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Open a browser and go to Google Messages. Sign in with your Google account details. When you enter your Google login information, it shows a random emoji. Open the Messages app on your smartphone.

Nestled in front of your Windows PC? You don't have to pick up your iPhone or iPad when you get a new message. Microsoft's Phone Link works with Apple's iMessage, and setting it up is a snap - here's ...

Other than snapping selfies and mindlessly scrolling on social media, one thing you mainly do on your phone is texting. It is, after all, among the easiest ways to communicate, especially when you're ...

Use Phone Link to Connect iPhone to Windows 11. Windows 11 has a feature called Phone Link that lets you connect your phone ...

For years, iPhone users have been forced into the Apple ecosystem if they wanted to receive text messages or phone calls on a device that isn’t their phone. Now, with a refreshed Windows 11, non-Mac ...

Apple's seamless cross-device service syncing is one of the key reasons why users stick with its ecosystem of products. However, Apple isn't particularly generous with allowing third-party products ...

The importance of backing up your iPhone messages is obvious. So, when you want to save text messages from iPhone, why settle for a backup that doesn’t let you access them? Whether precious ...

As the executive editor of Macworld, I’d like to think I’m pretty up-to-date with iPhone and Mac tips, tricks, and features. But when using my Mac last week, I learned something new that I should’ve ...