Click the desktop menu button, or click the Search keyboard button, and type messages. Log in to your Chromebook and make sure you’ve unlocked your Android device. How to connect your Chromebook to Messages You’ll also need a working Android device. I’m demonstrating on my all-time favorite Chromebook, the 2015 Pixel (soon to RIP), running Chrome OS. In order to make this work, you’ll need a Chromebook, running an updated version of Chrome OS. SEE: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020: Galaxy Z Fold2, Samsung Galaxy S20, and more (free PDF) (TechRepublic) What you’ll need Truth be told, it’s really just a web app, but it works perfectly. However, on my Chromebook, I can take advantage of an actual pre-installed app for the purpose. I use Messages For Web all the time on my desktop, via a web browser. Thanks to Messages For Web, that’s no longer the case. Once upon a time, you had to install the Android Messages app on Chromebooks to make that happen. One task that I frequently make use of is the SMS app, Android Messages. Typos abound and I don’t really have the time to type out everything I need or want to say.īecause of that, I’ll do anything I can to shift that job away from the mobile device in my pocket, to the one on my desk–I’m talking, of course, about my Chromebook.įortunately, there are plenty of ways to migrate tasks from one mobile device to another. After typing at a keyboard for over 30 years, my fingers really hate the idea of relegating that task to mostly thumbs. I’m going to be honest here–I really don’t like typing on my phone. Hiring kit: Android developer (TechRepublic Premium) If you're all thumbs on your Android device, and would rather be able to use your Chromebook keyboard for SMS messages, Jack Wallen will show you the way.īest unified communications platform providers How to use Android messenger on your Chromebook

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