Receive phone calls and text messages on your Mac
You can relay phone calls and text messages through your iPhone to your Mac, so it’s easy to stay in touch no matter what device you’re on.
Before you begin
Make sure of the following:
You’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.
FaceTime is set up on your iPhone and Mac. See Get started with FaceTime on iPhone and Sign in to or out of FaceTime on Mac.
Set up your iPhone to allow phone calls on your Mac
On your iPhone, go to Settings
> Mobile Service.Note: If your iPhone has Dual SIMs, choose a line (below SIMs).
Do any of the following:
Tap Calls on Other Devices, turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices, then choose the devices you want to allow to make and receive calls.
The devices you choose can make and receive calls when they’re near your iPhone, connected to Wi-Fi and signed in to the same Apple Account.
Tap Wi-Fi Calling, turn on Wi-Fi Calling on This iPhone, then turn on Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices.
Other devices can make and receive calls over Wi-Fi, even when they’re not near your iPhone, as long as they’re signed in to the same Apple Account.
On your Mac, open FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Settings, then select Calls from iPhone. If an Upgrade to Wi-Fi Calling button appears, click it, then follow the instructions.
Note: If you turn on Wi-Fi Calling, emergency calls can be made over Wi-Fi, and your device’s location information can be used for emergency calls to aid response efforts, regardless of whether you enable Location Services. Some carriers might use the address you registered with the carrier when signing up for Wi-Fi Calling as your location.
Make or receive phone calls on your Mac
After you set up your iPhone to allow calls on your other devices, you can make and receive phone calls on your Mac.
Make a call: Click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, Search or Safari. Or open FaceTime, click New FaceTime, then enter a contact or phone number.
Note: If you make a call from another device by relaying it through your iPhone with Dual SIM, the call is made using your default voice line.
Receive a call: Click the notification to answer or ignore the call.
Send and receive messages on your Mac
You can send and receive messages — both iMessage and SMS/RCS/MMS messages — on your Mac. For more information on messages, see What is the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS?.
To send and receive iMessages on Mac, see Set up iMessage on Mac.
To send and receive SMS/MMS messages on your Mac, see Access your messages on all your Apple devices.
If phone calls and text messages on your Mac aren’t working
Make sure you’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.
Make sure your iPhone and Mac have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
Your devices must be within 10 metres (30 feet) of one another.
If you’re having difficulty getting text messages to work, see the Apple Support article Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to other devices.
In addition to making and receiving phone calls on your Mac, you can also use Handoff to transfer a FaceTime call from one device to another. See Move a FaceTime call to another device.