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Configuring iMessage on your device can be done through the Internet Accounts preferences or iCloud preferences because these settings allow you to link your Apple ID with the iMessage service. By accessing the Internet Accounts settings, you can enable and manage how iMessage interacts with your email addresses and phone numbers, ensuring that you can send and receive messages seamlessly across your devices.

While the iMessage application itself does provide an interface for managing some settings, it heavily relies on the underlying preferences tied to your Apple ID, which are integrated within the Internet Accounts and iCloud options. This connectivity is essential for ensuring that all your messages are synchronized and accessible on all your devices linked to your Apple ID.

Other options, like configuring through the Finder preferences or System Preferences alone, do not provide the necessary framework to set up iMessage directly and overlook the crucial role that Internet Accounts and iCloud play in this process.