How to Disable Messages on Mac (Without Disabling It on Your Phone)
All of the newest versions of macOS allow you to send and receive iMessages, or messages, from your computer, rather than your phone. While this is certainly a novel feature, it can be quite distracting and, unfortunately, the feature is enabled by default. After days of lost productivity as a result of receiving inane messages while programming, I decided to disable it. It's best to disable it from your computer so that you can still utilize iMessage's functionality within your iOS device.
tl;dr; Disable iMessage on your Mac without disabling it on your phone. This works for both messages in macOS and iMessage on your Mac.
Other annoyances to disable
Looking to disable other annoyances on your Mac? Check out our guide on disabling the Mac touchbar, disabling the volume control sound, and disabling the Mac empty trash warning.
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