Microsoft improves Windows 11's iPhone integration, still nowhere near macOS mirroring
Microsoft's Phone Link now treats Android and iOS devices equally
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Control your phone from your Windows PC with Phone Link
While nowhere near as powerful as macOS' new iPhone screen mirroring feature, Microsoft Phone Link enables you view photos, answer calls, and reply messages straight from your Windows desktop. It works with both Android and iPhone devices.
Windows could finally gain an AirDrop equivalent with this new feature
Bridging the gap between PCs and Android phones
Windows 11's latest feature lets you view your Android phone content in the File Explorer
Move, copy, and delete Android phone content in Windows without the cord
Microsoft Phone Link app updated with more audio source options
The Phone Link app allows you to receive phone calls, SMS, manage apps, and view photos on your PC by linking your Android device or iPhone. This latest version also lets you choose whether audio plays on your PC or phone.
Windows 11 Start menu is getting a permanent Phone Link integration, if you want it
The big picture: Microsoft really wants you to use Windows' Phone Link app. Once enabled, the fastest way to access it was through the taskbar's running processes menu. But now Windows is gearing up to integrate it directly into the Start Menu as a permanent sidebar feature.
Windows 11 will soon let you copy text from screenshots
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is already incorporated on Android and iPhones
Microsoft's Phone Link app brings iOS connectivity to Windows 11 but with plenty of caveats
There is only so much you can do to work around Apple's tight iPhone security