How to access text messages on my google account

[PhoneyFrank1]

I see on my cell phone there are apparently 2 ways to get text messages. One is through the cell phone brand (Samsung) and one is through Google Messages. I guess it defaulted to google. I see it shows a google account I have when I open the texting app in my phone. I figure I can go to that account on my desktop computer and copy paste the text chain. Problem is when I go to my google account I don't know what to click on. There are too many options. I poked around a bit and best answer I can get is

Google Fi-Settings-History

but when I go there I do not see my phone and when I click on the generic cell phone icon it takes me to a screen where they try to sell me a phone.

 

[B. Diddy]

Here's how you can access your Google Messages on a computer or tablet: https://support.google.com/messages...ef_topic=7502209&sjid=11846042454354371689-NA