
That system is opt-in and more comprehensive, whereas Your Phone is a more local, momentary way to make messaging easier.Īs for the status of Skype SMS relay, your guess is as good as ours. The Skype system relies on sharing your messages to the Microsoft cloud, resulting in privacy concerns for some. Your Phone's SMS handling and Skype SMS relay (if it ever comes to Android) will exist independently. With a more direct way of managing – and creating – SMS text messages you could see how Microsoft would abandon the Skype SMS relay project, which seems never to be ready. Whether Your Phone can and will handle phone calls remains to be seen, but like many things, its prioritization will be driven by user feedback and demand. Dell knows this as its full-phone found in devices like the XPS 13 (9370) only works on newer hardware. Making and receiving calls through your phone's speakers and microphones may seem obvious, but there are a lot of mitigating factors to make such a system work. Here are some related guides: Microsoft Phone Link: How to Link and Unlink an Android Phone to Windows 11, How to configure GPS location “Google Map” on your Android Studio Emulator, How to clear cookies, history, and cache in Safari, and How to restore accidentally deleted calendars, bookmarks, files, or contacts from iCloud.Surface Logo (Image credit: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)Ĭurrently, there is no support for handling incoming phone calls on your PC, but Microsoft is exploring the idea and would like to bring some support to Windows 10 through Your Phone. Ensure you are running the latest version of Windows 10 and have a very good internet connection. Here are some prerequisites that need to be met. In this guide, you will learn how to link your Android or iPhone to your Windows 10 PC.

Hence, in order to scan any image, you would have to send it as an SMS or RCS first. Your Phone provides the option to extract text from pictures but, it’s only available in the Messages tab. Kindly refer to this related guide: Uninstall Apps automatically: How to automatically Offload Unused Apps on iPhone. Microsoft Your Phone Companion Tips & Tricks. To get started, Install the Your Phone Companion – Link to the Windows app on your Android phone and link it with the Your Phone app on your Windows 10 PC. Alternatively, you can get instant access to everything you love on your phone by linking your phone to your Personal Computer (PC). This feature “Continue on PC” is currently available for devices running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. With the “Continue on PC” option, you can access your apps (web pages) on your Personal Computer.


Windows 10 makes it very easy to link your Android or iPhone to Windows 10.
