The SMS Connect feature comes to Skype in the latest preview: you can reply to messages from your PC

Skype users were looking forward to a feature. This is the option of being able to send and receive SMS messages from the computer on which they have it installed, whether on the Windows or MacOS platform. To do this they had to have the phone synchronized… a good idea that has not been operational until now

And Microsoft has released an update to Skype that platform insiders can now test on Windows. An update that highlights the adoption of the SMS Connect functionality to the application.Thanks to this improvement, Skype will be able to synchronize all messages if we have an Android phone and be able to manage them from our Windows 10 or MacOS computer.

Our SMS from the mobile

We are only going to need our phone to be linked to our computer so that we will save time and obtain more comfort by being able to answer from the PC keyboard without having to divert our eyes and hands to another device. The only catch (for iPhone users) is that for now only compatible with Android phones These are the enhancements and options offered by SMS Connect for Skype :

• Possibility to access and reply to messages, both individually and in group conversations.
• Receive content via MMS how are photos and videos.
• Start new conversations.

Along with the need to have an Android phone, it will be essential to be an insider user and have the latest Build installed, both on the desktop computer and on the mobile, as well as how to configure the SMS function Connect. To do this, in the phone's Skype application, click on the profile picture, then on Settings, Messages , SMS and enable the SMS connection

By the way, at Microsoft they end up making a curious warning, because they warn us that SMS Connect is just a desktop experience and to continue using it Android phone's default messaging app. The question that remains is… _who at this point is still using SMS on a smartphone?_

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