Check your messages on your computer or Android tablet (2024)

Important: Your Google Account is used to:

• Pair the mobile app and your device. You can pair your Google Messages account on multiple devices, but only one computer can be active at a time.
• If you choose to use the QR code option instead of a Google Account, the QR code is unique to your computer or tablet.

On your phone, you need:

• The latest version of Google Messages
• Wi-Fi or data connection
• Android 5.0 or higher. Learn how to check your Android version.

On your computer, you need:

• One of these web browsers: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge. It is not available on Internet Explorer.
• An internet connection

1. On your phone, open Google Messages .
2. At the top right, tap your account menu Device Pairing.
3. If you get a prompt to sign in with your Google Account, select the account that you want to use with Google Messages and continue.
4. On your computer, in a browser, like Chrome or Safari, open Google Messages for web.
5. Sign in to Google Messages for web with the same Google Account that you chose on your phone.
6. On your phone, you get a dialog in Google Messages with 3 emoji, tap the emoji that matches the one shown on your computer screen.
7. Your phone vibrates when the pairing completes and you can find your messages on your computer screen.
8. If you don’t have a Google Account, find the option to pair with a QR code.

Important:

• Your latest conversation threads, contacts, and other settings will be encrypted and cached on your browser.
• If you don’t use your Google Messages account for a few weeks, you’ll be unpaired automatically for security reasons.

Tip: You can make Google Messages for web look darker or use high contrast:

1. On your computer, click More Enable Dark theme.

If you're using Google Messages for web on a shared or public computer, unpair when you're done.

1. On your computer, open Google Messages for web.
2. At the top left, click the Menu Unpair.

1. On your phone, open Google Messages .
2. At the top right, tap your account menu Device Pairing.
3. Choose where to unpair:
   • Unpair one computer: Next to the computer you want to disconnect, tap Delete Unpair.
   • Unpair all computers: Tap Unpair all computers.

Tips:

• To open Google Messages on your tablet, follow the same steps as outlined above on Set up Google Messages for web.
• If you choose not to pair with your Google Account, the unique QR code for Google Messages pairs the mobile app to your tablet.
• Some tablets with cellular connectivity and a SIM card can send messages without a connection to your phone. This lets your tablet work like a mobile phone.