Open the Messages app on your Mac and you’ll see a synced history of text messages from your iPhone, too. You can reply from your Mac or send entirely new messages from the Messages app. Those text messages will be synced to your iPhone, too.
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Android Messages just got a big update with a new feature called ‘Messages for Web’. It is a great feature because as you can rely to anyone directly from your computer. Android Messages is also going to have RCS support in the future. So you must be prepared for the future. A lot of users are anticipating a standalone desktop apps for the stock messaging app from Google. So here in this tutorial we will show you how to download and setup Android Messages for Desktop on various operating systems like Windows, MacOS, Linux, and more.
Having a desktop app is fun because it doesn’t always require your PC browser to be running all the time. You can simply launch the app and keep it running in the background. You will receive messages and you can directly reply to messages from your desktop or laptop computer as you normally would. All the functions are same as that of the Android Messages for Web.
How to download and install Android Messages Desktop app?
- Firstly, make sure your Android Messages app has the messages for web feature enabled.
- To check, open up Android Messages, go to settings on top right corner. There should be an option called ‘Messages for Web’.
- Download the latest Android Messages APK, if your phone doesn’t have that functionality.
- Now, download the app for your PC – Android Messages Desktop app (from here) for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS, and more.
- Install the proper file corresponding to your operating system.
- Launch the Android Messages app on PC and Android as well.
- On you phone choose ‘Messages for Web’
- Scan the Barcode on PC.
That’s it. Enjoy Android Messages on desktop. This is a one time setup. You will have this functionality for life. Keep visiting for latest updates!
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Note:
- For Mac, choose the dmg
- For Windows, choose the exe
- For Linux, choose either the deb, the snap, or the AppImage
If you don’t want a standalone application, then there is an alternative way to do so.
- Simply visit Android Messages for Web website.
- Open the options tab from. Three vertical dots on the top right corner of the browser.
- Tap on Create a shortcut.
- Name the shortcut.
- Switch to your desktop home screen to see a new shortcut created for Messages for Web.
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FonePaw - Solution - Transfer - Sync iPhone to Mac
'I want to back up all of my iMessages/SMS messages on my MacBook Pro. Is there a way to transfer an entire chat log to the Mac so that I can print iMessages from Mac?'
You may want iPhone messages on Mac for two reasons:
- Sync iPhone messages to Mac so that you can view, send, receive messages on Mac.
- Transfer iPhone messages to Mac for backup or printing.
This post is going to help you transfer iPhone messages to Mac in two ways. To use or view iPhone messages on Mac, you may refer to method 1. To back up iPhone messages on Mac, go to method 2.
Method 1: Sync Messages from iPhone to Mac with iCloud
You can now sync iPhone messages with Mac via iCloud. Once you have enabled Messages on iCloud for both your iPhone and Mac under the same Apple ID, all messages you send or receive on iPhone will be synced to Mac. And if you delete a messages on iPhone, the messages will disappear on Mac as well.
To use Messages on iCloud to sync iPhone messages to Mac, you'll need:
- iPhone on iOS 11.4 or above;
- MacBook, iMac running on macOS 10.13.4.
After you make sure that your devices are compatible, you can then follow these steps to enable Messages on iCloud for Mac and iPhone.
STEP 1 Open your iPhone. Go to Settings > Apple ID > iCloud. Turn on button next to Messages to allow iPhone messages to save in iCloud.
STEP 2 Open MacBook or iMac. Launch Messages app. Go to Preference > Account > Enable Messages in iCloud.
Method 2: Transfer iPhone Messages to Mac without iCloud/iTunes
If you don't need to use messages on Mac but would like to transfer iPhone messages to Mac for backup or printing, you can use FonePaw iOS Transfer, which can transfer messages from iPhone to Mac in csv, txt, html files. It can also transfer photos, music, contacts, etc. between iPhone and Mac.
What you need:
- A MacBook/MacBook Air/MacBook Pro/iMac;
- An iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6s/ 6 Plus/iPhone 6/iPhone 5s/iPhone 5c/iPhone 5/iPhone 4s/iPhone 4/iPhone 3GS;
- The USB cable came with iPhone;
- FonePaw iOS Transfer;
Step 1. Connect iPhone to Mac
Plug your iPhone into Mac. If iTunes pops up automatically, turn it off since you don't need it this time. Now launch FonePaw iOS Transfer, which will recognize your iPhone in seconds.
Step 2. Transfer SMS from iPhone to Mac
At the left side menu, you can see 'Media', 'Playlists', 'Photos', 'Books', 'Contacts', 'SMS' and 'Toolkit'.
Choose 'SMS', tick those messages you need and click 'Export to' to save them on your Mac. Here you can choose the format of exported messages: CSV, HTML and TXT.
Note: It may take a few minutes to load your messages depending on the number of your messages.
When the transfer is done, your messages with information like date, time, images etc. are on your Mac. If you need to backup iPhone to Mac, you can also rely on FonePaw iOS Transfer. Got other tips to transfer messages from iPhone to Mac? Leave your thoughts below.
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