[Electronics-Talk] phone link app or others to send texts to Iphones and other IOS devices

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Hi,
Have you done this? Do you download the app via the Microsoft store and is it free?
Once its set up will Phone link send me notifications on the computer?
I could use a family  member's Iphone if I need one for that linking purpose.

Thanks.


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From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 11:45 PM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Joseph Hudson <jhud7789 at outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] phone link app or others to send texts to Iphones and other IOS devices

Hi Ashley, yes, you can do this. Through the phone link app. But you have to have a iPhone in order to link up your iMessages. You talked about only having an iPad. So I'm wondering if you've ever tried using just a wireless keyboard with your iPad. This would also work as well.

> On Dec 18, 2024, at 8:44 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> I desire to send text messages to people with IPhones or other IOS 
> devices like an Iwatch.
> 
> Many people have IPhones that I communicate with.
> 
> I'd rather use my windows laptop because I have the keyboard and know 
> how to use the windows keystrokes.
> 
> While I do have an old Ipad, I'm not a fan of touch screens since for 
> me they seem sensitive; a two finger action may feel like a three 
> finger one if you even accidently bump the screen with a third finger 
> or touch it while trying to do the gesture by mistake.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I read that the Microsoft phone link app might be a way to do this. 
> 
> Anyone used this and if so, is it usable with a screen reader?
> 
> Is the phone link app easy to use? Can you load in contact info in it 
> like names and common phone numbers so you can access them easier to 
> send messages?
> 
> 
> 
> Do you know of other apps doing the same thing that are accessible?
> 
> 
> 
> I use the standard Outlook app now for email messaging now and I heard 
> sometimes you can send text messages as emails but have not tried it.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any ideas.
> 
> 
> 
> Ashley
> 
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