How to set up AIM, Google, Yahoo! and more in Messages for MacHow do you set up third-party messaging services on your Mac? Like this!
While many Mac owners primarily use Messages on macOS to chat with iMessage and even sometimes SMS, the app is capable of connecting to more services. You can link your Google, Yahoo, and AOL accounts to Messages and chat with your friends using the messaging systems built by those companies. Here's how you do it.
How to set up a third-party message service in Messages
Open Messages.
Open Preferences.
Click the Accounts tab.
Hit the Add button. (Looks like a '+').
Choose the type of account you want to set up.
Hit Continue.
Enter account credentials.
Choose which apps will be able to use the account, making sure the Messages is checked.
Hit Done.
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How to set up AIM, Google, Yahoo! and more in Messages for Mac
