Well, thanks to an app called SMS for Apple Messages, we can finally get an iPhone-like messaging experience with a Mac and an Android device. Gadget Hacks readers get 94% off one-year premium service. It's a similar setup to the way Windows users can use AirDroid or Pushbullet to pair with their Android devices, except it's a native experience that doesn't require any plug-ins or extensions.
You see, the Apple Messages app for Macs allows iPhone users to continue SMS and MMS conversations from their computer, while still using their regular phone number.
While that never came to fruition, a few big updates to a very useful app have now ensured that we can seamlessly send and receive Android texts in Apple Messages on our Macs. Prior to this year's WWDC, there were lots of rumors that Apple might finally be making a version of iMessage for Android.