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Hangouts SMS on desktop?

So I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm asking anyway.
Now that Hangouts is the default app on our phones for SMS and MMS, I'm wondering about future potential for it. Specifically, I'd love to be able to use the hangouts app/extension on my desktop to send SMS messages from my phone. It's annoying to have to grab my phone to respond when I'm already at a PC. I'm working around that currently by using Mightytext, but it's annoying and buggy. If Hangouts is going to be the solution for messaging, I'd like to see that feature set integrated. Anyone know if this is possible or planned?
Additionally, is it possible (or planned) to have hangouts archive messages the same way it archives chats? This seems like the most useful purpose/benefit when it comes to using hangouts for text messaging.
Any thoughts or feedback?

I was chatting with a guy last night in the chat window in Gmail and it was syncing to hangouts on my phone?
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0dBu said:
I was chatting with a guy last night in the chat window in Gmail and it was syncing to hangouts on my phone?
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Yes, chats on google sync to your phone perfectly. I was thinking about SMS messages syncing to my computer the other direction. If you've ever used mightytext, you know what I'm talking about. It seems to me like it should be integrated into hangouts on the PC/gmail/google+

[Q] SMS Sync

ive been googling around and i cant find a modern thread about syncing sms and mms. i was hoping for hangout to do this but they decided not to i guess... anyways i was wondering if there is a practical way to sync sms messages. using hangout as my primary sms...er.... suggestions appreciated

dudekiller said:
ive been googling around and i cant find a modern thread about syncing sms and mms. i was hoping for hangout to do this but they decided not to i guess... anyways i was wondering if there is a practical way to sync sms messages. using hangout as my primary sms...er.... suggestions appreciated
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Not sure if you're willing but if you port your number to Google Voice all your text messages are in the cloud and will sync for every device you install GV on.

obsanity said:
Not sure if you're willing but if you port your number to Google Voice all your text messages are in the cloud and will sync for every device you install GV on.
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dont i have to cancel my contract for that

I use SMS Backup+ and it does backup text messages done through hangouts but I cannot restore texts to hangouts from these backups.
I have read that SMS Backup and Restore does work on KitKat and our N5s but there may be a hoop or two you have to jump through.
I need to find a good auto backup and ability to restore my texts, I miss that from my previous Android phones.

Raistlin1 said:
I use SMS Backup+ and it does backup text messages done through hangouts but I cannot restore texts to hangouts from these backups.
I have read that SMS Backup and Restore does work on KitKat and our N5s but there may be a hoop or two you have to jump through.
I need to find a good auto backup and ability to restore my texts, I miss that from my previous Android phones.
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Downloaded SMS Backup and restore. Downloaded the back up from my google drive . Restored the messages and a message appeared that i will have to set the default app to SMS Backup and Restore . Did that and then made Hangout the default app. all the restored messages appeared in hangout.
After this you can install any of the SMS apps from the play store like Go SMS Pro , Textra etc etc . Once this is done, Go to the settings of Hangout and uncheck the option of Hangout as the SMS app . All your text messages will now appear in the new SMS app you have downloaded from the play store.

dudekiller said:
dont i have to cancel my contract for that
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Oh, sorry, I totally forgot that some people are still on contracts. But once your contract is up in the future that would be a viable solution.
Assuming you're on Sprint with that contract you can also integrate your Sprint number with Google Voice which will have the exact reversible effect as permanently porting it.
Besides some backup and restore solutions that some other guys left above there really isn't anything that will sync your text messages.

Is MightyText the best chrome extension to SMS app?

Are there any better alternatives to MightyText? Sometimes it stops working for me.
Thanks.
FYI. MightyText is an Android app that pushes SMS messages to a chrome extension, so they pop up on your browser. And allows you to compose and reply to SMS messages.
In addition, there is also a MightyText tablet app, which does the same as the Chrome Extension.

Before Project Fi, I used Mighty Text with the Chrome app. Some prefer pushbullet but I couldn't get it to sync up right.
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No unfortunately. Neither pushbullet or mighty text are reliable (Mighytext is the worst) and there are no real (meaning working) alternative..

RedMist said:
Are there any better alternatives to MightyText? Sometimes it stops working for me.
Thanks.
FYI. MightyText is an Android app that pushes SMS messages to a chrome extension, so they pop up on your browser. And allows you to compose and reply to SMS messages.
In addition, there is also a MightyText tablet app, which does the same as the Chrome Extension.
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PushBullet has always done it for me because I can also use it to sync up clipboards/copy-paste functions. Meaning, if I copy something on my laptop, it'll be copied on my phone and able to paste on my phone.

Is pushbullet the only alternative to mightytext?

shel692 said:
Before Project Fi, I used Mighty Text with the Chrome app. Some prefer pushbullet but I couldn't get it to sync up right.
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I'm looking in alternatives to Mighty Text now that they have a 250 message / month limit and I came across this thread.... I'm currently using Project Fi myself and I'm wondering why the reference to Project Fi in your reply? Does Project Fi natively support a way to send text messages from your PC, etc?

gil_happy said:
I'm looking in alternatives to Mighty Text now that they have a 250 message / month limit and I came across this thread.... I'm currently using Project Fi myself and I'm wondering why the reference to Project Fi in your reply? Does Project Fi natively support a way to send text messages from your PC, etc?
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Project Fi will sync your sms messages via hangouts across devices, phone, tablet, pc.... provided you have Hangouts as your default sms app and that you have Project Fi messaging checked off in settings for Hangouts.
****NOTE**** This will use data to sync sms across devices. Honestly I think this is just an extra bonus on top of P Fi just being awesome as it is.

shel692 said:
Project Fi will sync your sms messages via hangouts across devices, phone, tablet, pc.... provided you have Hangouts as your default sms app and that you have Project Fi messaging checked off in settings for Hangouts.
****NOTE**** This will use data to sync sms across devices. Honestly I think this is just an extra bonus on top of P Fi just being awesome as it is.
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Thank you for this information..... When I just Googled 'using hangouts for sms' the first page contained numerous articles about 'not' doing this due to the possibility of Google removing support for SMS in Hangouts.

Sync and integration: SMS, Google Voice and Google Hangouts

So I've been searching the web for a clear explanation but am now more lost than before.
Goal: I would like to have my SMS/MMS synced and backed up across devices (much like iMessage i suppose) - preferably with Hangouts - so that I can reply to a text message from my computer or another device - I would also like to see my Google Voice voicemails in the hangouts app also.
Is this even possible?
I've seen google help docs with instructions on how to integrate Voice with Hangouts but I do not see those settings in my Hangouts app. Am I missing something?
And I recall reading about Hangouts being capable of syncing SMS and MMS messages across devices - not sure if it's a projectFi exclusive feature or what.
Any suggested apps to accomplish my goal if google apps are not the way to go? Please advise. I don't use google voice for free calls or text messaging - it's sole purpose is to keep my voice messages. Nor do I use Hangouts for free calls or free messaging. I'd like to use my carrier service and phone number.
I'm not rooted (anymore, thanks to android pay) so non-root solutions would be most helpful - though root solutions may pull me back to the dark side.

Going insane. Please help Google assistant and SMS!

When I use Google assistant to send a message it randomly doesn't record the message in the text app. The recipient receives it ok but it doesn't show up.
I've tried about 10 other SMS apps they're the same.
Is there a problem with Huaweis app that Google assistant can't access? Any help please?

applehater00 said:
When I use Google assistant to send a message it randomly doesn't record the message in the text app. The recipient receives it ok but it doesn't show up.
I've tried about 10 other SMS apps they're the same.
Is there a problem with Huaweis app that Google assistant can't access? Any help please?
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Not sure.. but with all Google apps I give them full control/permission and allow secondary launch etc.
Give that a try
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Permissions are all granted. What do you mean secondary launch? You mean try a different launcher?

Hello
do you mean that during recording the text doesn't show up , but once you leave the record button it goes to the recipient instantly without the ability to check it or what ? a pic might help as i didn't understand much

-Hope- said:
Hello
do you mean that during recording the text doesn't show up , but once you leave the record button it goes to the recipient instantly without the ability to check it or what ? a pic might help as i didn't understand much
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Ah ok no it's simpler than that. Speech to text etc works fine.
The outgoing message does not appear in the messages or text app. For some reason Google assistant understands the speech and sends the text, but doesn't communicate with the SMS app to say "this is what I just sent so stick it in the convo list". Seems to bypass the SMS app and I've tried about10 of them now. Same problem each time.
I think it's confirmijg what I always thought i.e. android is a perpetually buggy unfinished system!

Hello again
-not sure - maybe these command may work
“Show me my messages”
also why not trying to check the messages with Hangouts that may help

Appreciate you trying to help.
The issue is that the outgoing messages don't show up at all when done from GA. In any app. Show me my messages whilst it might work is not an adequate solution as I shouldn't have to speak that into GA to see my full convos. That's what the apps are for.
BUT your suggestion was brilliant because I tried that and it shows received messages only (which isn't the issue).
So then I tried to say "show me my SENT messages" and surprisingly it did manage to show just the messages I'd sent BUT BIZARRELY IT MISSES OUT ANY MESSAGES SENT BY G.A.. !!????
So in summary it looks as though it sends messages fine but doesn't record it anywhere. When asked to tell me what it has sent it then seems to search the stock apps (that it doesn't communicate TO) and gives me that info only. So even GA doesn't know what it's sent ! Wtf??
(Hangouts doesn't seem to do SMS)

"The Assistant only uses Messenger as the outgoing source for SMS when Hangouts is the default. If you look in messenger you will see the text that you sent through the assistant. It is a bit defeatest from the standpoint of the Fi Hangouts integration and the team is aware."
this is from google forums and yes Hangouts show outgoing msgs

By messenger they mean what? Many apps seem to think they're called messenger.
As for hangouts it does nothing. Showing up only 4 convos and none of them are SMS convos. I've looked and looked and there is no option to integrate SMS into hangouts. I've given it all permissions too.
Are we on the same version of Mate 9 ? Am I missing something?

Open the Hangouts app .
At the top, tap Menu Menu.
Tap Settings and thenSMS and then SMS enabled.
Select the text messaging app you want as the default.
try this

I suspect we have different versions of hangouts. No such options in mine anywhere

``Show me my hangouts sms messages`` may help out a bit
i think also facebook messenger can help as it can read sms check it

-Hope- said:
``Show me my hangouts sms messages`` may help out a bit
i think also facebook messenger can help as it can read sms check it
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nope my hangouts does nothing. doesnt support sms at all
fb messenger is evil, doesn't it drain masses of battery?

please change the message app to what you want to use and try again steps:
in your settings search for Default app settings then, change sms app, i think the default would be hangouts.

-Hope- said:
please change the message app to what you want to use and try again steps:
in your settings search for Default app settings then, change sms app, i think the default would be hangouts.
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Thanks but despite having hangouts installed the only messaging app that comes up as an option is the stock Huawei message app. Hangouts isn't listed. There is also no setting anywhere within hangouts to use SMS. Our versions must be different. I have the latest version.

My bad, hangouts lost the integration long time ago :/
However did you but I want your to check the fb it it can detect the assistant out going messages, or else, if you didn't try Android Messages app please check it might help.

-Hope- said:
My bad, hangouts lost the integration long time ago :/
However did you but I want your to check the fb it it can detect the assistant out going messages, or else, if you didn't try Android Messages app please check it might help.
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I thought the android messenger ap which is the one they want us to use now might work, but it sadly doesn't.
I'll trial it with facebook and let you know soon,
Thanks again for your efforts trying to help me out :good:

I'll try my best

Nope FB messenger doesn't record the outgoing text either. Huge flaw in Google assistant!!

I think they fixed it in latest update