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Google Hangouts for texting

Apache

Apache

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So Google Hangouts is the default carrier # texting app on the Nexus 5, ok. And I also see Google Hangouts at the lower left on my Gmail window. Why then do texts received at my carrier # not show up at both locations? For me they only come to my Nexus 5, not to my GH on my Gmail window.

This is important as I'd like to be able to respond to texts from my PC/laptop > from my Nexus 5 when I'm in front my my PC/laptop.

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Apache said:
So Google Hangouts is the default carrier # texting app on the Nexus 5, ok. And I also see Google Hangouts at the lower left on my Gmail window. Why then do texts received at my carrier # not show up at both locations? For me they only come to my Nexus 5, not to my GH on my Gmail window.

This is important as I'd like to be able to respond to texts from my PC/laptop > from my Nexus 5 when I'm in front my my PC/laptop.

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because your PC doesn't have a phone number or sim card from your wireless carrier. There for isn't/can't connect to their wireless network to send and receive texts.

if you want to send texts from your PC use Google Voice.
 
Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I do use Google Voice to text from my PC, but then that confuses the recipients -- "I have two #'s for you?? Which one should I use??" And I can't really switch to GV completely at this point b/c it does go down from time to time, calls just don't go through. And the vm transcriptions are still quite bad too.

No perfect solution then I guess.

Thanks for your input
 
With this app installed on your phone and also installed on your PC you can send SMS from your PC or phone and the messages sent from the PC show up on the phone and vice versa.
 
jclake said:
With this app installed on your phone and also installed on your PC you can send SMS from your PC or phone and the messages sent from the PC show up on the phone and vice versa.
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Mightytext is awesome. I use it all the time. But it simply illustrates how google should have implemented SMS into hangouts. It'd be awesome just to text through hangouts on my computer.
 
I installed Textra as my default SMS App.

It's perfect for my needs. Lightweight fast and efficient, just what I was looking for.

Most anything social I avoid, it's too easy too waste time with and kills my workflow.
 
badutahboy said:
Mightytext is awesome. I use it all the time. But it simply illustrates how google should have implemented SMS into hangouts. It'd be awesome just to text through hangouts on my computer.
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I'll second all of this^

Hopefully it's not too late for Google to implement this in the future, cause I love having everything integrated like that. For now though, it's MightyText and AirDroid for me.
 
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