I wish there was a way to specify to which device you want to send iMessages.

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I like iMessage when it works, since I know a message has been delivered, and sometimes I even know my dear wife saw it and is typing back.

but sometimes it drives me nuts. I want to send an iMessage to my wife, and if the macBook at home is ON, it shows as delivered, when in fact she might be in a location where she does not have good cell signal. I have no idea if she saw the message or not. I tried to make a new contact, with her phone number only, but then iCloud has her iCloud account linked to her cell phone, and even if I want to send the iMessage to her cell (not iCloud account), it still shows as Delivered.

Sometimes I use Viber instead, but then she does not always keep that App open.

When she was abroad and her a new cell number which was NOT linked to her iCloud, things seems a little less confusing. Maybe I should try to decouple our cell phones from our iCloud account, but I also like the convenience of sitting at the computer and receiving iMessage sent to my iPhone on my Mac Mini.

I wish there was a way to specify to which device you want to send iMessages.

[rich in distress]

One thing I've noticed while on Sierra, sleep logs out the computer after 15 minutes.
I usually change this kind of behavior, but left it intact. With so much cloud integration, the computer is supposed to be as personal as a phone...
So maybe reconsider leaving the computer on?

[GuyGene]

Hmmmm, answered a couple of questions.

[modelamac]

My wife has an iPad, Mac, and iPhone. All texts go to her iPhone #. All three devices can send and receive, but use her iPhone # to do so. Never a problem of her not getting a message.

[rich in distress]

modelamac wrote:
use her iPhone #

Uh
, good one!

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OK, let me clarify. Her MacBook is home and is ON, kid is doing homework. Wife is away in a location with spotty cell signal. I send an iMessage to her cell number. It goes to both MacBook and Cell Phone. If it reaches at least one of these devices, it shows as "delivered". I have no way to tell if it made it to her cell phone, or if Delivered means it reached the MacBook.

[rich in distress]

Sign off from the computer?... I mean from iCloud services.

[Drew]

Mine shows "Read" when the receiver has actually seen the message, while "Delivered" just means that it arrived at the device.

[Article Accelerator]

On the receiving device:

iOS:
Settings: Messages: Send & Receive: enter a unique address for that device

macOS:
Messages: Preferences: Accounts: You can be reached for messages at: check a unique address for that device

When sending, send to the appropriate device address.

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Article Accelerator wrote:
On the receiving device:

iOS:
Settings: Messages: Send & Receive: enter a unique address for that device

macOS:
Messages: Preferences: Accounts: You can be reached for messages at: check a unique address for that device

When sending, send to the appropriate device address.

Hm, will look at this tomorrow. I appreciate the help!