I've heard your pleas, and have had them myself. For iPhone owners who also use Windows, sending and receiving Messages from your desktop can take some finessing. I'll show you how I got it to work.

Learn how to use iMessage on Windows 11 using Microsoft Phone Link. This step-by-step guide will show you how to set up and use iMessage on your Windows PC.

You can remotely control another person's iPhone, iPad, and Mac using FaceTime. This requires you to use Facetime's screen sharing feature and request control of the other person's device.

iOS 18 brings the ability to remotely control someone's iPhone while they're using it, and the best part is that you can do it over a FaceTime call. Note that both iPhones need to be running iOS 18.