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About this app

You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. To get started, install the Link to Windows app on your Android phone and connect it with the Phone Link on your Windows PC.

Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls*, view your notifications, and more.

Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as you share your favorite images between your phone and PC. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone.

Phone Link features:
• Make and receive calls from your PC*
• Manage your Android phone's notifications on your PC
• Access your favorite mobile apps** on your PC
• Read and reply to text messages from your PC
• Drag files between your PC and phone**
• Copy and paste content between your PC and phone**
• Instantly access the photos on your phone from your PC
• Use your PC's bigger screen, keyboard, mouse, and touch screen to interact with your phone from your PC.

Integrated with select** Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR phones for an even better experience:
The Link to Windows app comes integrated so no additional apps need to be downloaded from the Play Store.
Link to Windows is easy to find in the Quick Access tray (swipe down from the top of your screen to access it).
Exclusive features like cross-device copy and paste, Phone screen, file drag-and-drop, and Apps.

Let us know what features you'd like to see next by selecting “Send feedback” in the Phone Link settings.

*Calls requires a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability.

**Drag and drop, Phone screen and Apps all require a compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR device (full list and breakdown of capabilities: aka.ms/phonelinkdevices). The multiple apps experience requires a Windows 10 PC running the May 2020 Update or later and has at least 8GB of RAM, and your Android device must be running Android 11.0.

The Link to Windows accessibility service is for those using a screen reading tool on the PC. When the service is enabled, it lets you control all your phone’s apps from your PC using Android keyboard navigation while receiving spoken feedback from your PC speakers. No personal or sensitive data is collected via Accessibility Service.

By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686.

App Information

Version Name

1.24032.518.0

Version Code

5592068

File Size

114.9 MB

Minimum OS

Android 8.0+

Target SDK

Android 34

Developer

Microsoft Corporation

Contact

[email protected]

Website

http://www.microsoft.com

Content Rating

Everyone

Package Name

com.microsoft.appmanager

Permissions Required

This app may request the following permissions:

find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
read your contacts
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
send SMS messages
directly call phone numbers
read call log
read phone status and identity
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
take pictures and videos
record audio
view Wi-Fi connections
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
disable your screen lock
full network access
close other apps
change your audio settings
control Near Field Communication
run at startup
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
set an alarm
capture audio output
download files without notification
Audio Routing
receive data from Internet

Recent Reviews

Jared Nunemacher

2.0★

This app does well in representing everything that is wrong with modern software development practices and their consequences. When it works, works well. Problem is it will work fine then sporadically have sync or connection issues for no reason. File share worked about 3 times then stopped. App updates frequently, but no idea what for. Developer changing code to show they worked on something for the week? I'm sure it connects to 18 cloud services for no reason. Please just work correctly.

Edgar Ramirez Avalos

2.0★

The app offers a lot of good features. Works great with Androids from what I tested. Not a fan of the notifications staying even after I cleared them on the computer. Can't close the window when in a call because it hangs up. It asks permission everytime you want to use the screen mirroring. Calls aren't a seamless or great in quality. I preferred using the Samsung Flow over this, had a better experience with it. Slows down computer and takes up a lot of RAM, battery, and CPU usage.

Lance Frazier

4.0★

Overall, this is a nice way to access your mobile on your computer. I keep a phone window 'maximized' on the left side of my desktop for ease of messaging and to play games while still using my computer. Some apps need to be minimized then reopened to work properly. Occasionally the phone window will not load and the app will need to be closed completely then reopen, allowed to load, then retry the phone window for your desktop. Might just be a glitch, but it's annoying. Overall, a nice app.

Kelsey Seidel

1.0★

Never used a more broken app. Can't place calls from PC without turning Bluetooth off and on. It requires it literally EVERY TIME I want to make a call. Oftentimes that doesn't even work and I have to start ALL OVER with the connection process to make calls! It has happened with all 4 phones I've had and both computers. Checked permissions on both computers and the phones. Connected to same WiFi and logged into the same account on all devices. Did Microsoft's troubleshooting. Nothing works.

Xochitl Flores

1.0★

It used to connect at least for a little bit, but for a while now it's completely unable to connect. My laptop and phone both tell me to make sure the other is on and connected to wifi, which they both are...I feel like I'm being gaslighted by two parents who really should just get divorced. When it does work, it's convenient so I don't have to pick up my phone to check and respond to messages and notifications...but since it never works for me, I know I'm missing out.

Dan DrumWild

1.0★

When the app is compliant and connects, it might stay connected for a full ten seconds. Reconnecting is a chore. This app feels abandoned. It is highly unreliable. So many people are having problems with it, and the amount of hoops to jump through for the vast amount of "fixes" that do not work is mind-boggling. It is nowhere close to easy to use, and is also unusable because it will not stay connected for more than a few seconds before disconnecting by itself. Total garbage, do not recommend.