Multi-device
Use SMS while at your desk — and swap between SMS and Web Chat without losing context.
SMS and Web Chat are two surfaces on the same assistant — alfred_ remembers what you were doing in one when you switch to the other.
Texting from your computer
If you’re at your desk, you can still text alfred_ via:
- iMessage on macOS (if your phone is set up to forward texts)
- Google Messages for web — messages.google.com
- Web Chat — same conversation, richer UI
Switching mid-conversation
Suppose you ask via SMS:
Schedule a 1:1 with Marc next Wednesday afternoon
alfred_ replies asking “30 or 60 minutes?”. You can answer:
- From SMS — “30”
- From Web Chat — open the chat, alfred_ knows you’re still in the scheduling flow
Both surfaces share active context for ~10 minutes after the last message.
Per-device preferences
You can configure different formats per surface in Settings → SMS and Settings → Web Chat:
- SMS — short replies, no rich previews, optimized for thumbs
- Web Chat — full responses, compose previews, file uploads