In the right-pane, move Allow Notifications toggle to OFF position.Īfter this, you will still be able to send and receive iMessages, but won’t be bothered by iMessage notifications. On System Preferences screen, select the Notification tab > on the next screen, select Messages in the left-pane. If you are only bothered by constant iMessage notifications, you can prevent iMessage notifications from appearing on your Mac.Ĭlick on Apple Logo in top-menu bar and select System Preferences in the drop-down menu. At any time, you can go back and enable iMessage on your Mac by checking “Enable this account” option. This will prevent received iMessages from showing up on your Mac. On the next screen, switch to Accounts tab, select your iMessage Account in the left-pane and uncheck Enable this account option in the right-pane.

Open Messages App > click on Messages tab in top-menu bar and select Preferences in the drop-down menu. Instead of totally signing out from iMessage, you can temporarily disable your iMessage Account on Mac. On the next screen, switch to Accounts tab > select your iMessage Account in the left-pane and click on the Sign Out option in the right-pane. Open the Messages App on your Mac > click on Messages tab in top-menu bar and select Preferences in the drop-down menu. If you do not want to use iMessage on Mac, you can simply sign out of your iMessage Account. To fix this issue, you can simply logout of iMessage on Mac, Turn OFF iMessage Notifications or deactivate your iMessage Account on Mac.

For example, you may not want to use iMessage on Mac or may not want to be distracted by constant iMessage notifications popping on your Mac.

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