How to text from your PC if you have an iPhone - XDA Developers

You tin substance from your PC if you person an iPhone by utilizing Intel Unison, oregon third-party apps similar WhatsApp, oregon Telegram, and Facebook Messenger.

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If you person an iPhone and besides a Windows desktop PC oregon 1 of the best Windows laptops, past you cognize that texting connected your PC tin beryllium hard. Thanks to Apple's mode of locking users into its ain ecosystem of devices, Windows and iPhones don't ever spot nicely together. Apple would overmuch alternatively you usage a Mac to entree iMessage connected your desktop to pass with your friends, family, and coworkers.

Indeed, that means there's nary iMessage app connected Windows oregon an iMessage website wherever you tin spot oregon reply to your messages online. But the bully quality is that with the advent of the Intel Unison app, and third-party messaging services, it's casual to substance connected your PC successful 2023. We'll get into however you tin usage these.

Download Intel Unison

The easiest mode to substance from your PC if you person an iPhone is to download and usage Intel Unison. The app which is downloaded done the Microsoft Store lets you nonstop iMessages retired from your PC. There are a fewer caveats here, though.

Officially, Intel's Unison app lone works connected Windows 11 laptops that person 13th oregon 12th procreation Intel CPUs with the Evo certification. You tin usage it connected different Windows 11 laptops that person older Intel CPUs, but there's a accidental it mightiness not enactment right. Additionally, you won't spot your full iMessage speech past (and older conversations) erstwhile utilizing Intel Unison.

On Windows 11, you'll lone spot the conversations you started connected the Intel Unison app itself. There's besides the information that you'll person to support your iPhone paired to your PC via Bluetooth, excessively for things to enactment right. Here's however to get started with it, if you judge those caveats.

1. Download the Intel Unison app from the Microsoft Store (or unfastened it if it's pre-installed connected your PC.)
2. Launch the app connected your PC.
3. Follow the steps connected the surface to instal the companion app connected your iPhone oregon Android.
4. Accept the permissions connected your phone.
5. Confirm the PINs match.
6. Pair your iPhone oregon Android to your PC utilizing the QR codification connected the surface and besides done Bluetooth.
7. Start utilizing the app!

Download Intel Unison connected the Microsoft Store

Use a third-party messaging work similar WhatsApp

Not everyone volition beryllium capable to usage Intel Unison connected Windows, truthful a third-party app similar WhatsApp is simply a secondary option. Technically this isn't considered texting connected your PC, arsenic you're utilizing a messenger work tied to your telephone fig oregon email, but astir radical already usage these services connected the iPhone already anyway. If you download the app connected your Windows PC, you tin proceed the aforesaid conversations you had connected your iPhone connected these apps close connected Windows.

There are galore third-party messaging services that enactment connected some iPhone, and Windows. WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger are conscionable a fewer examples. These apps tin beryllium downloaded done the Microsoft Store with the links beneath and acceptable it up utilizing a telephone fig oregon email. Once the apps are up and running, you tin motion successful with your account, oregon simply scan a QR codification utilizing your iPhone. You'll spot each the messages you person connected the iPhone mentation of the app close connected your Windows PC.

Be alert of those sketchy options

We've suggested the 2 safest ways for you to substance from your PC if you person an iPhone. We don't deliberation you should spell astir utilizing immoderate different methods, particularly if you travel crossed different third-party websites oregon apps that assertion to springiness you entree to iMessage connected Windows. As we mentioned, there's nary authoritative iMessage app for Windows, and immoderate website oregon app that claims to bring iMessages to your PC is much apt a scam. As overmuch arsenic you'd privation to effort these apps oregon websites, you'd beryllium putting some the information of your Apple ID and your Windows PC astatine risk. Stick to Intel Unison oregon apps similar WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, oregon Telegram.