随着当今大量基于互联网的消息传递应用程序(messaging apps)的出现，人们可能会认为SMS已死，但事实并非如此。它对于与非智能手机用户交流或从银行或公用事业服务提供商(bank or utility service providers)等公司接收更新仍然很有用。
传统上，发送短信或SMS是为带有(SMS)SIM 卡(SIM card)的手机等设备保留的。但是，您可以使用不同的选项从计算机发送和接收文本消息。
对于 iPhone 用户来说，在Mac上接收(Mac)短信(text message)很容易，这样无论您在做什么，都不会错过重要的短信。(text message)不过，对于Android设备，Android Messages 桌面(Android Messages desktop)应用程序可让您轻松地从您的 PC 发送和接收消息。
什么是 Android 消息？(What Is Android Messages?)
Android Messages是一款专为Android设备设计的免费消息应用程序(messaging app)，可让您聊天、发短信、发送媒体文件（如照片、音频消息、视频）以及发送群组文本(group texts)。
它的工作方式与网络版 WhatsApp(WhatsApp)非常相似，具有您在大多数消息传递应用程序中可以找到的功能，例如GIF(GIFs)、表情符号、贴纸，但它更进一步允许您通过Google Pay发送或接收付款。
所有这些都可以帮助您节省时间，否则当您可以发送快速短信(SMS)时，您会花在滚动浏览社交媒体或照片和视频上。不仅如此，它还允许您在键盘上键入更长的消息并直接从您的 PC 发送它们。
在本指南中，我们将向您展示如何使用Android 消息(Android Messages)将您的Android 设备(Android device)链接到您的 PC，以便您可以在台式 PC 上查看、复制、发送和/或接收Android消息。(Android)
如何在您的 PC 上使用 Android 消息桌面客户端(How To Use The Android Messages Desktop Client On Your PC)
Android Messages桌面应用程序或 Android Messages(app or Android Messages) for Web允许用户在其智能手机和 PC(smartphone and PC)之间无缝发送和接收消息。要开始使用，请从Google Play 商店下载(Google Play Store)Android Messages，然后将其安装在您的智能手机上。
打开手机上的应用程序，然后点击设为默认聊天应用程序(Set As Default chat app)。
如果您已经有一个默认应用程序(default app)来接收您的消息，例如三星的消息应用程序(Messages app)，您可能会收到一个弹出警告，通知您如果您将 Android消息(Messages)设置为默认设置，您的操作可能会禁用某些应用程序功能。点击是(Yes)确认您要将消息传递应用程序(messaging app)更改为Android 消息(Android Messages)。
Android 消息(Android Messages)将同步您保存的所有短信和对话，您会在屏幕右下方看到一个蓝色的“开始聊天”气泡，您可以点击它开始发送消息。(Start Chat)
接下来，在您的网络浏览器(web browser)中打开Android Messages 网站( Android Messages website)，在您的台式电脑或笔记本电脑上设置(desktop computer)Android Messages。它适用于任何浏览器。
转到您的Android 手机(Android phone)并打开Android 消息应用程序(Android Messages app)。点击屏幕右上角的三个点(three dots)以打开菜单。
点按网页信息(Messages for web)。这会将您的手机连接到服务并自动生成您的所有消息，因此您可以像使用通常的消息传递应用程序(messaging app)界面一样查看它们。
注意(Note)：如果您希望在弱光设置下减少眼睛疲劳，您可以通过点击(eye strain)启用深色主题(Enable dark theme )来将对比度从亮模式更改为暗模式。
界面将切换到暗模式主题(mode theme)，如下图所示(image below)。
点击蓝色QR 码扫描仪(QR code scanner)按钮。
在您的 PC上扫描Android 消息(Android Messages)网站上的二维码。(QR code)
扫描二维码(QR code)后，Android 消息(Android Messages)将加载并显示在您的网络浏览器(web browser)中，您可以开始与您的联系人聊天，并在您的 PC 上分享视频、语音消息、照片和应用程序的其他功能。
您还可以选择单个消息，查看其内容并通过在每条消息下方的文本框中(text box)键入来回复。请务必注意，当您的手机打开并连接到互联网时， Android 消息可以正常工作。(Android Messages)
注意(Note)：如果您从 PC 上的浏览器关闭Android Messages网站，您可能需要再次使用Android Messages桌面客户端扫描新的(desktop client)QR 码(QR code)以发送消息或响应(message or response)。这是因为默认情况下，记住此计算机(Remember this computer)选项处于禁用状态，但如果您打算使用该应用程序在您的 PC 上发送或接收消息，则可以启用它。
如何在 PC 上使用 Android 消息开始对话或回复(How To Start a Conversation Or Reply With Android Messages On PC)
要开始新对话，请单击屏幕左上方的蓝色“开始聊天”按钮，然后输入收件人的姓名、(Start Chat)电话号码(phone number)或电子邮件地址(email address)。
您也可以通过在消息历史列表窗口(message history list window)中单击消息来回复消息以打开对话线程(conversation thread)，输入您的回复，然后单击屏幕右下方的SMS 按钮。(SMS button)
与其他消息应用程序一样，您可以添加表情符号、贴纸、GIF(GIFs)和其他附件，如果您的智能手机是双 SIM 卡设备，您可以选择从哪个SIM 卡(SIM card)发送消息或回复(message or response)。
设置(Settings )区域可让您更改消息预览或通知设置(message preview or notification settings)、配对或取消配对PC 和智能手机(PC and smartphone)、播放传入消息的声音、在键入时用表情符号替换表情符号以及在手机使用移动数据时显示等等。
Android Messages 桌面(Android Messages desktop)应用程序提供的其他功能包括静音对话或打开溢出菜单以获得更多选项。
使用智能手机应用程序(smartphone app)，您可以从设置菜单添加或阻止联系人(block contacts)，并使用智能回复(Smart Reply)工具获取自动回复消息的建议并将其发送给您的联系人。它还具有更多您可以使用的消息传递和通知设置。(messaging and notification settings)
您以前在 PC 上使用过Android Messages桌面客户端吗？通过在下面发表您的评论与我们分享(Share)您的经验。如果这是您第一次使用它，我们也很想知道本指南是否帮助您在智能手机和 PC(smartphone and PC)上设置应用程序，以及您对它的第一印象。
Android Messages On Desktop: How To Send & Receive From Your PC
With the slew of internet-based messaging apps available today, one might think that SMS is dead, but that’s not the case. It’s still useful for communicating with non-smartphone users or receiving updates from companies such as your bank or utility service providers.
Traditionally, sending text messages or SMS was reserved for devices like a mobile phone that had a SIM card. However, there are different options you can use to send and receive text messages from your computer.
For iPhone users, it’s easy to receive text messages on your Mac so that you never miss an important text message no matter what you’re doing. With Android devices though, the Android Messages desktop app makes it easy to send and receive messages from your PC.
What Is Android Messages?
Android Messages is a free messaging app designed for Android devices that allows you to chat, text, send media files like photos, audio messages, videos, and send group texts.
It works much like WhatsApp for the web, with features that you’d find in most messaging apps such as GIFs, emojis, stickers, but it goes even further to allow you to send or receive payments through Google Pay.
All these help you save time that you’d otherwise spend scrolling through social media or photos and videos when you could just send a quick SMS. Not only that, but it also allows you to type longer messages on a keyboard and send them straight from your PC.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to use Android Messages to link your Android device to your PC, so you can view, copy, send and/or receive Android messages on your desktop PC.
How To Use The Android Messages Desktop Client On Your PC
The Android Messages desktop app or Android Messages for Web allows users to send and receive messages seamlessly between their smartphone and PC. To get started, download Android Messages from the Google Play Store, and install it on your smartphone.
Open the app on your phone and tap Set As Default chat app.
If you already have a default app with which you receive your messages such as Samsung’s Messages app, you could receive a pop-up warning notifying you that your action may disable some app features if you set Android Messages as your default. Tap Yes to confirm that you want to change the messaging app to Android Messages.
Android Messages will sync all your saved text messages and conversations, and you’ll see a blue Start Chat bubble at the lower right side of the screen, which you can tap on to start sending messages.
Next, set up Android Messages on your desktop computer or laptop by opening the Android Messages website in your web browser. It works with any browser.
Go to your Android phone and open the Android Messages app. Tap the three dots at the upper right side of the screen to open the menu.
Tap Messages for web. This connects your phone to the services and automatically generates all your messages so you can see them the same way you would with your usual messaging app’s interface.
Note: You can change the contrast from light to dark mode by tapping Enable dark theme if you want less eye strain in low light settings.
The interface will switch to a dark mode theme as shown in the image below.
Tap the blue QR code scanner button.
Scan the QR code on the Android Messages website on your PC.
Once you scan the QR code, Android Messages will load and appear in your web browser, and you can start chatting with your contacts, and share videos, voice messages, photos and other features of the app on your PC.
You can also choose individual messages, see their contents and reply by typing into the text box below each message. It’s important to note that Android Messages works when your phone is switched on and connected to the internet.
Note: If you close the Android Messages website from your browser on the PC, you may have to scan a new QR code to send a message or response using the Android Messages desktop client again. This is because by default, the Remember this computer option is disabled, but you can enable it if you intend to use the app to send or receive messages on your PC.
How To Start a Conversation Or Reply With Android Messages On PC
To start a new conversation, click the blue Start Chat button at the upper left side of the screen, and type the recipient’s name, phone number, or email address.
You can also reply to a message by clicking on it in the message history list window to open the conversation thread, type your response, and click the SMS button at the lower right side of the screen.
Like other messaging apps, you can add emoji, stickers, GIFs and other attachments, and if your smartphone is a dual-SIM device, you can choose which SIM card to send the message or response from.
The Settings area lets you change your message preview or notification settings, pair or unpair your PC and smartphone, play sounds for incoming messages, replace emoticons with emojis when typing, and display when your phone is using mobile data, and much more.
Other features available with the Android Messages desktop app include muting conversations or opening the overflow menu for more options.
With the smartphone app, you can add or block contacts from the settings menu, and use the Smart Reply tool to get automatic suggestions for replying to messages and sending them to your contacts. It also has more messaging and notification settings you can use.
Have you used the Android Messages desktop client on your PC before? Share your experience with us by dropping your comment below. If this is your first time to use it, we’d also love to hear whether this guide helped you set up the app on your smartphone and PC, and your first impressions of it.
