(Note that an iMessage sent this way may arrive on your friend’s phone with your Apple ID email address as the identifier rather than your phone number. This means they will receive your text as an iMessage, sent via Apple’s servers.

If your friend has an iPhone you can tell because their number will gain a blue box.

Alternatively, if you’ve synced your Contacts file with your Mac you should be able to click on the + sign to add people from your Contacts.Place your cursor in the To: field and type the phone number or email address for the friend you wish to contact (the email address should be one they use for iMessage).Select the new message icon (the square icon beside the Search field).Sign in using the Apple ID that’s associated with your iPhone.Click on the Messages icon in the Dock at the bottom of the screen (it’s a blue speech bubble), or search by pressing Cmd + Space bar and start to type Messages.Grant this request to successfully mirror your phone screen to your PC. A request will be sent asking for permission to connect the devices.A QR code will be displayed on the screen of your PC, you can scan this code using the AirDroid Cast app on your phone or you can input the cast code displayed on your PC into your phone.Open your PC browser and type in “ ” in the search bar.You can also use this way to view iPhone text messages on your computer without any hassle. In this way, you don't have to download AirDroid Cast to your computer, just install it on your phone. View Messages on the PC After permission is granted, your iPhone screen will now be displayed on your PC so you can now view your text messages on a bigger screen.Īn alternative way is use the web version of AirDroid Cast. Step 3.Grant permission Permission will be needed to mirror your iPhone screen to your PC, after accepting this request, you can choose to recognize your iPhone device so that no permission is needed the next time. You need to plug a USB cable connected to your iPhone into your PC. Before you use this method, ensure USB debugging is enabled. Turn on the AirPlay feature shown on AirDroid Cast on your PC, while on your iPhone, access the control center from the top right of your phone screen and tap on the icon “Screen mirroring”. You need to input the cast code from your PC to your iPhone, or you can equally scan the QR code displayed on the screen of your PC. Initiate a cast request After opening the AirDroid Cast app on both devices, you can choose the way you like to connect your iPhone to PC/Mac.

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