No iMessage, upgraded Lion to El Capitan.

[GameGuru38]

Finally got Lion installed on my iMac I bought off eBay and decided today to try out El Capitan before installing Mavericks on it. I didn't have iMessage in Lion but I thought El Capitan did. It isn't under Applicatons, I searched in Spotlight and checked the Mac App Store and no iMessage. Can I not get iMessage on my make?

 

[bcave098]

You use the Messages app for iMessage on the Mac.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202549

 

[0000757]

Finally got Lion installed on my iMac I bought off eBay and decided today to try out El Capitan before installing Mavericks on it. I didn't have iMessage in Lion but I thought El Capitan did. It isn't under Applicatons, I searched in Spotlight and checked the Mac App Store and no iMessage. Can I not get iMessage on my make?

Messages isn't supported on Lion. You need Mountain Lion or newer.

EDIT: Nevermind, I misread the message

 

[GameGuru38]

You use the Messages app for iMessage on the Mac.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202549

Ok thanks, I thought it was called iMessage across the board.

 

[bcave098]

Ok thanks, I thought it was called iMessage across the board.

It's actually in the Messages app on both iOS and OS X. iMessage is the service, and no apps are named after it.