Link to Windows

Access your phone's notifications, calls, apps, photos & texts on your PC

Link to Windows - Your Phone's Companion on PC

'Link to Windows' is an Android app that allows you to connect your phone to your Windows PC, providing instant access to notifications, calls, texts, and photos. With features like drag-and-drop file sharing, cross-device copy-paste, and the ability to manage your mobile apps and notifications from your PC, it streamlines your workflow and enhances your productivity. Integrated with select Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR devices, it offers exclusive features for an optimized user experience.

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By: Microsoft Corporation

Users: 1,763,998,190

11.93M

Rating: 3.96

(937,806)

3,446 new ratings

Version: 1.24111.105.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-19)

Creation date: 2015-12-16

Email: lt*****@microsoft.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Identity: find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts

Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

SMS: read your text messages (SMS or MMS), send SMS messages

Phone:

directly call phone numbers
read call log
read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera: take pictures and videos

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

capture audio output
download files without notification
Audio Routing
receive data from Internet
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

Ranking

# 78

Other rankings

#28 in Productivity (Free) ▲ 15

#1 in ctrl+m (windows) keyword 98 ▲ 2

#1 in mobile view keyword 84

#1 in windows keyword 71

#2 in computer keyword 66

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App summary

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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.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Convenient for viewing and sending text messages on PC.
Has the potential to save time by linking phone and computer.
Allows for copy-paste functionality between devices.

Cons

Frequent connectivity issues, including constant disconnections.
Difficulties in reconnecting devices, often requiring multiple attempts.
Unreliable file transfer capabilities, with issues like corrupted files.
App often drains battery quickly when running in the background.

Most mentioned

Connectivity problems including constant connection/disconnection.
Frustration with the app's inability to reliably reconnect.
Issues with file transfer and corrupted files.
Challenges with using the app on different computers.

User reviews

Spinning, spinning, spinning..... Horrible! This app was adequate at best before, but as of the last update it's useless. Continues to connect and disconnect from my phone and just spins on each photo as I try to copy to my laptop. Useless... Very disappointing Microsoft. I expect more for my $11/month.

Tamara Cassidy, 2024-11-22

Been using this for some time now, until the other day at the office. Works fine at home, but the office went belly up. Keeps telling me it cannot sync. Reading through all the help screens was of NO USE. The amount of time I had to sign in and try to get it to work was infuriating. Like a virtual loop of signing in. They get you hooked on a product and then mess it all up, so you waste time and energy.

Mike Daily, 2024-11-21

Used to work great. Use that everyday. You're very nicely period something changed and now I can't cast my phone onto my computer screen. It's not an issue with connectivity since I am connected. And I can see all of my phone's features but the casting option. Stopped working for no apparent reason. I'll be switching to another app now