Sms mac android android#

Open Android Messages and select the ‘Settings’ button on the top right, choose more options and select ‘Messages for web’. On your computer, visit the Android Messages for Web (opens in new tab) page.

Sms mac android install#

If the update fails to download Android Messages, open the Google Play Store to search for and install it yourself.

Sms mac android software#

If you don’t have it, first go to ‘Settings > About Phone > Software Information’ to ensure that your device is up to date. This is the default messaging client for most recent versions of Android. To get started, you must have the ‘Android messages’ app installed on your smartphone. The overall purpose of Android Messages for Web is to allow Android users to message seamlessly between their smartphones and desktop devices in a similar way to Apple users, who have been able to do this for some time. If you are using a browser which supports desktop notifications like Google Chrome, these notifications will automatically display when using the browser. Choose ‘SMS’ to read and reply to text messages as outlined in the previous step.Ĭlick ‘Notifications’ at any time to see your latest missed calls, emails and SMS messages. Click ‘Devices’ to check that your smartphone is being detected. The interface will appear in the form of a pop-up window but is otherwise identical to the desktop app. Click this to access your smartphone settings. Once installed, the Pushbullet icon will appear at the top right of the browser window. Next, click ‘Setup your Computer’ and select the appropriate extension for your browser. Use the Google account credentials you entered in the Pushbullet Android app. To get started, open your browser of choice and navigate to the Pushbullet website. It’s also useful if you don’t use Microsoft Windows. This is a quick and easy way to access your smartphone messages. Pushbullet can also be installed as a browser extension for the Google Chrome (opens in new tab), Mozilla Firefox (opens in new tab), Opera (opens in new tab) and Safari (opens in new tab) browsers. To do this, press the small arrow button on the right-hand side of your devices name and a smaller window will appear. Pushbullet gives you the option to open a separate window for whatever device you currently want to use. If you have more than one Android device, you can select the ‘Devices’ tab to switch between them. Simply highlight the text with your mouse, hold ‘Ctrl+C’ to copy and then ‘Ctrl+V’ to paste into the target program. Pushbullet has no built-in feature to export SMS but you can highlight, copy & paste text messages into another app such as Microsoft notepad. Use the text box below the preview pane to type a reply to messages if you wish, and click the arrow symbol to send. Use the scroll button to move up and down for lengthy message exchanges. Pushbullet will display the entire conversation including your own messages.

Sms mac android full#

Click on individual messages to display the full text in the pane on the right-hand side of the window.

Next, click the ‘SMS’ tab.Īll of your text messages should be listed here. Select ‘Devices' on the left-hand side of the pane to confirm your Android device has been detected. Upon launch, the Pushbullet main window will appear. Android will now ask you to confirm access rights for the Pushbullet app. This allows you to send text messages directly from the Pushbullet desktop app. You'll next see a screen named ‘Text from your computer or tablet’. This is handy when using the desktop app as you’ll see exactly who is calling or texting. Pushbullet will now request permission for access to your contacts. Choose ‘Allow’ to grant Pushbullet this permission. Android will ask you to confirm your settings. Activate notification access for Pushbullet by selecting the rocker switch next to the app name. Your Android notification settings will now load. This is a useful way to see Android messages on your PC as they come in. Next, Pushbullet will ask if you want to see your phone’s notifications on your computer. Enter your credentials and click ‘OK’ to sign in. This can be a different account to the one linked to your Android phone but it must be the same as the one you use with the Pushbullet desktop application (see below). Upon first launch the app will ask you to sign in with your Google account.