How to receive SMS from non-iPhone users on a Mac with a broken iPhone?

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How to receive SMS from non-iPhone users on a Mac with a broken iPhone?

Hello everyone,

I have a lil issue unfortunately my iPhone broke and I have been using my Mac Computer to receive and sent messages, but I just notice that im only receiving and sending to iPhone users only. Its there any way I can change the setting on my Mac Computer if I do not have access to my iPhone at the moment as the screen broke and its been repaired?

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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Nov 18, 2025 8:30 PM

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Nov 19, 2025 8:09 AM in response to kitties25

kitties25 wrote:

Hello everyone,

I have a lil issue unfortunately my iPhone broke and I have been using my Mac Computer to receive and sent messages, but I just notice that im only receiving and sending to iPhone users only. Its there any way I can change the setting on my Mac Computer if I do not have access to my iPhone at the moment as the screen broke and its been repaired?

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No, you need a working iphone, so that way it can forward the message to your MAC as outlined in this link Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support

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