How to Write Text from Your Computer in Android Messages

In this guide, we’ll show you how to quickly and easily send and receive texts from your computer on Android. This works on any PC, laptop, Mac or iPad, and you can also message friends with an iPhone.

After years of waiting and watching iPhone friends do it, Google finally added a way for users to type text locally from an Android computer. That way, you can continue the conversation anywhere or simply reply to a message with your work laptop.

While there are several ways to send messages from a PC or Android tablet, this new method uses Google’s own Android Messages app. If so, here’s how to download and install Android Messages for the web.

How To Text From A Computer With Android Messages

1. Download and open the latest version of Google
2. Select the notification at the bottom or go to on your computer (or device you want to message).
3. top right and select
4. Touch your phone, then scan the QR code you see on the computer or laptop

After scanning the code your phone will vibrate and you are ready. Android Messages paired with your phone to a computer, laptop or even an iPad. You are now ready to send a text message from an Android computer on the web. You can send messages, emojis, stickers and more. Remember, this only works with Google’s Android Messages, not 3rd party apps or pre-installed apps like Samsung’s text app. Here’s how to replace your text app with Google’s.

You will see all your conversations on the left side of your browser or computer window, just like you see them on your Android smartphone. As a quick tip, Google recommends using WiFi for better performance, battery life and faster messages. And yes, you have to keep your phone on for this to work.

Before you start sending messages and emojis from your PC, go to the Android Messages website. This is where you can enable or disable notifications on your computer, see message preview popups, try a dark theme, and a few other options. Basically, fine-tune the experience before you start.

Scanners to Write Text from a Computer on Android?

So far, Google’s new Android Messages web client works in all major browsers. That way, it doesn’t matter which computer, Surface Pro, laptop, or iPad you’re on as long as you have a supported browser.

Basically, you go Android Messages site Scan the QR code with any of these scanners and start sending messages from a device without your smartphone.

How to Clear “Connected to Computer” Notification on Android

After using my Mac to text on Android for the last short time, I noticed a persistent notification in Android Messages saying I’m connected to a computer. It’s pretty irritating and here’s how to turn it off.

1. In Android Messages in the Corner
2. choose
3. in the corner
4. Press the button and uncheck

Now you will be able to enjoy sending and receiving messages from Android easily on a computer without seeing this notification uninterrupted.

How to Remove Computer Access to Android Messages?

If you’re sending messages from your work computer and want to remove access and delete all your messages, or if you’ve decided this feature isn’t for you, here’s how to revoke access. This basically removes all your messages from a computer or browser.

1. Open Android Messages and in the corner
2. choose
3. Near the bottom, you’ll see
4. to remove access to a computer
5. Or tap to clear everything

Now that you know all about Android Messages for the web, you’re all set. Start sending and receiving text messages from any computer or choose Android and other mobile devices. This is a feature we’ve needed for a long time and it’s finally here in a clean and easy to understand way.

Before we go, here is a list of the best text apps for Android or a few apps for typing text from an Android tablet.