Recently my imessage started acting weird. When I send to people with imessage on ios5 it use to be blue and now is green. When I send a text to people with ipod it says the imessage user isn't available yet.
I restored my setting and imessage started working normally for a while and it sent people with imessage as a blue text instead of green text but than it went back to green.
Hi,
The Name at the "To" spot should become a drop down and this should show you the various ways you can connect to them.
A "Chat" with someone can then switch between the various options if they have several ways.
As @mac.com and other Apple issued ID can also be AIM valid Screen Names you sometimes have to take a little care.
If you have made it to be an AIM chat though it should not switch back to iMessages even if that was the last method they used to contact you.
I find in Mavericks (that I am currently booted into) I can double click the Buddy Line in the Buddy List (And I have my Buddy List separate) the Chat will take on the AIM item in the text field.
This was an iMessages conversation before this.
I presume this still works in Yosemite.
9:52 pm Saturday; April 4, 2015
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