However, it’ll arrive for the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 first, but Microsoft is working with Samsung to make it available on other devices. Perhaps, one of the most important aspects of this integration is the ability to use multiple Android apps side by side, which is a feature that will come in the coming months. You can use the pins to launch them directly without the need to open the Your Phone app, and they’ll even appear when you use the “Alt + Tab” experience for multitasking. You can also pin the Android apps to the Start menu or taskbar. Using this new feature, you can access a list of Android apps within Your Phone and launch the app in a separate window, outside the Your Phone app. In addition, the added support works as if the app was natively running on Windows 10. The new feature is possible using the mirroring technology already available with the Your Phone app, which means that when opening an Android app on Windows 10, you’ll be essentially using a remote session to use the app mirrored from your phone. You can also access your smartphone texts on PC using Google Messages if you do not need the other services offered by Phone Link.Microsoft releases new version of the Your Phone app that allows you to run Android apps on Windows 10. However, with Android apps hitting Windows 11 in the near future anyway, this advantage will obviously be lessened. Samsung for instance could take advantage of accessing its phone’s apps on your Windows PC. In terms of practicality when using the app, Phone Link has always worked best with Samsung Galaxy devices as well as the Surface Due Line-up. Understandably, both apps will share the same icon to prevent some users from thinking they are not working in tandem. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone. The changes do not stop with the desktop app, as the Your Phone Companion app for Android is also getting a name change to Link to Windows. Sticking to the Windows 11 design language, the rebranded Phone Link app also includes a colour palette and design that mirrors the new OS with redone controls, illustrations, and iconography. The dedicated section that features Messages, Photos, Apps, and Calls has then been moved into a navigation bar that is located at the very top of the Phone Link app. With their aim of making notifications stand out better, the notification panel has been moved upfront, while the notifications tab is now pinned to the left-hand side panel.

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