How to Fix Google Messages for Web Not Working?

You can send and receive text messages from your PC with Google Messages for Web.
To start, just connect your Android device to the PC. However, some users often say that Google Messages for the Web is not working. I’ve put together some troubleshooting tips to fix that problem in this guide.

Here are some of the reasons why Google Messages for Web might not be working. An expired session of a web link. That means that your Android device and PC are no longer linked. If not, it could be a bug in the phone’s Messages app. If the Messages app cache is full of useless data, it can also mess up the web version of the app.

Troubleshooting Methods to Fix Google Messages for Web Not Working

Here are the different ways you can fix problem Google Messages for Web Not Working.

1. Update the Messages App

Start by updating the Messages app to fix any bugs that are causing technical issues in the current version of the app.

1. Launch the app for the Play Store.
2. Tap on the picture of the Gmail account.
3. Then tap Manage Apps & Device > Updates Available.
4. Find Google Messages on the list of apps that are waiting for an update to be installed.
5. If the app is there, tap Update to start updating it to the latest app.
   The app may need a few seconds to update.
6. After you finish the update, relaunch the app and start the Android device to the computer so you can use the Google Messages for Web application on the PC browser.

2. Reconnect your Android Device with the PC

A lot of the time, the PC and the Android device stop talking to each other. You can reconnect them to make Google Messages for the Web run smoothly.

1. Get your phone and launch the app for Messages.
2. Tap the button with three dots and choose Device Pairing.
3. Tap the QR Code Scanner icon.

4. Now, go to messages.Google.com on your PC browser and click on Messages for Web.

5. There will be a QR Code. Step 3: Point the QR code reader you set up on your phone at the QR code on the PC.

6. After pairing, the Android device will be linked to the PC in a few seconds. Google Messages for the Web is now easy to use.

3. Use Mobile Data on your Android Device

There may be times when your devices are not connected to a WiFi network. Then you can only use the Google Messages for Web app with your mobile data. Make sure that the Android phone’s mobile data is turned on. Also, your telecom plan must have enough mobile data for you to use the internet on your phone if you want to use cellular data.

I should also mention that both your Android device and your PC need to be connected to the same network in order to use Google Messages for Web.

4. Enable Background Data for Google Messages App

To keep the app data up to date and sync any new information, you must turn on the Messages app’s background data use and unmetered data consumption.

1. Press and hold the Google Messages app icon.
2. Tap “App Info.”
3. Tap on Mobile Data & WiFi after you have found it.
4. Then, turn on Background Data and Unlimited Data Usage by tapping the switches next to each feature.

5. Do Not Use a VPN App

When you use a VPN app, it connects to a server in another part of the world. When you try to use the server, it may be too busy to happen with. So, the network is either interrupted or stops working. If you want to use Google Messages for the Web, don’t use a VPN.

6. Clear the Messages App Cache

Clear the Messages app’s temporary files and other useless information by clearing its cache. Here’s how to do it in a few easy steps.

1. Go to your Android device’s app drawer.
2. Press and hold the Google Messages app icon.
3. Tap “App Info.”
4. Then, tap Storage & Cache under App Info.
5.  Tap Clear Cache next.

6. Start Google Messages and connect your Android device to the PC.

7. Disable Buggy or Faulty Browser Extensions on the PC

If you’ve installed different web extensions to your PC browser, you should check them. If you haven’t updated them in a while, some of them may have bugs or won’t work together. Some of the extensions are often broken from the very beginning. I’ve seen that their developers stopped working on the app/service in the middle. Be careful about what you put on your PC browser.

If you think that a broken browser extension might be stopping Google Messages for Web from working, you should get rid of them right away. I used the Chrome browser as an example because that’s how I use it. The steps are pretty much the same for every popular browser out there.

1. Start Chrome on your browser.
2. In the URL bar, type Chrome:/Extension.
3. You’ll be able to see the different web extensions you’ve installed to your browser.
4. Click the button that says “Remove” to get rid of them right away.
   Wasn’t that easy?

Final Words:

If none of the other ways to fix the problem worked, you could try using a different web browser. No matter what browser you usually use on your PC, there are many good browsers that can be used to use the Google Messages for the Web app. Most of the solutions in this guide will fix the issue of Google Messages for Web not working. If you have any thoughts about How to Fix Google Messages for Web Not Working, feel free to leave them in the box below.