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SMS from Chrome, fully sync'd with your Android phone
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- cloudwalking 15y agoOften I have wished my texts would show up on my computer screen. Texty does just that. I've been using it for a few weeks and it's totally awesome. It's threaded, syncs with my phone, and is essentially instantaneous. Honestly one of the few killer apps for Android.
- nosht 15y agoIf all you want to do is be notified of events that are happening on your phone (sms, calls) you can use http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/ http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/ It even shows you the phone number and in the case of sms, the contents.
- cloudwalking 15y agoDidn't know about that before, pretty cool. I like responding through my computer though :)
- joshzayin 15y agoAm I missing something? Why not just use Google Voice?
- cloudwalking 15y agoBecause everybody I know has my real phone number.
- WesleyJohnson 15y agoIf that is indeed the only thing stopping you from using it, you can port your existing number to Google Voice. http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-your-existing-mobile-number-to.html http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/port-your-existi...
- TextyTeam 15y agoOur view is that many people don't want to break out of their existing contracts with their carrier -- which one has to do when porting their current # to GV
- billyg2 15y agoMany people are stuck in long term contracts with their carriers. When you port your #, it breaks that contract. This is definitely not for everyone, but if you look at the comments from users, you'll see why people are using it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dkfhfaphfkopdgpbfkebjfcblcafcmpi https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dkfhfaphfkopdgpbfk...
- rodh257 15y agois this available worldwide? Google Voice isn't so that could be a reason
- TextyTeam 15y agoWe built this because our experience with Google Voice was awkward. Having multiple phone #'s didn't work for us. This basically mirrors the SMS activity/stream on your phone, onto a Chrome extension.
- drivebyacct2 15y agoIf you're using multiple numbers with Google Voice, you're doing it wrong and missing the entire point. "Mirroring SMS conversation in a chrome extension" is precisely what Google Voice does. I can receive and reply to texts from any keyboard with a keyboard, or from my phone if I'm AFK.
- TextyTeam 15y agoYou should try this out for a few hours and see the difference. Just the fact that it gives you HTML5 Desktop Notifications with easy way to reply, and syncs with your actual texting stream on your phone (not GV) makes it worth looking at.
- drivebyacct2 15y ago> syncs with your actual texting stream on your phone (not GV) I don't have an "actual texting stream". My texting is all 100% free and through my Google Voice number. Google Voice offers me more features than this application can by the very nature of how it works.
- sathyabhat 15y agoBecause people outside the US don't have access to Google Voice.
- jackvalentine 15y agoExchange Server 2010 supports syncing SMS and sending SMS via your phone in Outlook. To send it goes Outlook > Exchange Server > Phone > Carrier > Recipient. However it is only supported in Windows Mobile 6.x. A little annoying that this isn't supported in Windows Phone 7. This is functionality that I have long desired!
- TextyTeam 15y agoTexty only supports Android phones right now.
- moe 15y agoGreat app! However, it would be nice if it could use a different google account from the one that I am logged into in chrome. (my phone has its own google account)
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- leif 15y agoWhat is the difference between this and the google voice extension (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kcnhkahnjcbndmmehfkdnkjomaanaooo https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kcnhkahnjcbndmme...)?
- TextyTeam 15y agoThis lets you not have to deal with a separate phone # and set up.
- dillon 15y agoI completely agree with you, I don't even know the phone number my provider gave me, all I use is my Google Voice number what's the point of using a different one?
- sathyabhat 15y agoGoogle Voice is not available outside the US.
- TextyTeam 15y agohere is a review by Louis Gray: http://blog.louisgray.com/2011/03/texty-texts-from-google-chrome-via-my.html http://blog.louisgray.com/2011/03/texty-texts-from-google-ch...
- mhansen 15y agoInvite only?
- TextyTeam 15y agoWe're immediately giving access to anyone who mentions they saw it on Hacker News.
- sgarman 15y agoI used to do this with bluetooth way back when, so far I'm really enjoying this implementation.
- Saavedro 15y agoThis is almost -exactly- what I need. What would make it -killer- is a client app for my Xoom honeycomb tablet in addition to the chrome extension. If I could respond to texts received on my phone without having to put away my tablet, that would be amazing.
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- Xuzz 15y agoThis isn't related to Chrome or Android, but the HP TouchPad has (will have?) this as a built-in feature. From their site (http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/ http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/touchpad/): "Receive text messages and answer phone calls on your TouchPad."
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- Raphael 15y agoGoogle Voice!
- alanh 15y ago1. Another instance where (google.com) is quite misleading. 2. The screenshot, and this is as politely as I can put it, makes the app look quite unfinished.
- TextyTeam 15y agoRe: 1 - we linked to the chrome page because that has the most complete info about the application, plus user reviews. Re: 2 - we'll surely admit that the UI is not great right now -- but we are improving with each release. we want to get it out to people as early as possible, though, so we can get real feedback and build accordingly!
- RK 15y agoDoes this service still incur normal SMS fees from your carrier?
- RyanKearney 15y agoYes since all the SMS'ing is done through your phone.
- billyg2 15y agoYes
- jianhua 15y agoSMS from any browser, fully sync'd with your Android phone. Login with your FB account. Available at http://mashtext.mashmobile.com/start http://mashtext.mashmobile.com/start
- innes 15y agoThat's pretty cool - although it's having trouble matching up some of my messages to contacts, and threading them.
- asmosoinio 15y agoSeems to be stripping phone numbers and thus fails to send anything when I select a number from my contacts. I am in Finland and numbers look like +3584012345678, but the text gets sent to 584012345678. This gets confusing, as the sent items are shown correctly in Android Messaging, but the messages are not delivered. Also: Please add support for delivery reports. (Copying my comment from the google extension page without a few typos.)
- TextyTeam 15y agoSorry about this - we'll look into this right away...can you shoot us an email at INFO AT TEXTYAPP.COM? We are iterating on the Chrome Extension daily as we launch features and encounter bugs like this.
- torstesu 15y agoThis service, along with other interactive features, can be realized trough GTalkSMS, a jabber account and an IM client e.g. Pidgin. I've used this combination for some time, and been quite satisfied with it. The only issue I've had, is that the GTalkSMS app steals alot of resources while running on my android phone. I hope this is not the case with Texty. http://code.google.com/p/gtalksms/ http://code.google.com/p/gtalksms/ http://www.jabber.org/ http://www.jabber.org/ http://www.pidgin.im/ http://www.pidgin.im/
- billyg2 15y agoA feature I really like in Texty is the Desktop Notifications. Like Growl, but also lets you click reply and respond to the SMS as well. It's just easy and works.
- torstesu 15y agoWith the suggested combination, it is just as easy. When you receive a SMS, it will be notified on the desktop as any other IM you receive. Simply typing your response in the text input, will reply to the last received SMS. I really like the UI of texty, e.g. threaded conversations. That is, as far as i know, not possible with GTalkSMS. Overall, any seamless interaction with my phone from my desktop is greatly appreciated.
- ScottWhigham 15y agoThis is the kind of thing that, if Microsoft did this with Internet Explorer + Windows phones, they would land in court over.
- twodayslate 15y agoAnything like this for iOS?
- nrbafna 15y agorequires >= android 2.2. i am stuck at 2.1 but so want to use this.
- matthiaswh 15y agoProps to TextyTeam for cleverly emailing new beta users to ask them to upvote this post on Hacker News :) This looks really sweet. Just the other day I was asking for an easy way to send text messages from my computer rather than having to grab my phone.
- espaniol 15y agoGoogle Voice and this extension are practically the same. However, GV is only available in the US, therefore the new extension cover a solution for world-wise users (that currently using apps like WhatsApp sms messenger, Texty and others).
- km3k 15y agoI've been using Deskdroid for this purpose. Works pretty well. http://deskdroid.com http://deskdroid.com
- billyg2 15y agoone thing I like about Texty is the real-time Desktop notifications that pop up (like a Grown Notification) whenever I get a new text. I don't have to be in an app to get these notifications - as long as chrome is running, I get these notifications, whether my active window is chrome. Does Deskdroid do this too?
- b1twise_ 15y agoI use EasySMS for Android to do essentially this, but its compatible with any browser. I leave it open in a tab in my Firefox, and when I hear my SMS notification tone I go see who sent me a message and reply back etc. It is a nice piece of software as an alternative to this option. I get a LOT of SMS messages, so this is a hugely useful application for me. I actually switched to Android just to get access to the EasySMS app--from Maemo/N900.