Next tap Continue and then Allow if you want to let the app run in the background.Ĩ. In the next window, tap Continue and then tap Allow if you want to let the app access your contacts, manage phone calls, access files on the phone and send and view SMS messages.ħ. In the app, fill in your Microsoft account information and tap Sign in.Ħ. After it's installed, tap Install and then tap Open (or find Your Phone Companion app on your Android home screen and tap to open).ĥ. On your Android device, open the text message and tap the message link, which takes you to the app page in Google Play.Ĥ. Microsoft's Your Phone Companion app helps connection your Android device to Windows 10.ģ. Enter your mobile phone number and then tap Send to have Microsoft send you a link that you'll use to connect your Android phone to your PC. In the Windows 10, open the Your Phone app, tap Android on the right and then tap Continue.Ģ. To connect Windows 10 to your Android phone, start with Windows 10's Your Phone app.ġ. How to set up the Your Phone app and link your phone and your PC Microsoft says its Surface Duo phone isn't really a phone - here's why.Microsoft Surface Duo: Every spec we know and 8 that we don't.Microsoft's Surface Duo phone is powered by Google's Android, and that's a big deal.Even Google lets you use its Messages app in a browser on Macs and PCs. Samsung lets you mirror content between its mobile devices and MacOS and Windows. Apple has Continuity, which lets you pass documents, photos and phone calls between your Apple devices. Microsoft is the latest tech company that makes it easier to use your phone from your computer. Read more: The best antivirus protection of 2020 for Windows 10 You'll also need to make sure that your Android phone is on version 7 of the OS or newer (for reference, Android 10 is out now, so most current phones should work.) You'll need to download the app before you can begin and make sure your computer is connected to your phone using Bluetooth. The new feature simply named Calls is part of the Your Phone app. You can also send calls straight to voicemail. Now Microsoft helps bridge the divide by letting you make and answer phone calls right from your PC. The long-sought-for holy grail for those who use a laptop and phone is a seamless handoff between the two for anyone who doesn't want to stop what they're doing on one screen to do something else on the smaller display.

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