How to link an Android phone to a Windows PC 10 with the app “Your Phone” from Microsoft

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Windows and Android are very popular, so, of course, there are many people who use both. The application “Your Phone” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC, giving you access to notifications, text messages, photos and more from your phone, directly on your PC.

Requirements: To configure this, you will need the April update 2018 Windows 10 or later and an Android device with Android 7.0 the superior. The app doesn't do much with iPhones, as Apple will not allow Microsoft or other third parties to integrate so deeply with the iPhone's iOS operating system.

RELATED: Why Android users need the app “Your telephone” Windows 10

We will start with the Android application. Descargar Your phone companion from the Google Play Store on your Android phone or tablet.

download the android app from your phone

Open the app and sign in with your Microsoft account (if you use other Microsoft applications, you may already be logged in). Touch “Continue” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC.

log in to your phone

Next, you will need to grant some permissions to the app. Touch “Continue” to continue.

continue with permissions

The first permission will be to access your contacts. The application uses this information to send text messages and call from your PC. Touch “Let”.

allow permission from contacts

The following permission is for making and managing phone calls. Please select “Let”.

allow phone call permission

Next, you will need access to your photos, media and files. This is necessary to transfer files. Touch “Let”.

allow media permission

Finally, from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “Let”.

allow SMS permissions

With the permits out of the way, the next screen will tell you how to let the app run in the background to stay connected to your PC. Touch “Continue” to continue.

Keep online

A pop-up window will ask if you want to allow the application to always run in the background. Please select “Let”.

allow your phone to run in the background

That's all there is to do on the Android side for now.. from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “Your telephone” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC 10; open it from the Start menu. If you don't see it, download the Your phone app de Microsoft Store.

your phone in the microsoft store

When you open the application for the first time on your PC, it might detect that we just set up a new device and ask if you want to set it as the default. If the device you configured is your primary device, we recommend that you do.

make the new phone the default

The PC app will now instruct you to look for a notification on your Android device. The notification will ask if you want to allow your device to connect to the PC. Touch “Let” to continue.

tap allow in android notification

Back on your pc, you will see a welcome message. You can choose to pin the Your Phone application to the taskbar. Touch “Start” to continue.

start with your phone

The Your Phone app will now guide you through setting up some of the features. We will also show you how. First, touches “from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC”.

touch see my notifications

For this function to work, we need to grant permission to Your Phone Companion app to view Android notifications. Click on “from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC” to start.

open settings on phone

On your Android device, a notification will appear asking you to open the notification settings. Touch “To open” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC.

tap open from notifications

from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “Access to notifications”. I searched “Your phone companion” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “Allow access to notifications” is enabled.

allow notification access for your phone

That is all! from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “Notifications” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC. When a notification appears, from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “X”.

the notifications tab of your phone

The eyelash “Posts” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC, no configuration required. from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC “New message”.

the messages tab of your phone

The eyelash “Photos” from Microsoft integrates your Android phone with your PC. It will show recent photos from your device.

photos tab of your phone

In the sidebar, you can even see the battery level of your connected device.

the battery level of your phone

You now have the basics up and running. Your phone is an extremely useful application, especially if you spend a lot of time on a Windows PC 10 all day. Now you won't need to pick up your phone so many times.

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