Before you can start using i. Message, you’ll need to set it up; here’s how you do it! If you set up your i. Phone using i. Cloud, chances are i. Message was activated along with it. If not, or if you ever need to re-activate it, it’s simple to do! Launch Settings From your home screen.
In the Messages app on your Mac, use the Settings pane of i. Message preferences to change options for your i, and message account. To change these preferences, choose Messages > Preferences, then click i, and message. If you’re not signed in to i. Message, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Next.
, i Messages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another i, phone, i, pad, i Pod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn i. Message on or off, go to Settings > Messages. If you aren’t using i. Message, you can use SMS/MMS.
How to turn on or off i. Messages for i. Phone or i, and pad. If you set up your i. Phone using i. Cloud, chances are i. Message was activated along with it. If not, or if you ever need to re-activate it, it’s simple to do! Launch Settings From your home screen. The switch will be green when it’s been turned on.
What are private messaging and private chat settings?
Private Messaging: Prevent the ability to voice chat or send or receive custom messages with game and friend invitations The privacy settings on your device give you control over which apps have access to information stored on your device or the hardware features.
How can I prevent my daughter from access to my messages?
It is not possible to prevent access to Messages using parental controls / restrictions. For Messages – along with other features and services – to work as intended, you should stop sharing an Apple ID with your daughter. You should each have a separate Apple ID and be signed in accordingly on your i, and phone.
Certain other features can then be controlled via parental controls / restrictions on your daughter’s i. Phone: Should you wish to share eligible past and future purchases (i. Tunes music, apps, books, etc), you can still do so via Family Sharing.