPad)
Hopefully an update from Apple may allow the Sync process to include listed Emails from one device to another.
Third issue;
Regardless of which apple id I'm using (@mac or @me) I'm not able to add the other to Settings ==>Messages==>Receive At, I get the error; "Unable to verify email because it is already in use." I've attempted this on all three devices and get the same error every time.
You are probably getting this as you have several devices that have different settings.
As I suggested above the ID you link on one device are not synced to the other devices.
So if one is using the Yahoo ID and listing an @me.com ID as an alternative Contact you will get an Error if you try to set up another device the other way round as it is, as they say, "in Use".
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How do I set up imessage across multiple devices

I am trying to link my phone mobile number and my apple ID to the same imessage account, so I can text across multiple devices.

In addition to Amy's comment, set the Caller ID on your phone to the same email address that is associated with your apple ID (and which should be used on iMessage on your other devices). This way the messages will stay synced across all devices.

How do I stop games from syncing across multiple devices?

Hi there,
My kids all have their own ipads (super big blessing from a grandparent). My husband and I each have one as well. We like to play some of the same games, and sometimes the game progress syncs between our devices. Eg. We like to play Disney's Frozen Free Fall game, and for some reason, my ipad doesn't sync to my husband's. When my kids asked for the game on their ipads, however, the games automatically synced to my husband's, so I didn't let them keep it (I didn't want them using all his items/lives).
My kids all like to play Angry Birds Transformers, and with the latest update to that game, their games are all suddenly connected to each other (they all have the same characters, number of gems, etc.).
How do these games sync (game center, icloud, etc.)? Does anyone know how to disable the feature so that our games do not sync across multiple devices? I would like us to not be sharing the same game progress. We all share one itunes account.
Thanks so much!
(If it helps, I have the ipad2, my kids have ipad mini 2's, and my husband has the ipad air.)

We all share one itunes account.
This would be why the syncing occurs. Until a more knowledgeable person comes by ...
You can have one, two or three apple id accounts per idevice. Assign a second apple id to all the kids machines. Same or multiple apple ids. depending on how you want the game to act. Does a family account differ? delete the game from the current apple id. Install the game on the new apple id ( or apple ids ).
Look into family sharing:
https://www.apple.com/icloud/family-sharing/
Robert

How do you take off reseiving messages on multiple devices using the same apple account

How do you take off reseiving messages on multiple devices using the same apple account?

Go to Settings>Messages>Send and Receive on all but one device and add a unique email address on each device and delete the commone Apple ID email device
If there is also an iPhone with iOS 6 associated with the Apple ID, uncheck the phone number on all but the phone.

Does lion server support a single email address across multiple devices??

I am looking to move from an outdated Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to OS X Lion Server but I am unsure as to how Lion will handle email. I do not want to spend money on a new windows server if I can get a Mac Mini Server to do the job. I am a very small business with a number of email accounts for a couple employees and need access to email and calendar from both the office iMac's and my Macbook Pro when on the road. My IT guy says I need Exchange but he's been off base on a few other items recently and I wanted to check with other sources.
I have 2 new iMac's, a MacBook Pro, an iPad1 and and iPhone4 on the mac side of things and 2 windows computers running XP. I would get rid of the windows computers completely if not for my CAD program which runs best not in a virtual machine mode.
How well will email and calendar entries sync across devices?

I have a very similar setup at my office. Lion Server will push email, calandar, contacts to all of your apple product with out a hitch.
As far the Windows XP machines, you can access email over IMAP with Thunderbird, and calandars via sunbird or the built in web app.
I would ditch the exchange server move to Mac OS X Server, and never look back.
God Luck!
PS. All of your devices will be in sync all the time.
Shore answer:
Does lion server support a single email address across multiple devices??
Yes.

Sync Thunderbird across multiple devices

Can anyone tell me how to sync my Thunderbird email accounts across multiple devices? I've got this weird situation where incoming emails are showing up on one device but not another, and the contents of the inboxes are different across iMac; Macbook; iPad and iPhone. I'm using IMAP but just can't get the inboxes to look the same across each device. I use this account for work so it's very frustrating.

I have the same setup here for me any my wife. We each have a separate apple ID used for iCloud (but share one ID for iTunes).
We each have personal calendars but we also have a shared one (named shared). On icloud.com we have that calendar shared where we can each add/edit the events. And it is shared accross our iPad and iPhones.

Numbers vs. iCloud across multiple devices?

I'm confused. I am a long time mobile me user and I consider my self a mac poweruser. I just made the switch to iCloud and my main purpose was to use Numbers across multiple devices. I have a MacPro, iPhone 4 and iPad 2, all running the lastest versions of iOS, Lion, and Numbers. I understand that the Mac version can't sync seamlessly like iCal or Contacts. I have to upload and download files with changes to work on them on the Mac. However, I can't see any of the files on my iOS devices or in my iWork page on my iCloud. If I make a file or make a change to a file in Numbers on an iOS device, shouldn't it upload that file to the cloud automatically? Shouldn't the iOS devices "see" the newly uploaded changes from my Mac? I got it to work once as a test right before Thanksgiving, but since then, nothing. I've made sure all the correct settings are turned on, however, still no communication to the iCloud.
Am I expecting too much? I'd really like to buy a MacBook Air to use Numbers at work, however, I can't justify the cost if none of these devices will talk to each other. What I really need is for my iPhone or iPad to have up to the minute versions of my Numbers files which will be mainly edited on a laptop or desktop. Any suggestions. Thanks.

Your understanding of how iWork document syncing works is correct.
Have you enabled document syncing on each of your iOS devices. (settings > iCloud, and setting > pages > iCloud etc etc)
If you still can't get it all syncing try turning off syncing on all your devices and then turning it on all of them again. (you might ant to save any documents already on your iOS devices to iTunes for safety before turning syncing off)

Frequent Connection Drops Across Multiple Devices (Macs, PC's, iPhone)

I have the Airport Extreme Base Station, running the latest firmware (v5.7) and across the entire house, across multiple devices (Macbook Pro, iPhone, Dell Laptop), the Airport's signal will drop from 5/5 bars down to 1/5 or to 0. Even while very close to the access point itself.
The Macbook Pro is running the latest version of Leopard with all firmware updates applied. The Dell is running Windows XP SP3, all latest drivers installed. The iPhone (first gen) is running the latest firmware.
What can I do to fix this problem?
Everytime the signal drops from 5/5 to 1/5, sometmes 0, ... if I click on the airport status in the menubar, it says Scanning. Disable Airport, re-enable, and I'm good to go. This is very frustrating especially when using the iChat video chat.
I could have purchased a far lesser expensive generic Linksys or Netgear router, but decided to go with Apple for their trusted name in electronic devices. I paid a pretty penny expecting a better product than the competition, yet it doesn't seem to perform as well as the generic routers out there.
What can I do to fix this problem, or do I need an entirely new Airport altogether? If it's the latter... I learned my lesson and Linksys/Netgear here I come.

I see the base station has a port for an external antenna. Is this a standard jack (like RP-SMA) that I could use any antenna with? Or does that port still pass through the (failing) Airport card inside?
The external antenna would, effectively, bypass the unit's internal antenna. However, as you already surmised, it would still require the internal AirPort Extreme card as well.
And price wise would it make sense to invest in a new antenna or just get a new WAP?
I would go with a new WAP. Either way, I would go with a vendor that has a good return policy just in case this doesn't solve the problem.

ITunes match across multiple devices?

Is it possible to use iTunes match across multiple devices? My wife and I use the same computer when at home and we have music stored on that computer. She had her own Apple id to use with her own iPhone, as do I. We don't want to have multiple music libraries since we liste to most of the same music. Is it possible to have iTunes match between 2 iPhones that are using different Apple id's but the same iTunes account?
Thanks

When I try to go to iTunes music match on her phone it asks me to sign into match, which I am assuming is the same as her Apple ID name and password. This is a different name and password than my account. So, it seems that she cannot access my "cloud" from her phone in order to download music that I have purchased. I guess since she has her own iClud account, she needs to sign up for iTunes match through that account and pay the fee. I was hoping we could access the same 'Cloud" to have the same library of music? Hope that made sense.
Thanks for the help.

Message forwarding across multiple devices

I saw an sms message come through on the lock screen of my partners iPhone, it stated his iCloud address at the top.
What I'm trying to work out is if it was a message for him, or one he'd sent on another device but then shouldn't it say the senders name or is it possible he sent it and he had some sort of multiple device thing set up from either his mac or ipad that forwards on. When you send a message and you have forwarding on will it be displayed on other devices with your iCloud address. Just need to work out if this was a message he sent out or a message was sent to him.
It had a green icon so it looked like an mms message.
Sorry I'm not that great in explaining things

Hello Aanother123,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
iMessages can be received through either email accounts associated with the Apple ID, as well as a phone number. The notification which appears is green, as it is the icon for the Messages app.
Send messages with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Have a great weekend,
Alex H.

For an iCloud and/or Windstream email account, how can I delete emails across multiple devices, without having to go to each device?

I have a friend with an iCloud email account and Windstream account on both her iPad and iPhone... She's saying that when she deletes an email from one device, it doesn't delete it from the other automatically... She's using both emails through the "Mail, Contacts and Calendars" settings under the "Settings" menu; not through apps... I've had her check both of her email account settings to make sure that the settings were consistent... I've never had this issue with Exchange or Gmail, and I don't use the iCloud email account, so I'm a little unfamiliar with what else to look at... Can someone offer some advice, please?
Thank you for your help!

IMAP is the mail protocol that allows you to delete a message one place and have it delete everywhere else. iCloud uses IMAP, so it should be working. If the messages never delete, then something may be incorrect in the settings. The easiest thing to do with iCloud is to logout of the account on every device, and then login again. (Another common problem with iCloud email is people often have two Apple IDs, and thus may have two iCloud email accounts. If you get confused about which one you're using, you may think you've deleted email when you actually haven't.)
If the iCloud messages do ultimately delete across all devices, then it could be that some devices aren't set to "Push" but are instead set to "Fetch" the newest info from the server. Fetch can be set to as long as an hour between check-ins.
The same holds true for Windstream if she's using an IMAP account there, too. If it's a POP account, then deleting a message one place will never delete it anywhere else—that's the way POP works.

Syncing Across Multiple Devices Simply Doesn't Work

I use an iMac for work, iPhone, iPad and MacBook. I use iCal with multiple calendars (some with repeating events) and sync across all devices via Mobile Me.
My MacBook always seems to have problems with showing the most updated changes. It almost always shows old events which have been deleted on my iMac already. The only way to fix so far is to Reset Sync Data and replace data on my MacBook with data from Mobile Me cloud.
I know I'm not the only one with this issue. Everyone is saying that iCal basically *****, especially for syncing. I'd like to believe otherwise.
Appreciate any help. Thank you.

I only have two screens, and the second one is not even full.
I might as well explain you my trouble:
When I sync, it appears as if the iPhone would not recognize the apps, even when I try to sync only the ones that have the problems, they wouldn´t sync.
How come?
There are other applications I have downloaded, where it says, that it won't work with my iPhone due to country permits. whatever, but there's a reason, here I get no reason at all.
I'd be glad if you have any answers.

IMessage doesn't work across multiple devices

I updated my iPad mini and my iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1 and now iMessage no longer works across both devices. When my friends text my phone, it doesn't show up on their chat box on my iPad mini. If they message my iPad mini through my email, it doesn't show up on my iPhone. Please help, thanks!

Nikki
Under settings my iPad Mini (running on IOS 6.1) is showing the following:
Settings> Messages>Send and Receive> Iphone number and three email addresses... exactly the same as my Iphone 4 running IOS 6.
It's not an IOS 6 issue.
1. Try reset of your iPadmini - hold the off/on and home button until it goes black and release whrn you get to the Apple icon. Log back in and see if you can enter your number in iMessage.
2. Try disabling imessage on your Iphone and then enabling it
Then go to your ipad mini and do the same.
Let us know what happens.
Cheers

Deleting iMessages across Multiple Devices

I have seen multiple posts that bring up this same question, but it appears there is no solution. My question is this: What could be a workaround?
The problem is this: I have a work Mac, a home Mac, a MacBook Pro laptop, and iPad, and iPhone. All are logged in to iCloud and turned on 24/7. (This is required because of unrelated network issues.) As we all know, when a message comes in to one device it goes out to all devices. So when a sensitive and private message comes in and I delete it immediately, it remains on all my other devices for my children and employees to see. This is unacceptable.
This is ridiculous. Doesn't anybody at Apple consider this as important enough to provide protection to my privacy? These complaints have been listed on this discussion board for at least four years. We need a workaround. What do other people do?
Can iMessage be controlled perhaps by an AppleScript so that it can be turned off when I leave one location, and easily turned back on when I return?
I have tried managing iMessage through iCloud.com, but that is not possible.
What workarounds are possible?? There's got to be something.

for the Points
The issue of how the iMessages appear on each device and what people expect and would like has been a bone of contention since the Messages beta in Lion.
Basically they are pushed from the server (not Fetched like mail)
They are divided/Duplicated so theta each registered device gets a copy that is uniquely for one registered device (the Mac uses the Serial Number to Create the Auth Token).
That copy keeps getting pushed until accepted on the device then it is deleted form the servers.
This may mean a iMessages has been sent to the iPhone but not to a Mac that is Off line. However if you delete it on the iPhone you cannot get the iMessages again even if one "Copy" has not left the server.
Only while the devices are linked (one overriding Apple ID) will the iMessages be sent to Multiple devices.
As soon as that stops so do the iMessages.
"Syncing" is only "Display on all devices" and no more.
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