Send text messages directly via PC?

No, it's not possible. It's stupid because this is a very useful thing to be able to do. I'm typing from my lounge at my PC but my phone is in the bedroom. Both on WiFi, but not talking to each other... About 7 or 8 yrs ago, I could do this easily with my Nokia n95 !!! Open Nokia PC suite, open a text box, type away & it goes via your handset. You could read all of your inboxes on screen too. Certain things just go backwards with time...

It is not possible to use Computer to send SMS from iPhone. The only option is to logon to iCloud account, type the text in Notes, and from the Notes of iPhone, copy to the text to message window and send. I agree this is not an optimum solution. There is a software mysms, which works perfectly with Android based phones where you can login to your account through browser and send SMS without having to touch your phone. However, as confirmed by 'mysms' team, Apple does not allow them to offer such feature for iPhone.

Ah, I've been using the excellent MightyText on my Android for years that can fully send from PC, just bought the Pro version and then migrated to iPhone... what was I thinking!

There is a little app called HappyFingers to pair a PC with an iPhone and write text messages (SMS). Did anybody get this to work? It looks a bit tacky, doesn't quite meet the stylistic standard of Apple... and seems like you still need to press send on the iPhone ("for security reasons", yeah yeah).

jrhortian wrote:

Yes, apple add this! IOS is falling behind android and I am getting sick of waiting for features that should have been added a long time ago.

Then it sounds as if you should get an Android-based phone. You should always use the tool that best meets your needs.

Update: I got this HappyFingers app to work. Pairing works easily as long as both devices are on the same network (even with PC on network cable and iPhone on Wifi). The app has to be started on the phone each time before submitting a message from the PC. And then you also need to press send on the phone. All a bit makeshift but hey ho, it's a start...

Don't know if it was mentioned - but here is what I did: I ported my mobile phone number over to Google Voice, and i use that to send and receive all of my texts, via the phone and via Outlook on the PC (i set Google Voice to deliver text messages to Outlook, and then you can reply to them and save the Google Voice SMS addresses for people in your Outlook contact list). Works well, not as slick as Messages, and there is one big caveat - you can't group text this way. If you need to do that, you can configure Google Voice to use Hangouts for your messaging app on the phone and on the PC (instead of Outlook), and then you've got a pretty decent solution - but note that none of your messages will flow through Apple's Messaging app this way.

That Verizon solution looks ok too but I haven't tried it.

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I understand what he means as I also need to be able to do this. I'll try to explain...

I have my iPhone plugged in to my computer (windows OS) and I want to be able to view and send Text Messages on my Windows PC through my iPhone. Using the iPhone to go through. Make sense? When I get a message on my iPhone I want it to pop up on my Windows PC and I want to be able to reply to messages from my Windows PC. This way I don't have to always pickup my dang phone and use the tiny keyboard when it's plugged into my PC.

Has nobody else had a need to do this?? I'm sure it can be done from a Mac Computer but many of us use computers for more demanding stuff so we use Windows OS machines and it would be nice if a Program written for the Windows OS could interface with the iPhone iOS to do this. I've seen some programs and tried some but they just don't really work. We need a real working program not the gimmicky stuff that just lets you see stuff on your iPhone. Most the ones I tried have some sort of issue like being able to see Text SMS Messages but not able to send for whatever reason all of them just don't work.So have I missed something? Is there such a program?

P.S. without using Outlook, or Google Voice, we need a stand-alone program please.

- W

HappFingers does not actually work... You still have to actually go to your phone after you hit send inside HappyFingers. You have to go to your phone and then click the SEND button. Maybe iOS 9.2.1 broke this and it worked before but it does not work now. We need to be able to do this without having to pickup the phone...

As said by Meg St._Clair. I'm thinking he/she might be right. Perhaps we should have gotten an Android phone as iPhone's with iOS is just too far behind in being able to do practical useful stuff like Android. Apple's/Jobs control issues to lock it down is really starting to show how bad it's hurting them I think. proprietary stuff is so 1990s and is just not going to work with the whole FreeWorld/Free Info and Open Human Interface architect that most software companies are using. Their OSes will have to start being more useful than just gimicky, pretty (Fashionable) and simple if it's going to survive the next 10 years I think. Depending on if I can find "Apps" and Windows programs to play together on my iPhone soon will determine if I go get an Android phone over the next few weeks. I'm beginning to think I paid way too much for an iPhone...

You didn't respond as to what this super powerful computer you have to have is and why.

Macs can text from iPhones using Continuity and it doesn't use the cable at all. If you need this on a PC perhaps you should look into a Windows based phone. iOS is useful and isn't particularly gimmicky (neither is Windows) that would be the purview of Android. The major changes to iOS is the past 3 versions have been to strengthen security on iPhones and according to the FBI it appears to be working very well. If security is not that important to you but convenience like this is then you should certainly look into a different phone. A reasonable person picks the proper tool for their needs, you apparently chose poorly.

yes deggie only it did not cost $5,000 dollars because it's not proprietary apple stuff. Well actually it did cost more than that but since it's using Linux and Windows OSes I can use much better hardware at a fraction of the price. But let's not even do the whole apple verse windows or whatnot as it's been done to death and as a former Macintosh Graphic Artist for 12 years I finally made the switch as I needed better and faster stuff and my company nor I wanted to pay double or triple the cost. Plus we needed to be able to open them up and upgrade them with non-proprietary stuff that simply do not support apple/macs. Like aperture hardware interfaces, APIs for higher end digital video cameras and such. You'll eventually get there like all of us artist after you've been round for awhile. I was hoping their phones would be the exception and I should have done more research first...

- W

No security is not all important to me. I do not do such illegal stuff that would warrant the FBI to investigate. They are welcomed to listen to my calls if they like even, it does not bother me. If hackers and such want to delete all my files and such then that is my own fault for not protecting myself and not the OS. But heck I could use an new identity and an easy excuse to file bankruptcy so by all means they are welcomed to it =P

But to each their own.

- W

So you are not familiar at all with the current Mac Pro, correct?

And you have no idea how long I've already been around. No, security should be built into the OS, you shouldn't have to add layers of software to supposedly be secure.

But I do agree, you should have done more research.

Bye.

I found that coordinated messaging to and from iphone and pc works perfectly in WhatsApp. There is a function is settings called WhatsApp Web/Desktop. Setup is very easy and no special software or equipment needed on the PC.

Hi

Android has few options like Airdroid, mysms. However, iPhone does not have such an option unless you use iMac, Macbook etc which can be used through iMessage, still not as useful as Android. In short, NOT possible through iPhone.