Another new feature in OS X Yosemite along with the new iOS 8 is the ability to send SMS from Mac to whom we want without the need for the person receiving the message to have an Apple device. It should be noted that Apple users have the iMessage application to send and receive messages between Apple devices, but now with the arrival of OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 this is no longer necessary and we can send SMS to all our contacts.
The activation of this service has an important detail that the users of operators no flat rate messages should be noted since it is the same as if we sent the SMS or MMS from our iPhone. That is why if we have a rate with our telephone operator that charges SMS and MMS, they will continue to bill if we send them from our Mac.
Well, clarified the issue of possible lines that do not have the SMS and MMS included in the rate, let's go with what really interests us, which is how to activate this service on our Mac. For it to work we need an iPhone with iOS 8. We go to the application Settings of the iPhone and we enter Messages> Forwarding text messages. We activate the devices in which we want to receive SMS and MMS and we will see that a code appears in each of them to activate the service.
And that's it!
If you have OS X Yosemite and an iPhone with iOS 8, you will be able to send and receive SMS directly from your Mac. So when your friends write to you —from any type of phone— you will have the option to reply from your Mac or from your iPhone, which is closer to hand. And is that all the messages that arrive on the iPhone will also appear on the Mac, so your conversation will be updated on all your devices. And that's not all: you can also start an SMS or iMessage conversation on your Mac by clicking on any phone number from Safari, Contacts, Calendar, or Spotlight.
It is true that if Apple allowed the same with the messaging application most used by users today, WhatsApp would be a success, but today there are other messaging applications such as Telegram o Line that allow the sending of messages from OS X to any smartphone and they also work very well.