How to Get iMessage on PC: What Not to Do Jailbreaking iPhone If I discover other ways to do this that don’t put any of your devices at risk, I’ll update the article to include those methods. Then I’ll show you how to get iMessage on a PC with the only safe, user-friendly way I’ve discovered (which requires you already have a Mac).

So, first, let me tell you the various ways in which other online articles will tell you how to get iMessage on a PC and why you shouldn’t do those. But Apple hasn’t made using iMessage on a PC easy, and the vast majority of work-arounds you’ll find online are questionable at best. It’d be great if Apple allowed us to use iMessage via iCloud online. And that’s nearly how I feel about getting iMessage on a PC. Which means I’m never going to tell you how to Jailbreak your iPhone we don’t recommend it and so we aren’t going to show you how to do it. I look at my job (which is mostly writing how-tos) as a responsibility to you, the reader. Related: How to Enable iMessage on iPhone, iPad, & Mac (iMessage vs SMS) Here’s how to get iMessage on a PC, and the methods I don't reccomend that are potentially harmful to your devices. But if you’re insistent upon using iMessage on your PC running Windows, let’s go over your options and the only method I do recommend. Whatsapp, for example, allows you to use its messaging platform across all devices. If you don’t have a Mac and you want to use iMessage on PC, I highly recommend using a different messaging service. I’ll go over other options I've seen bloggers promote, but I don’t recommend doing them.

Overall, Apple is not making it easy for users to have iMessage on a PC. However, I would imagine most people looking to do this don’t have a Mac, which is where the not-so-great news comes in. First, it is possible to get iMessage on PC. But the best option for getting iMessage on PC requires a remote desktop, which means you need a Mac for it to work. We will go over how to do this, and it will allow you to have iMessage on your PC running Windows. If you have a PC running Windows and you want to use iMessage on your PC, I’ve got both good and bad news. Apple is famous for its closed-system standard, and apps like Messages are no exception. Getting iMessage on a PC is a tall order.

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