![]() On the Next Screen, login to your iCloud Account by entering your Apple ID and Password (in case you are not already logged in).Ĥ. Next, click on the iCloud option in the System Preferences Window.ģ. On your Mac, click on the Apple logo and then click on System Preferences option in the drop-down menu.Ģ. Also, you need to make sure that you are signed into your iCloud Account, both on iPhone and Mac using the same Apple ID.ġ. In order to setup your Mac to send and receive SMS and MMS messages, you will need an iPhone with a Cellular plan. Steps to Send and Receive SMS Text Messages On Mac However, for all practical purposes, sending and receiving text messages on Mac will feel the same (if not better) as doing it on an iPhone. Also available - but not yet updated - is Google Hangouts 1.3.1 for iPhone and iPad, plus the Google Hangouts for Chrome 2013 browser add-on.Although, your Mac appears to be sending and receiving SMS Text Messages, it is actually your iPhone which is sending and receiving SMS Text Messages using its Cellular Plan. Google Hangouts 2.0 is available now as a free download for Android. ![]() Also added is the ability for users to share the device they’re using, whether or not they’re on a call, plus their current mood. ![]() Users can now also share their current location in conversations by tapping the pin icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the app, which is then displayed as a Google Maps thumbnail within the conversation window. Support for attaching animated GIFs mean that users can now delight/annoy contacts in equal measure by posting such delights as animated birthday cakes, cute animals and even short videos, which play inline. Users can import existing text messages into the app, plus quickly switch between both SMS and Hangout mode as well as start group MMS conversations with contacts. By introducing support for sending and receiving SMS/MMS text messages, Google hopes that Hangout will become the user’s de facto app for texting, although only KitKat users have the opportunity to specifically set Hangout as their default SMS app. ![]()
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