Google Messages for Web readies account-based pairing w/ emojis

danhakimi , 8 months ago

Fun fact, Element / Matrix have had this covered for ages.

Psythik , 8 months ago

Since when did you need to scan a QR code to read your text messages on a desktop? I’ve never had to do anything like that.

AlecSadler , 8 months ago

Huh? I’ve had to do that for years now. How did yours ever pair?

Psythik , 8 months ago

Why would you need to “pair” something that’s over the web? Just log into your Google account and view the messages through Hangouts. Last I checked, it still works.

inconceeeivable , 8 months ago

Is that only on Google Fi or something?

Clipboards , 8 months ago

Yeah the original commenter is absolutely a Fi subscriber

painfulasterisk , 8 months ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5b0f763c-fbf4-4608-9ebe-df0c5e3e3fe1.jpeg

I just downloaded Hangouts and it doesn’t open (at least the app).

akilou , 8 months ago

Hangouts and Google messages are very different. One notable difference is that Google Messages still exists.

Clipboards , 8 months ago

They use Fi

MrsDoyle , 8 months ago

That’s how I get WhatsApp on a desktop browser, have done for years. Sometimes I’m sending a photo that’s only on the hard drive. Also it’s easier to type.

wile_e8 , 8 months ago

It’s kind of amazing it took this long - I don’t know why they didn’t do it this way from the start.

loki , 8 months ago

With how often Google drops messaging apps, they were probably having internal conflicts with another messaging app in the pipeline.

Google messages won this round of rock, paper, and scissors and lives to see another day. lol

woelkchen , 8 months ago

With how often Google drops messaging apps, they were probably having internal conflicts with another messaging app in the pipeline.

Google Messages is just their SMS app. How would that be in conflict with whatever else they have in development?