Sometimes it's easier to type a long text on a real keyboard instead of a touchscreen. Android doesn't have it built-in, but you can view your texts on a PC.

Here’s how to transfer text messages from your iOS device to your computer: Connect your iPhone to your computer and open iExplorer. Click on the Data tab and then the Messages button.

What's more, you can't access your full message history through Windows 11, only the messages sent and received while the connection to your PC is active.

Android Messages just paired to your phone to a computer, laptop, or even an iPad. Now, you’re ready to text from a computer with Android on the web. You can send messages, emojis, stickers and ...

You need to use Android Messages for Web to text through your laptop. Here's how Google's answer to iMessages for typing texts on your laptop will save you time.

There are text messages you don’t want to lose. You can back them up using your phone’s native apps or go with a third-party option.

There are text messages you don’t want to lose. You can back them up using your phone’s native apps or go with a third-party option.

If searching through your text messages is important to you, then AirDroid —which is a complete Android-to-PC control solution (not just texting)—is your best option.

This app connects to your Android device and allows users to access their text messages and even photos while using a Windows 10 PC.