Phone Link

Phone Link
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseOctober 2, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-02)
Stable release(s) [±]
Windows1.24102.96.0 / 18 November 2024; 8 days ago (2024-11-18)[1]
Android1.24102.101.0 / 5 November 2024; 21 days ago (2024-11-05)[2][3]
iOS1.24101.18.0 / 24 October 2024; 33 days ago (2024-10-24)[4]
Operating systemWindows 10, Windows 11, Android, iOS
PredecessorPhone Companion
TypePhone and PC driver
LicenseProprietary freeware
WebsitePhone Link

Phone Link, previously Your Phone, is a syncing software developed by Microsoft to connect Windows PCs to Android and iOS mobile devices to view notifications, make phone calls, use mobile apps amongst others, via the PC.[5] It is a native component of Windows 10 (since version 1809) and Windows 11, where it is a UWP app and consists of a driver that communicates with the Link to Windows[6] app on the mobile device. Phone Link makes use of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for voice calls, or mobile data.[6]

  1. ^ "Phone Link". Microsoft Apps. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ "Link to Windows". Google Play. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Link to Windows 1.24102.101.0". APKMirror. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ^ "Link to Windows". App Store. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. ^ "Windows 10's new Your Phone app lets you access phone texts & photos | On MSFT". On MSFT. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  6. ^ a b "Phone Link requirements and setup - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.