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I think you need a valid iPhone serial number to activate iMessage?

• lostgame 5y ago
  Curious, would this not apply to Macs and iPads as well? Can you access iMessage just through the Messages app on Mac?
  • vulcan01 5y ago
    Yes, you can, but only if you are signed into your Apple ID and connected to Wi-Fi. I believe Macs and non-cellular iPads send messages over Wi-Fi to the iMessage servers.
    • Nextgrid 5y ago
      iMessage is entirely internet-based so cellular, if present, is only used as a data connection and otherwise plays no role.
    • rosndo 5y ago
      This is so weird, why specifically “Wi-Fi”? Why wouldn’t wired internet or 4G work?
  • 0x0 5y ago
    I think for that case you need a valid mac serial number, too. I think virtualized macOS does not support iMessage either (although googling seems to suggest that you might be able to get it working by copying a valid mac serial number from another device or something. Basically, if you haven't bought a real apple device, you probably won't be able to use iMessage. "Borrowing" your friend's serial number is probably not the smartest idea either.)
    • lostgame 5y ago
      Would any old MacBook, functional or not, work?