Open the Messages App on your Mac > click on Messages tab in top-menu bar and select Preferences in the drop-down menu. If you do not want to use iMessage on Mac, you can simply sign out of your iMessage Account. To fix this issue, you can simply logout of iMessage on Mac, Turn OFF iMessage Notifications or deactivate your iMessage Account on Mac. The conversion never said anything about converting older Apple IDs or you would lose the ability to use it for iCloud in the future.For example, you may not want to use iMessage on Mac or may not want to be distracted by constant iMessage notifications popping on your Mac. If you didn't convert those older addresses to iCloud by the deadline, then you would loose them. me address and I did convert that to iCloud. The only so called iCloud conversions were for older. So I will assume for now that you know what you are talking about on that point. So I would assume (from what you are saying) that she could have used that same Apple ID to log into iMessage even if she never logged into iCloud at all.
She only had a non Apple address before associated with her ID and every iCloud account needs an Apple Email address assigned to it. The only thing was she had to create an Apple email address when she first logged into iCloud. There was no conversion process for her to start using it in iCloud. My wife's Apple ID was never used for any. I understand that you do not have to use the actual iCloud services or log into iCloud services to use Messages or Facetime. Just because you may have never logged in iCloud with a particular Apple ID doesn't mean you can't. We all make mistakes.Įvery Apple ID is or can be linked to an iCloud account. I'm pretty sure that even though I gave a confusing account name, most would understand to select the iMessaging account in Messages and disable it.īut I encourage you to correct anything I post that is wrong or confusing. You were totally wrong on the 1st half of your original post to me and I suggest you actually read my response to the OP fully from the begining. The only thing that made me respond to you is because you failed to read my post correctly and implied that I was telling people to open System Preferences, etc. Seriously: I appreciate you pointing that out in case some may have gotten the wrong idea. Although it is the same as an iCloud login. Also, the term iCloud login should have been Apple ID login. You are absolutely correct about me using the term "iCloud account". The fact that some use electricity (and you know someone will manage to get the plug in the tank) just adds to the danger. However putting petrol in a diesel car is an expensive mistake. It is akin to telling people to put the wrong fuel in their cars.
I agree with you that the Original Poster was talking about an iMessages account. I am trying to make sure the way you use the words does not give people the wrong answer.
I have little interest in whether you used the words correctly. To say that it is "iCloud" is misinformation and that is what I am trying to make sure is understood. Mac before that and have not converted to Linking them to iCloud. It can be an iCloud linked one if you have no other but some people do have older Apple IDs that they did not use with MobileMe or. It doers not have to be an iCloud linked Apple ID. Messaging and FaceTime use your iCloud Login (Apple ID) to log in.