

On the next page, it will ask you to sign in with your Microsoft account, there click the ‘Sign-in’ button.Ī Sign-in pop-up box will appear. In the app, you’ll see a welcome page with a ‘Get started’ button. You can also connect the android devices with Windows 10 computers by following the same instruction.įirst, search for the pre-installed ‘Your Phone’ app in the Windows search and open the result. Also, both your phone and Windows 11 PC needs to be connected to the same wireless (Wi-Fi) network for this to work. To link your Windows 11 PC with your Android device, you’ll need the ‘Your Phone’ app on your PC (which is pre-installed on your Windows 11 PC) and the ‘Your Phone Companion app’ on your android phone.

Follow the below steps to link your Android mobile device to Windows 11. ‘Your Phone’ app helps sync your smartphone with your Windows PC and seamlessly access your phone’s content from your computer. How to Link/Connect an Android Phone to Windows 11 using ‘Your Phone’ app Due to iOS limitations, it is nearly impossible to get reliable, consistent syncing to Windows PCs. ‘Your Phone’ app used to connect to iPhones in the past, but going forward Microsoft has dropped support for iOS devices. That’s because Apple locks down iOS and doesn’t allow much access and flexibility as android phones. While you can still pair your iPhone to your PC with some workarounds, but you cannot sync your iPhone to Windows 11 the way Android devices do. Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ app does not work well with iPhones or other iOS-based devices at this time. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to link your Android phones to Windows 11 and access your phone from Windows 11 devices. This will improve your productivity and makes it simple to multitask and get things done. Linking your phone and PC together helps you keep track of what’s happening on your smartphone without ever touching your phone. Thankfully, most of the features like sending and receiving text messages, making calls, accessing contacts, and viewing your recent phone photos are supported by all recent Android phones. You can find the list of all supported Android devices on the Microsoft website. Microsoft could expand full support for linking Windows to other Android devices in the future. However, some of the app’s functionalities are limited exclusively to Surface Duo or Samsung Galaxy smartphones. It also allows you to mirror your phone screen and access the phone’s home screen and apps from your PC. The ‘Your Phone’ app lets you seamlessly connect your Windows 11 PC to your Android device, and syncs your phone’s pictures, videos, messages, calls, notifications, and even compatible apps.
