Instructions to Connect Android Phone to Windows PC, How do connect Android phone to Windows computer
In 2019, Microsoft came up with the feature of managing Android notifications from Windows computers. Since then, notifications on Android phones have come directly to windows 10 or 11 powered computers, even with full SMS history, as well as pending notifications.
Apart from this, there is also the facility of replying to messages coming directly from the computer to the Android phone or writing new text messages. Microsoft has rebranded this feature, formerly known as Your Phone in Windows, as Phone Link.
On computers running Windows 10 and Windows 11, the notifications of Android phones can be checked from the computer using the Phone Link app. For those who have the habit of using phones and computers at the same time, this feature will be very useful. Let's find out how to setup the Phone Link app.
Assuming that you search on a PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11, you will get the Phone Link application. If the app is not already installed, install it from the Microsoft Store. Apart from this, you can search the app from the Microsoft Store and find out if the app is updated to the latest version. If the app's update is pending, update the app first.
After downloading the app, open the app and click on the Get Started option. Then log in to your Microsoft account. On the off chance that you don't as of now have a Microsoft account, open another record, connecting the telephone and pc will be helpful.
Then comes the turn to set up the mobile app. Install the Phone Link app on the Android phone by following the instructions provided on the computer.
Apart from this, you can also search directly in the Play Store and install the app. If you have surface duos or certain Samsung devices, the Phone Link app may already be installed on the phone.
When the app is complete, return to the computer. Check the actually take a look at box close to "I have the Link to Windows application" and snap on the Pair with QR code choice. Then you will see a QR code on the screen, using which you will link the phone and computer.
Now let's get back to the phone. Mark the checkbox next to the "QR code on your PC is ready" option on the phone and tap the "Continue" option. After that, if you want "take pictures and record video" permission on mobile, allow it. After that, scanning the QR code displayed on the computer by the phone's camera, the phone and pc will be connected.
Then allow the various permissions displayed on the phone. Staying connected may affect battery life, see the notice, tap Continue. After that, you will be asked to check your computer and you will see that the mobile and computer have been successfully connected to the computer.
Now let's go back to the computer. You will be welcomed to the app on the computer. If you use Windows 11, you will also be asked to pin the app to the taskbar. After that, various benefits will be available by the app, such as watching notifications, sending text messages, viewing photos or calling, etc. on the PC screen.
By this time, your computer and mobile will be linked, but if you want to see the notification of the phone on the computer, there is some small work to be done.
If you are still on the opening screen, you can click on the See my notifications option. If the phone link goes directly to the main screen of the app, click the Notifications option in the menu on the left and then click the notification sync feature permission. After that, the notification access will be confirmed.
Well, it's the end of our sanity. From now on, all the notifications on the phone will be available on the computer. You can likewise view and answer to instant messages in the telephone connect application. Pictures of the phone can be viewed, and even calls can be made from the computer. The phone's Do Not Disturb, Bluetooth, volume reduction/increase, audio player can be turned on/off and off from the computer.
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