# What's the best app to send text from computer (android)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939 "2022-09-20T21:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939/1 "2022-09-20T21:52:37Z")

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I’ve just got a new phone and before I install Mighty Text I though I’d ask for opinions on apps that let you send/receive text from your desktop by connection to your phone’s SMS.

It’s also handy to grab photos taken on the phone to use on your computer.

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**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939/2 "2022-09-20T22:11:27Z")

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If you use Google’s Messages app, then you can also view and respond to texts from a browser. It works very well.

In the past I’ve used Pushbullet, which has the advantage of working with any texting software, but when I stopped using it there were a limited number of message a month before hitting the pay tier.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939/3 "2022-09-20T22:18:09Z")

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> [@echoreply](#):
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> If you use Google’s Messages app, then you can also view and respond to texts from a browser. It works very well.

Yeah, I _think_ this is what the OP is asking for, and it’s what I always use.

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**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-app-to-send-text-from-computer-android/971939/4 "2022-09-20T22:25:06Z")

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I just use the Phone Link app in Windows. Suits my limited needs.