Microsoft has released a new first-party widget for its operating system. The latest update for the Phone Link app adds a new widget that allows checking your phone's status and notifications.
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If you are upset that Phone Link does not support iPhone or Windows Phone, this tiny app is here to save the day. MyPhone adds calling capabilities to computers paired with any modern smartphone.
In this guide, we walk you through how to connect your Android smartphone to your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC through Microsoft's revamped Phone Link (previously "Your Phone") app on PC.
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Microsoft today announced a major update for the Your Phone app. The company prepared a redesigned interface, renamed the app to Phone Link, and added support for HONOR smartphones in China.
In this Dev channel build, Microsoft says they continued the focus on fixes, but the did add a new experience for volume and brightness flyouts, which are now centered. You can download ISOs.
Microsft's Your Phone is getting the ability to directly delete a linked phone's photos right through the desktop app, without accessing the phone. It is currently rolling out to Insiders.
A new report details the features coming to the Your Phone app on Windows 10, including a new 'Contacts' tab for direct contacts access, a tab to view files sent from the phone to the PC, and more.
Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out Your Phone's 'Apps' feature to all supported Samsung devices, bringing users the ability to pin mobile apps to the taskbar and run them on the PC.
A new Your Phone app update for the PC brings the ability to customize how much content is shown in notification banners, adding the ability to hide all content. It is rolling out to Insiders first.
Microsoft announced the availability of its Surface Duo smartphone today, and with it, more tidbits about the device are coming out, including support for all the Your Phone features on Windows 10.
As part of today's announcements at Unpacked, Samsung announced a few more features for Galaxy devices through the Your Phone app, including the ability to access mobile apps from your PC.
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Microsoft's Your Phone app is adding support for setting up multiple Android devices with the app. The feature was announced recently and is rolling out to Windows 10 users running Insider builds.
The new site offers resources around Microsoft's mobile apps and services. After wrapping up Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft has been focusing on mobile and cross-device experiences.
The build 19619 added the ability to control media playback from within the app. After testing the feature with Windows Insiders for about a month Microsoft is now rolling it out to Windows 10 users.
Microsoft is apparently readying a feature that lets the Your Phone app on Windows 10 show what audio is playing on your phone. It will also show the album art, and possibly include playback controls.
The Windows 10 Your Phone app is picking up yet another new capability, this time making it possible to easily move files between your phone and PC. The feature is exclusive to Samsung devices.
Microsoft's Your Phone app now lets Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip users copy and paste content between the phones and the PC. The feature must be enabled from the Your Phone app on the PC.
Microsoft is continuing its partnership with Samsung by adding support for RCS messaging in the Your Phone app, starting with Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S20 family of flagship phones.
Microsoft's Your Phone app for the PC is being updated for 50% of users in the Windows Insider Program. The app's navigation bar now displays your phone's background image with a bit of acrylic blur.
Microsoft has announced that all users running Android 7.0 or higher devices can now make phone calls from their PC using the Your Phone app. The feature has been in testing with Windows Insiders.
Microsoft has recently updated the Your Phone app on Windows 10 so that you can use an active pen to interact with your phone's screen. The feature also supports pressure sensitivity.
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Microsoft is rolling out a new feature to the Your Phone app which will let users reply to notifications from their phone through the Your Phone app, removing the need to use the phone directly.
As had already been rumored a few months back, it looks like Your Phone will support calls from the desktop version of the app. Screenshots of the feature in action have been posted on Twitter.
Microsoft's Your Phone service, which connects your phone to your PC allowing you to send and receive messages, interact with your device's photo gallery, and more, has been down all day.
The new Galaxy Note10 is seeing most of the benefit from the partnership between Microsoft and Samsung, with the Your Phone app being more reliable and capable on the newly-launched phones.
Microsoft has spent the last few months updating everyone to the new Office icon sets, and now it looks like native Windows 10 apps will follow suit with icon makeovers in the style of Your Phone.
A new report suggests that Microsoft may make an appearance at Samsung's upcoming Unpacked event, where it will showcase its Android apps on the new phones, including Your Phone Companion.
Skype users are seeing a message warning them of the impending death of the SMS Connect feature next month. Microsoft is instead pushing the Your Phone app to send and receive SMS on your PC.
As spotted by numerous reports today, installing some Microsoft apps on your Android phone will cause the device to prompt you to install other apps at certain times, such as in the share dialog.
Microsoft is rolling out the notification sync feature to the Your Phone app on Windows 10 that has been in testing with Windows Insiders for a while. The feature currently works with Android devices.
After recently adding support for syncing over mobile data to the Your Phone Companion app, Microsoft has now added the ability to sync and send MMS messages in addition to basic SMS.
Microsoft has rolled out a new update to the Your Phone Companion app for Android, and it can now sync over mobile data. It also has a new icon now, after the company tested it earlier this year.
Microsoft has rolled out a couple of improvements to the Your Phone app for Windows Insiders. The app now lets users save their photos directly to the PC, and Android contact pictures are now synced.
Microsoft is making the Your Phone app for Windows 10 even more potent by bringing the ability to sync notifications from your phone to your PC via the app. A staged rollout is already underway.
As the company showed off back in October, the Your Phone app on Windows 10 support Android app mirroring. According to a new report, the feature is set to go live for Insiders soon.
Microsoft is testing a new icon for its Your Phone Companion app for Android, and it follows the same design language as the new Office icons, which still aren't broadly available.
The Your Phone Companion app is the top trending app on the Play Store currently. It enables users to access messages and photos on their PC after upgrading to the Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
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