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iMessage is designed as the default chat application in Apple’s ecosystem, including the Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices. This feature is annoying when you want to stay focused on your Mac but get interrupted by it often.
It is easy to completely turn off iMessage on your Mac but leave it on your iOS devices. You can follow my steps:
Step 1. Open Messages from the Dock. Alternatively, you can find and open it from Launchpad. Or, you can go to Finder > Applications > Messages.
Step 2. When you enter the Messages pane, go to the top-left corner and click on Messages to enter Preferences…
Step 3. In Messages settings, check iMessage from the top menu bar.
Step 4. You can see your Apple ID, phone number, and email address. Under your Apple ID, uncheck the box in front of Enable Message in iCloud to stop messages from sending to your Mac.
Disabling notifications on Mac seems to be a better option.
Step 1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences from the top-left corner of your screen.
Step 2. Enter Notifications & Focus. In some macOS versions, it’s named Notifications.
Step 3. You can see a list of applications in the left column. Scroll down to find Message and click on it.
Step 4. You can notice there are a lot to adjust in the window, toggle off Allow Notifications to quickly silence notifications from Message.
It is easy to completely turn off iMessage on your Mac but leave it on your iOS devices. You can follow my steps:
Step 1. Open Messages from the Dock. Alternatively, you can find and open it from Launchpad. Or, you can go to Finder > Applications > Messages.
Step 2. When you enter the Messages pane, go to the top-left corner and click on Messages to enter Preferences…
Step 3. In Messages settings, check iMessage from the top menu bar.
Step 4. You can see your Apple ID, phone number, and email address. Under your Apple ID, uncheck the box in front of Enable Message in iCloud to stop messages from sending to your Mac.
Disabling notifications on Mac seems to be a better option.
Step 1. Go to the Apple menu and click on System Preferences from the top-left corner of your screen.
Step 2. Enter Notifications & Focus. In some macOS versions, it’s named Notifications.
Step 3. You can see a list of applications in the left column. Scroll down to find Message and click on it.
Step 4. You can notice there are a lot to adjust in the window, toggle off Allow Notifications to quickly silence notifications from Message.