In the 21st century, SMS and texting services have improved a lot. Some time ago, you had to pick up your phone in order to reply or send a new text message or SMS to people, but now the technology has advanced to the point where you can send a text message without even touching your phone. How? From your laptop. There are various apps available in the market that you can use to connect your laptop and phone so that sending messages can be more manageable. If you are using a Windows device, we highly recommend you use Microsoft’s Your Phone app that is pre-installed on your computer, and you have to install it on your mobile phone as well. This app can be used on both Android and iOS.
Apart from this, we have listed some of the best apps that you can use to connect your mobile with your laptop.
AirDroid
This app is free to download, but they offer in-app purchases that cost $2 per month, $20 per year, and $38.99 per two years. You can access and manage your device from Windows, Mac, and Linux. Along with SMS features, it can also send music, videos, GIFs, photos, and all types of other files. Web AirDroid feature allows you to accept or reject incoming calls. You can take the backup of the transferred files from the phone to the computer. If you ever lost your phone, you can locate it quickly using this app.
iMessage
With iMessage, you wouldn’t have to download any additional app to check your notifications, messages, MMS, etc. on your Mac device. Every iPhone has a built-in Messages app, and if you use it as your default messaging app, then turn on the iCloud Synchronisation from Settings and view all your messages on your laptop. You can use this app only if you have an Apple laptop and mobile.
Join
This app asks for a one-time payment of $5 after a 30-day trial gets over. Connect your Google Assistant and Tasker to control anything from anywhere easily using this app. It also shows all types of notifications on your laptop. Use the clipboard sharing feature to manually or automatically share your clipboard. This app includes features like the screenshot, wallpaper, location, remote writing, Deep Tasker Integration, and more. You don’t have to worry about the security as all your data is always encrypted from end to end. Your personal data and shared files are always kept private in your Google drive.
Mighty Text
You can send SMS and MMS from your PC, Mac, or tablet. You can get all your notifications directly on your laptop or computer. All the messages, alerts, etc. are backed up in your phone automatically. It also allows you to share bulk messages to up to 25 contacts at a time, or you can also send one group message. The low battery alert features will alert your laptop or computer about your phone’s battery level. You can get this app for free, but the pro version requires a subscription of $7 per month to remove all the text limits, or you can subscribe to their yearly plan that costs $60.
Pulse SMS
This app provides one of the cheapest SMS services that cost $0.99/month, $5.99/year, and $10.99 for a one time purchase. Pulse SMS has impressive designs and fluid animations to attract the eyes of users. You can also feed in smart replies that will respond on your behalf. Sharing GIF, along with your messages, is easy on this app. Use the Pulse Account to automatically backup and restore your messages and transferred files. This app can be used on MacOS, Windows, Samsung Galaxy Gear Watches, Google Chrome, Linux, and even on Android TV.
Pushbullet
Stay connected conveniently with this app as it allows you to share links, files, and more, between your devices. All your data, notification and SMS is always end to end encrypted for providing ultimate security. This app is available in dozens of languages. Use of Pushbullet Channels to subscribe to the notifications about everything. You can download the app for free, but you will have to subscribe to their monthly and yearly plans to unlock all the features, and it costs $5 and $40, respectively.
TextNow
If you are living in the US or Canada, you can use your local phone number for sharing unlimited phone calls, messages, and data transferring features for free. This app is available in more than 230 countries right now. Textnow can be used to share emoji, stickers, GIFs, and to do conference calls. It has a unique feature where you can add your personalized signatures at the end of each text. You can also customize the background of the app. Tweak the text tone, ringtone, vibration, and other features as well. The PassCode will keep all your messages and data secured, and the Google Smart Lock will remember all your passwords. the elastic calling features will prevent calls from dropping and will provide the best fruit to improve the quality of your phone calls.
Above mentioned applications are some of the best and highly rated apps by their users. You should check for the availability of these as on the version of mobiles and laptops or computers.
Emily Johnson is a Microsoft product expert and has been working in the technology industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Emily has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.
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