As we known, iMessages is the pop messaging app on iOS devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac. For some iMessages lovers, they would like to use iMessage on Windows computer. Is it possible? Of course and it is easy. In below post, we will show you how to get iMessage on PC.
Use Chrome Remote Desktop
Step 1. You should have a Mac with iMessage and a Windows PC, to start off with.
Step 2. Next, you need to download Chrome and Chrome Remote Desktop on both of your computers.
Step 3. When the installation process of the application is completed, click to launch.
Step 4. Download Chrome Remote Desktop Host Installer separately just on the Mac computer.
Step 5. After the completion of the download, install it the same.
Step 6. Chrome Remote Desktop allows access to another computer's apps and files securely via the Chrome browser or Chrome book. So connect the two computers through the security code and enjoy the iMessage on your Windows PC.
Jailbreak your iPhone
There is one more method through which you can get iMessage for windows. Though a little complicated, it is useful.
In the beginning, you need to jailbreak your Apple device by installing the software called Cydia. Cydia is a directory of applications that become usable because of your jail broken iOS device.
Next, you will spend $4 to get an app called Remote Messages in Cydia to set up a web based interface. You will be able to connect to this web based interface using your iPhone's IP address found on the browser, following ":333".
Although the steps may sound complicated, the app explains everything to you and for then on it becomes easy to remotely access iMessage from your Windows computer.
Use a Free Emulator
Step 1. Visit ipadian2.com and download the free emulator available there.
Step 2. Then install the file with extension .exe on your PC.
Step 3. Run the emulator.
Step 4. Continue by accepting the terms and conditions.
Step 5. After the successful completion of the installation process, launch the iPadian software on your PC.
Step 6. Search for iMessage in the search bar.
Step 7. Lastly, download the Apple messenger app and launch it.
Then you can access iMessage on PC!
8/07/2017
Recover Lost Messages Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10
“I lost my messages attachments from my iPhone after downgrade iOS 10. I have the iTunes backup but I cannot find my messages in iTunes. How can I get back my lost messages, especially these messages attachments? Thanks for any help.”
Although there are many benefits and new features of new iOS version, it also brings some trouble of some known and unknown bugs. Thus many people would choose to downgrade iOS version. But as we known, upgrade or downgrade iOS version may have some risk which may cause you lost some data. Take above users as example, he lost some messages attachments after downgrade iOS 10.Once you suffer from this problem, how can you get back your lost messages attachments?
Recover Lost Messages Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iTunes Backup
Making backup before updating or downgrading iOS version is the good habit. If you have made the backup in iTunes, you can use iTunes to help you recover lost messages attachments.
Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer. Make sure that you are using the latest iTunes version.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to computer with the USB cable.
Step 3: Click on the Device button and tap on Summary tab. Thereafter hit on Restore Backup option.
Step 4: Pick on the file you want to recover from the list of files that shows up. Lastly, click on Restore.
Then all of the data, including these lost message attachments after downgrade iOS 10 will be back to your iPhone.
Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iCloud Backup
If you have made the backup in iCloud backup, you could choose to recover lost iPhone data after downgrade iOS 10 from iCloud.
Step 1: Go to Settings> General> Erase All Content and Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: All content and settings will be erased from your iPhone. Thereafter go Setup Assistant mode with a Hello screen.
Step 3: Swipe on the screen to begin the setup process on your iPhone then connect to a WiFi network.
Step 4: Tap on Restore from iCloud backup and sign in to iCloud using your own Apple ID.
Step 5: Pick on the iCloud backup for your iPhone data that you would want to recover and after some few minutes you will get your data back on your iPhone.
Note: Before you restore data from iTunes or iCloud backup, please confirm that it is ok to overwrite the existed data on your iPhone as the restore need to erase all of the data on your iPhone. Then you may need to know that you can not preview the data in your backup during the restore.
Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iRefone
In order to recover lost data after downgrade iOS 10.2 without losing data or you did not have iTunes or iCloud backup, what you need is absolute software like iOS Data Recovery. iRefone is such the best iOS Data recovery tool. This software is well built with three recovery modes that helps to perfectly recover iPhone data after downgrading iOS 10, such as contacts, photos, text messages, call logs, whatsapp, wechat and more. iOS Data Recovery allows to restore data from iPhone whether iOS upgrade/downgrade,iOS jailbreak,iPhone get damaged,virus attacks,factory resetting,etc.
Method 1: Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 from iTunes Backup
Step 1: Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup” as the recovery mode. There will be some backup files listed on the interface. Click on “Select” to choose the backup of iPhone you need.
Step 2: The the software will ask you choose the data you want to display an preview in the iTunes backup. Click on the icon of Message Attachments to start the scanning.
Step 3: When the scanning is finished, all of the data you choose in the iTunes backup will be displayed in the interface. Preview these attachments one by one and pick out these data you need.
Method 2: Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 from iCloud Backup
Step 1: Choose “Recover from iCloud Backup” as recovery mode. Then you will see the interface below. Log in to iCloud account with Apple ID and password.
Step 2: After log into iCloud account, the program can find all iCloud backup backup files in your iCloud account. Choose one iCloud backup you need to recover data and click “Download” to start the download of your iCloud backup.
Step 3: When the downloading is finished, it will ask you choose the data you want to preview, just choose Message Attachments you need to retrieve.
Step 4: Preview these message attachments in the software and choose these one you need to recover to PC.
Although there are many benefits and new features of new iOS version, it also brings some trouble of some known and unknown bugs. Thus many people would choose to downgrade iOS version. But as we known, upgrade or downgrade iOS version may have some risk which may cause you lost some data. Take above users as example, he lost some messages attachments after downgrade iOS 10.Once you suffer from this problem, how can you get back your lost messages attachments?
Recover Lost Messages Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iTunes Backup
Making backup before updating or downgrading iOS version is the good habit. If you have made the backup in iTunes, you can use iTunes to help you recover lost messages attachments.
Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer. Make sure that you are using the latest iTunes version.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to computer with the USB cable.
Step 3: Click on the Device button and tap on Summary tab. Thereafter hit on Restore Backup option.
Step 4: Pick on the file you want to recover from the list of files that shows up. Lastly, click on Restore.
Then all of the data, including these lost message attachments after downgrade iOS 10 will be back to your iPhone.
Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iCloud Backup
If you have made the backup in iCloud backup, you could choose to recover lost iPhone data after downgrade iOS 10 from iCloud.
Step 1: Go to Settings> General> Erase All Content and Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: All content and settings will be erased from your iPhone. Thereafter go Setup Assistant mode with a Hello screen.
Step 3: Swipe on the screen to begin the setup process on your iPhone then connect to a WiFi network.
Step 4: Tap on Restore from iCloud backup and sign in to iCloud using your own Apple ID.
Step 5: Pick on the iCloud backup for your iPhone data that you would want to recover and after some few minutes you will get your data back on your iPhone.
Note: Before you restore data from iTunes or iCloud backup, please confirm that it is ok to overwrite the existed data on your iPhone as the restore need to erase all of the data on your iPhone. Then you may need to know that you can not preview the data in your backup during the restore.
Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 via iRefone
In order to recover lost data after downgrade iOS 10.2 without losing data or you did not have iTunes or iCloud backup, what you need is absolute software like iOS Data Recovery. iRefone is such the best iOS Data recovery tool. This software is well built with three recovery modes that helps to perfectly recover iPhone data after downgrading iOS 10, such as contacts, photos, text messages, call logs, whatsapp, wechat and more. iOS Data Recovery allows to restore data from iPhone whether iOS upgrade/downgrade,iOS jailbreak,iPhone get damaged,virus attacks,factory resetting,etc.
Method 1: Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 from iTunes Backup
Step 1: Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup” as the recovery mode. There will be some backup files listed on the interface. Click on “Select” to choose the backup of iPhone you need.
Step 2: The the software will ask you choose the data you want to display an preview in the iTunes backup. Click on the icon of Message Attachments to start the scanning.
Step 3: When the scanning is finished, all of the data you choose in the iTunes backup will be displayed in the interface. Preview these attachments one by one and pick out these data you need.
Method 2: Recover Lost Message Attachments after Downgrade iOS 10 from iCloud Backup
Step 1: Choose “Recover from iCloud Backup” as recovery mode. Then you will see the interface below. Log in to iCloud account with Apple ID and password.
Step 2: After log into iCloud account, the program can find all iCloud backup backup files in your iCloud account. Choose one iCloud backup you need to recover data and click “Download” to start the download of your iCloud backup.
Step 3: When the downloading is finished, it will ask you choose the data you want to preview, just choose Message Attachments you need to retrieve.
Step 4: Preview these message attachments in the software and choose these one you need to recover to PC.
8/01/2017
New Features of iPhone Messages in iOS 11
With iOS 11, Apple is adding new features and making those that already existed easier to use. Here in below post, we will list some new features of iOS 11 Messages you will like.
Messages Sync
This is one of those features where "Finally!" is warranted. Finally, Apple allows you to sync all Messages across all of your Apple devices.
Find the setting turn Messages Sync on or off in Settings > Messages > Messages on iCloud.
Apple Pay
Move aside, Square Cash. Apple is making it far too easy for iMessage users to send or request money from one another. The new iMessage App is tied to Apple Pay and appears to be as simple as sending a sticker in an iMessage conversation.
New App Picker
In iOS 10, iMessage Apps were hidden and too much work to get to. With iOS 11, each time you open a conversation the bottom of the screen will display an app dock.
Scroll to the left to view more apps, or long-press on the row of icons to enlarge the dock. Tap an app's icon to open it, or tap the "..." icon to view a list of installed apps.
Brand New iMessage Screen Effects
Though no new custom bubble effects were introduced for iMessage on iOS 11, two new additions for its screen effects have become available. For those not familiar with iMessage screen effects, they're fun, animated backgrounds that add a touch of flair to your texts.
First up, there's the new "Echo" option, which bombards the receiver with multiple message bubbles containing your message. It's the perfect screen effect option to use for those times where you have to send a text over to an absentminded friend that you've always had to repeat yourself over and over to.
If you want to send an extremely important text that can't be ignored, then "Spotlight" is right up your alley. This second screen effect addition highlights your message by putting it under a spotlight, and it's a great way to communicate a sense of urgency to your iMessage that's sure to grab the reader's attention.
Easier to Silence Message Threads
iOS 11 renamed the "Do Not Disturb" option for conversation threads to "Hide Alerts," and the toggle is still accessible by hitting the information icon in the top right. But that's too many steps for some of us, so Apple added a shortcut to the swipe menu on the Messages homepage which quickly disables notifications for both individual and group chats whenever they get out of control. Just swipe left on any message thread to access the new "Hide Alert" shortcut.
Messages Sync
This is one of those features where "Finally!" is warranted. Finally, Apple allows you to sync all Messages across all of your Apple devices.
Find the setting turn Messages Sync on or off in Settings > Messages > Messages on iCloud.
Apple Pay
Move aside, Square Cash. Apple is making it far too easy for iMessage users to send or request money from one another. The new iMessage App is tied to Apple Pay and appears to be as simple as sending a sticker in an iMessage conversation.
New App Picker
In iOS 10, iMessage Apps were hidden and too much work to get to. With iOS 11, each time you open a conversation the bottom of the screen will display an app dock.
Scroll to the left to view more apps, or long-press on the row of icons to enlarge the dock. Tap an app's icon to open it, or tap the "..." icon to view a list of installed apps.
Brand New iMessage Screen Effects
Though no new custom bubble effects were introduced for iMessage on iOS 11, two new additions for its screen effects have become available. For those not familiar with iMessage screen effects, they're fun, animated backgrounds that add a touch of flair to your texts.
First up, there's the new "Echo" option, which bombards the receiver with multiple message bubbles containing your message. It's the perfect screen effect option to use for those times where you have to send a text over to an absentminded friend that you've always had to repeat yourself over and over to.
If you want to send an extremely important text that can't be ignored, then "Spotlight" is right up your alley. This second screen effect addition highlights your message by putting it under a spotlight, and it's a great way to communicate a sense of urgency to your iMessage that's sure to grab the reader's attention.
Easier to Silence Message Threads
iOS 11 renamed the "Do Not Disturb" option for conversation threads to "Hide Alerts," and the toggle is still accessible by hitting the information icon in the top right. But that's too many steps for some of us, so Apple added a shortcut to the swipe menu on the Messages homepage which quickly disables notifications for both individual and group chats whenever they get out of control. Just swipe left on any message thread to access the new "Hide Alert" shortcut.
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