I've heard your pleas, and have had them myself. For iPhone owners who also use Windows, sending and receiving Messages from your desktop can take some finessing. I'll show you how I got it to work.

You can remotely control another person's iPhone, iPad, and Mac using FaceTime. This requires you to use Facetime's screen sharing feature and request control of the other person's device.

What you need to use FaceTime remote control At time of writing, FaceTime's remote control feature only works on iOS 18 or macOS 15 Sequoia. Update your iPhone/iPad (under Settings > General ...