We have come across a very, extremely useful app today on Android, it’s called DeskSMS as well as it lets users send as well as get text messages from their desktop/laptop utilizing a web browser, Gmail or Google Talk.
We talked about WifiSMS for iphone yesterday, a jailbreak tweak that let you gain access to iphone SMS.app from desktop web browser over WiFi. While that tweak required a jailbreak – something not every person is prepared to do – this Android app we’re featuring today doesn’t. It is likewise much more elegant as well as works far more efficiently.
The app is called DeskSMS. It is developed by ClockworkMod, the exact same developer behind the prominent ROM manager app which every flashing enthusiast has installed on their droid.
What DeskSMS basically does is ahead your text messages to Gmail, Google Talk (or other supported IM clients) as well as DeskSMS’ on the internet service. when installed, you set it up by adding your Google account as well as choosing which services you want DeskSMS to ahead your texts to.
From the Android Market:
DeskSMS forwards your text messages to your GMail, Google Chat, as well as DeskSMS Chrome extension! as well as if you reply back, the recipient gets a text from your number!
You can utilize your preferred IM client (Beejive, Trillian, etc) or email client to send text messages from your phone number!
Download DeskSMS on your phone, as well as then utilize your an IM or email client from your XOOM or other Android tablet to send text messages!
Forwarding your texts to your Gmail inbox/Google chat lets you reply to the text directly from there.
Its integration with Gmail/Gtalk is excellent but, I understand this is a personal thing, syncing your text messages with DeskSMS’ on the internet servers is the very best choice since you can prevent cluttering your email/IM by keeping texts separate. This can be enabled by choosing the Sync SMS choice from the app itself.
Once Sync SMS is enabled, you just log on to clockworkmod.com/desksms with your Google account from your desktop web browser. We extremely suggest enabling Sync Contacts with Google account from the web service so you’ll understand which person is texting you.
Message thread on phone.
Same message thread on DeskSMS on the internet service
We’ve personally tested this on a Samsung Galaxy S II as well as can verify that DeskSMS works as advertised.
DeskSMS is a free app for Android smartphones. It is currently in open beta stage, so expect it to be a paid app in the near future. grab it while you can, folks!
Download DeskSMS for Android [Market Link]
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