Can I send a text message from my Mac to an Android phone? (2023)

Can I send a text message from my Mac computer to a cell phone?

Send a message

Click the New Message button at the top of the Messages window. Type the name, email address, or phone number of one or more recipients. Or click the Add button and choose from your contacts. Press Tab or click the message field at the bottom of the window, then type your message.

In theory, you should be able to send a text message from any mobile phone to any other mobile phone. But you can occasionally run into glitches, especially when crossing from iOS to Android. Sometimes, your iPhone might not be able to send texts to Android phones.

Yes, you can send SMS messages from your Mac to non-Apple phones. Here is a direct quote from two Support Articles. Your Mac can receive and send SMS and MMS text messages through your iPhone when you set up text message forwarding.

When you send a message to someone who uses a phone other than an iPhone, your message is sent as an SMS message. Important: To receive and send SMS and MMS messages on your Mac, your iPhone must have iOS 8.1 or later, and your iPhone and Mac must be signed in to iMessage using the same Apple ID.

As long as you're signed into the same Apple ID on your iPhone and your Mac, you'll be able to send and receive those blue-bubbled iMessages from your computer's Messages app. But to send and receive those standard, green-bubbled SMS messages, make sure your phone's text message forwarding feature is on.

Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy

Samsung offers an app called “Smart Switch” that you can use to move text messages (and other stuff) from your iPhone to a Galaxy phone.

There's no reliable way to use iMessage on Android without relying on a Mac and a third-party solution. Android by default has no mechanism for sending or receiving an iMessage. Users need the services of a third-party app and a Mac to setup an Android phone to get iMessages.

You can't. iMessage is from Apple and it only works between Apple Devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.

How can I text non iMessages from my Mac?

Yes, there are many ways to send a text message from the computer including through email, iMessage, Android Messages, using a wireless carrier's website, using a free SMS website, online texting platforms, Google Voice, and from a streamlined VoIP solution like OpenPhone.

iMessages are in blue and text messages are green. iMessages only work between iPhones (and other Apple devices such as iPads). If you are using an iPhone and you send a message to a friend on Android, it will be sent as a SMS message and will be green.

Check to make sure the contact details in Send & Receive are correct. Go into Text Message Forwarding and turn on the option for your Mac. Turn on the option to Send as SMS. Try sending an iMessage or text message from your Mac again.

You can use iMessage on your Mac by signing into your Apple ID account. Once you're signed in, you can send and receive iMessages from your Mac's Messages app. Any iMessage you send or receive on your Mac will appear on your iPhone or iPad too.

iMessages can only be sent to Apple devices. Messages that are sent to Android devices are either SMS or MMS. Go to Settings>Messages>MMS and make sure that it's enabled.

Enable port forwarding on your device so that it can connect to your smartphone directly through Wi-Fi (the application will tell you how to do this). Install the AirMessage app on your Android device. Open the app and enter your server's address and password. Send your first iMessage with your Android device!

Select the iMessage tab and, in it, make sure that both your Apple ID and your phone number are checked. If you want the recipients of your messages to only see your phone number but not your Apple ID, change the Start new conversation from settings (at the bottom of the screen) to your phone number.

Can I send an SMS without iMessage?

If you're not using iMessage, you can use SMS/MMS. These messages are texts and photos that you can send to other mobile phones or another iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. SMS/MMS messages won't be encrypted and will appear in green text bubbles on your device. To use SMS/MMS on iPhone, you'll need a text messaging plan.

The reason you're not able to send to non-iPhone users is that they don't use iMessage. It sounds like your regular (or SMS) text messaging isn't working, and all your messages are going out as iMessages to other iPhones. When you try to send a message to another phone that doesn't use iMessage, it won't go through.

If you have an Apple ID, you can use iMessage—a secure messaging service—to send unlimited messages to anyone who has an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

Yes, there are many ways to send a text message from the computer including through email, iMessage, Android Messages, using a wireless carrier's website, using a free SMS website, online texting platforms, Google Voice, and from a streamlined VoIP solution like OpenPhone.

As long as you're signed into the same Apple ID on your iPhone or iPad, for that matter, and your Mac, you'll be able to send and receive those blue-bubbled iMessages from your computer's Messages app.