This guide explains how to text from a computer on Android. Use Google's new Android Messages for the web with our help.

It's easy to see the appeal: When you're working at your computer, you can view an incoming text or quickly compose a new one without having to pull your phone out or take it off your charger.

Texting is a vital part of everyday life. But what if you don't have your phone? Here's how to send a text message from a computer, whether it's a Mac or a PC.

How to send and receive Google Messages from your computer Before you can send and receive text messages from your computer, you must install the Google Messages app.

(It doesn't necessarily need to be the same network, though.) If your phone is off, your computer doesn't have Wi-Fi or you're using airplane mode, you won't be able to use Messages for Web.

Sometimes it's easier to type a long text on a real keyboard instead of a touchscreen. Android doesn't have it built-in, but you can view your texts on a PC.

How to enable text messages for the Your Phone app on your PC Your computer and your Android smartphone are now connected, so you can start setting up specific features.

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Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to dictate text on your phone or computer. Whether you use Apple iOS or Android you can speak into your phone to send replies.

Use a Software Solution Some messaging programs allow you to send text messages from your computer, either through your email account as as a stand-alone application.

You can get Windows to read text to you aloud using an accessibility tool called Narrator, which you can access from the Start menu.