Quick Answer: How to Text Android from Mac?

Text people from your Mac, even if they use Android

• On your iPhone go to Settings > Messages.
• Tap “Send and Receive”.
• From the second group choose one address, which will be the source, or “caller ID” on your outgoing messages.
• If you have other iOS devices that you want to receive texts on (iPads, iPod Touch) go through steps 1 to 3 on each of these devices as well.

Can I send text messages from my Mac to an android?

Android/OS X: Apple’s Messages app on a Mac is a neat way to chat with your iPhone without having to pick up your phone. However, it doesn’t work if you have an Android device. SMS Integration for iChat allows you to send and receive text messages from an Android phone via Messages.

How can I send SMS from my Mac?

How to set up Mac OS X Messages to send SMS texts

1. Make sure your Mac’s running OS X Yosemite (10.10 or higher) and your iPhone is running iOS 8.x.
2. Click on the Messages app in your Mac to open it.
3. Go to your iPhone.
4. Tap Text Message Forwarding.
5. You’ll see a list of all your devices linked to your Apple ID.
6. You’ll see a six-digit code pop up in Messages on your Mac.