Link to Windows

Microsoft Corporation

About this app

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 favourite 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 favourite 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.

Ratings and reviews

Difficult to use when switching between computers. The app seems to work well on my laptop. However, when I access my home desktop, I always get error messages that it's not connecting even though all my settings are the preferred and recommended. Not sure why it has such a hard time moving between one computer and another since the phone is supposedly linked to both computers

I used to love Phone Link but as of the last few days, it won't open on my Windows 11 computer. I've tried terminating the app, repairing it, and resetting it. Right after it connects to my phone, it shuts down. When trying to open up Phone Link again, the splash screen comes up and then it just crashes and disappears. Really frustrating as I thought the app was great and used it successfully for years but with the latest update, it just no longer works and I can't find a way to get support.

Works great for getting text messages on the PC, but if you're taking a call on the PC, the person calling you hears their own voice echoing. I've tried different microphones, turned off all know mics, and same issue persists. I don't have this issue with teams, zoom, google meet, etc. It's basically unusable for a great feature, which is talking to someone!