Question: Q: Send text messages directly via PC? Is there an app that makes it possible to write and send a text via the iPhone, from a computer? Have seen a few that seems to have the option to write it and send it to the iPhone, but then you have to send it on the phone anyway.
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.
The stock Messages app lets you send and receive SMS text messages and iMessage right from your Mac. This is super useful for iPhone users as they can read and respond to messages without having to switch to their smartphone and with the comfort of their Mac’s physical keyboard.
If you add a Land Line number to your own Address Card in Contacts (Card Menu > My Card) and then type your name in to the 'To' spot in Messages on the Mac you will see the Land Line also listed as a potential iMessages contact number.
That is to say until it contacts any number the number involved will show a greyed out iMessages listing next to it.
For this Screen Grab I somewhat forced the issue to isolate my Land Line.
In the top bar it is listed as a potential iMessages contact.
As I have pressed enter it has gone a stage further and told me it is not Registered.
Command-X: Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard. Shift–Command–Up Arrow: Select the text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document. Mac keyboard shortcuts. More ways to shop: Visit an Apple Store, call 1-800-MY-APPLE, or find a reseller. Short command for cut text on mac.
Whilst iMessages contacts that have worked are marked with a blue Speech Bubble for iMessages SMS/text ones have a green Indicator that says Text (as opposed to the AIM or Jabber or Yahoo listed ones)
A less forced one
An iPhone is listed first.
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The options are then the Land Line and then two email addresses both of which have been used before.
I too have noticed that trying to send an SMS text messages to a Number does not seem selectable on the Mac version (Click and hold and 'Send as SMS' is not an option)
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Hopefully this can be set up so the app can recognise Non iPhones in some way.
I have yet to find a way to start an SMS conversation from the Mac.
8:29 pm Wednesday; December 24, 2014
iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9) G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8) MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8) Mac OS X (10.6.8), Couple of iPhones and an iPad
Dec 24, 2014 12:29 PM
Apple Watch lets you easily message other people using dictation for voice-to-text input, but sometimes it’s just easier to send a voice recording to quickly express yourself over iMessage. Here’s how to send voice messages from Apple Watch.
Prior to watchOS 3, the default behavior in the Apple Watch’s Messages app when using voice input was to ask you if you wanted to send a text transcript or a voice recording.
Apple changed the default with watchOS 3, likely with the goal of making the interaction faster (and more people probably used voice-to-text), but you can easily change it back to restore the option or always send as a voice recording.
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How to send voice messages from Apple Watch
Start by launching the Watch app on the iPhone. From the My Watch tab (the first tab), swipe down to the Messages section.
Tap to reveal options for Messages on Apple Watch including a section called Dictated Messages. Tap this option to change the default ‘Transcript’ option to ‘Audio’ or ‘Transcript or Audio’ depending on your preference.
Here’s how Apple describes the default option on watchOS 3:
By default, when you’re done dictating a message, Apple Watch sends a written transcript of what you said. You can change this setting to send an audio clip instead, or to choose which option you want every time you dictate a message.
Personally, I prefer the option to send either the transcript or audio. I sometimes dictate a message using voice-to-text on my Apple Watch, but I also enjoy using my Apple Watch as a sort of walkie-talkie to send quick voice recordings to friends and family. (Also, my dictation voice is much more formal than my voice recording voice.)
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If you never send voice-to-text dictated messages, however, you can use this section to only send voice messages every time and save yourself the step of selecting the audio option every time.
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Once you select your preferred option, give it a try on the Messages app for Apple Watch. Look for the microphone button when replying to a new message, then speak away. The recipient can then playback the audio over iMessage from Messages for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac and respond with text or voice … walkie talkie style.