Sometimes, iMessage won’t show contact names on Mac. When users receive new messages or notifications, all they see if the phone number of the sender.

What to do if contact names are not appearing on iMessage on Mac

Fix 1 – Sync iCloud contacts

If your devices use the same AppleID, you can use iCloud to sync your Contacts app.

Luckily, you can now start getting your texts sent to iMessage on your Mac, but the setup process is a little tricky. Here's how to do it. SEE ALSO: Siri-powered wireless charging dock could be. Go to Settings ICloud Check CONTACTS box. This synced my contacts to imessage and contact names started appearing on imessage on my mac.

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > UserName > iCloud
2. Turn on Contacts and tap Merge
3. On your Mac, click on the Apple menu > select System Preferences
4. Select iCloud and switch on the Contacts toggle.

If the iCloud Contacts feature is already on, feel free to toggle it off and then back on to force the data to sync.

Restarting all your iOS and macOS devices is another good idea to speed up the sync process.

Manually force contact sync

You can also manually sync your Contacts on your Mac using iTune or Finder. Simply launch iTunes or Finder, and sync your iOS device with your Mac computer.

Fix 2 – Use Spotlight

You can also use Spotlight to fix this problem. Launch Spotlight and search for contacts.

Then, sign in and wait for five to ten minutes until the spinning wheel stops by All exchange. Once the sync is complete, all of your iMessages messages and notifications should show the contact names.

Fix 3 – Remove country code

Many users confirmed they fixed their iMessage contact names not showing issue by removing the country code.

Open your Contacts App and remove the country code for one of the problematic contacts.

Check if this quick workaround fixed the problem. If it did, remove the country code for all of the affected contacts.

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Note: Doing the exact opposite may work for some users. Go ahead, edit one contact, add the country code and test to see what works for you.

Fix 4 – Update your Mac

If you’re not running the latest macOS version, update your operating system. Many users confirmed they fixed the missing contact name issue by updating to the latest macOS version.

Go to System Preferences > Software Update > hit the Update Now button.

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The names of your contacts should now be visible on iMessage.