Messages for web - not working on chrome when phone connected to wi-fi

[Ruberhelios]

I have a Galaxy s9+. I was just recently upgraded to the new 'Messages for Web' feature on Android Messages.
I was able to login to the messages for web on Chrome using the QR code. However, I get a message
"Not connected to phone
Make sure your phone is on and connected to Wi-Fi or your mobile network." on chrome.
My phone is connected to my work wi-fi. When I turn off wi-fi the connection is restored. But when I turn it back on, it is lost. What would be the problem with my work wi-fi and how can I fix it. All other apps (e.g. Whatsapp web) work.
Thank you!

 

[Rukbat]

Maybe this will help, maybe it won't. When I send a message from Chrome to my phone it comes into Hangouts Dialer , not Messages. Try installing Hangouts Dialer in your phone. (Yes, Google Messages is my default messaging app.)

 

[snguyen10]

Happened to me also, from the android messages web app i signed out and resigned back in. Worked, but not sure for how long.

 

[Chukie1188]

Same issue on an s9+ and chrome on windows. Seems to time out after a few minutes.

 

[drewkelly]

Getting the same thing on S7.

 

[HockeyPhool]

Experiencing this problem on my G6, using Messages for web on Chrome (Ubuntu 16.04LTS 64-bit). I can connect the web app to my phone initially, but around the time my phone goes to sleep the web app reports it's no longer connected. The only thing that has resolved it is to sign out and sign back in as @snguyen10 reported, but it was a temporary fix.

 

[tube517]

I get the same thing.

Expect bugs since it just came out. I love this feature. It's a big timesaver for me at work because I have to text alot for my job

 

[Trish Carroll]

I am having this issue, too, but for me it seems to try then times out, saying there's an issue and to try again in a few minutes. I'm getting this both at work and at home.
I have an S8 running Oreo. Both machines are Windows 10 running current versions of Chrome.
The first couple times I had this issue, it would eventually connect on the second attempt, but now it won't connect at all.

 

[Drewz03]

I am having almost the same problem as @Trish Carroll however, no matter how many things I try, when I try to scan the QR code provided by the Android Messages site, it always says, "Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes." And I'm really stumped. Does anybody have a solution to this??

 

[Bandaru]

I was having this same issue and all I had to do to get it to work again was set my AdBlock extension in Chrome to not run on https://messages.android.com/ and then reload the page and reconnect. After that it's working great!

 

[Bandaru]

I was having this same problem and all I had to do to get things to work again was to set my AdBlock extension in Chrome to not run on the android messages site. After doing that I re-connected and it's been working great!

 

[cathijaxs]

Great tip! I have the S9+ and messages for web would constantly stop working. I uninstalled Adblock Plus and now messages for web is working normally again. Thank you!

I was having this same problem and all I had to do to get things to work again was to set my AdBlock extension in Chrome to not run on the android messages site. After doing that I re-connected and it's been working great!

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

I had the same issue on my Pixel 2 XL. So I installed Sendleap and it allows me to message from the browser.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moduloapps.textto

It is really stable.

 

[brainfire]

I was having this same issue and all I had to do to get it to work again was set my AdBlock extension in Chrome to not run

Mine works on firefox but suddenly stopped on chrome. Ad block settings didn't help

 

[Daniel Tanguay]

HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!
1. Click "Sign Out".
2. The QR code screen will reappear.
3. Rescan the code.

 

[colinduplantis]

Not sure if this is relevant or not, but, I noticed that the QR scanner seems to fire immediately, without waiting for the code on the screen to come into view. I signed out, positioned the camera exactly where it needed to be, and activated the scanner. This time, it worked.

 

[shane pikelin]

I disabled Ublock origin adblocker on the messages for web site and its seemed to stop it from disconnecting so far..

 

[Dzung Do]

Not sure if this is relevant or not, but, I noticed that the QR scanner seems to fire immediately, without waiting for the code on the screen to come into view. I signed out, positioned the camera exactly where it needed to be, and activated the scanner. This time, it worked.

Ditto! I tried everything I could today but could not get messages for web connected until I tried this method. Positioned my phone correctly and capture almost all the QR image and it instantly worked!

 

[Danny3xd]

Fix, always works for me is following trouble shooting page, Google. #1 always seems to work for me.
https://support.google.com/messages/answer/9077245?visit_id=636960439633730848-2410032340&rd=1

Hope it's that easy for everyone.

Dan

 

[RebelAF]

Re: Messages for web - not working on chrome when phoigne connected to wi-fi

I have a Galaxy s9+. I was just recently upgraded to the new 'Messages for Web' feature on Android Messages.
I was able to login to the messages for web on Chrome using the QR code. However, I get a message
"Not connected to phone
Make sure your phone is on and connected to Wi-Fi or your mobile network." on chrome.
My phone is connected to my work wi-fi. When I turn off wi-fi the connection is restored. But when I turn it back on, it is lost. What would be the problem with my work wi-fi and how can I fix it. All other apps (e.g. Whatsapp web) work.
Thank you!

Try disconnecting your phone from wifi then scan the code it works for me.