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> Messages basically doesn’t work anymore. What do you mean?

by timeon 4y ago

mulmen 4y ago
Huge CPU hog. Features that exist on mobile are missing on desktop. There’s no timestamps on messages. I’m not sure search even exists. Sync with iCloud only mostly works.
- Veen 4y ago
  You can see timestamps if you do a two-finger swipe to the right on a trackpad. Not sure how you'd do it with a non-Apple mouse.
- kcplate 4y ago
  This has not been my experience. No cpu issues, I can see time stamps on messages if I choose, I can search messages, if there are feature differences between mobile and desktop they are not features I am using, and between my Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone and Mac, all my messages are sync’d just fine. To be honest, the apple ecosystem stuff and how well it works, for me, is one of the biggest benefits of Apple. I walk up to my computer and my watch unlocks it. I can take a call or respond to a message literally on whatever device I happen to be on. For me, I can put up with UI/UX quirks in features like system preferences that I use maybe one or twice a month. Its the holistic experience that matters to me.
- saila 4y ago
  > There’s no timestamps on messages Right click in the message pane and select "Show Times" > I’m not sure search even exists Search exists and seems to work pretty well
- shotta 4y ago
  Right click a message window -> show times. Search works great. My CPU is idle. Sync iCloud works perfectly if you toggle your iPhone to also share SMS with your Mac.
  - chefandy 4y ago
    hover over the message window and swipe left with two fingers to see all of the times
- matwood 4y ago
  The messages rewrite that happened a version of two ago was the bring it inline with the mobile features - it is much closer now. It seems to still have some bugs though. But, I have timestamps on every group of messages and if I slide to the left I see each message timestamp.
- fbanon 4y ago
  But at least search finally works.

> Messages basically doesn’t work anymore. What do you mean?

by timeon 4y ago

> Messages basically doesn’t work anymore. What do you mean?

Huge CPU hog. Features that exist on mobile are missing on desktop. There’s no timestamps on messages. I’m not sure search even exists. Sync with iCloud only mostly works.

Veen 4y ago
You can see timestamps if you do a two-finger swipe to the right on a trackpad. Not sure how you'd do it with a non-Apple mouse.
kcplate 4y ago
This has not been my experience. No cpu issues, I can see time stamps on messages if I choose, I can search messages, if there are feature differences between mobile and desktop they are not features I am using, and between my Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone and Mac, all my messages are sync’d just fine. To be honest, the apple ecosystem stuff and how well it works, for me, is one of the biggest benefits of Apple. I walk up to my computer and my watch unlocks it. I can take a call or respond to a message literally on whatever device I happen to be on. For me, I can put up with UI/UX quirks in features like system preferences that I use maybe one or twice a month. Its the holistic experience that matters to me.
saila 4y ago
> There’s no timestamps on messages Right click in the message pane and select "Show Times" > I’m not sure search even exists Search exists and seems to work pretty well
shotta 4y ago
Right click a message window -> show times. Search works great. My CPU is idle. Sync iCloud works perfectly if you toggle your iPhone to also share SMS with your Mac.
- chefandy 4y ago
  hover over the message window and swipe left with two fingers to see all of the times
matwood 4y ago
The messages rewrite that happened a version of two ago was the bring it inline with the mobile features - it is much closer now. It seems to still have some bugs though. But, I have timestamps on every group of messages and if I slide to the left I see each message timestamp.
fbanon 4y ago
But at least search finally works.