The Link to Windows app uses your phone's camera to link with your PC easily via a QR code. Once you've got those set up (just follow the in-app prompts), you can move on with the setup. At the bare minimum, you'll need to grant access to the following permissions: The only permission the app doesn't need is your location. Upon first opening the Link to Windows companion app on Android, you'll be asked to grant permission for the app to access your text messages, contacts, and photos. Each app needs to be set up in order to get your PC and phone linked, but you'll want to start with the Android app first. Upon opening it for the first time, you'll be directed to download the companion app on your Android phone. Microsoft does a great job at getting you set up through the Link to Windows app on PC. The partnership with Honor will add easier phone app launching and navigation on PC for the foldable Honor Magic V, the Magic4, Magic4 Pro, Magic4 Ultimate, and their predecessors Magic3, Magic3 Pro, Magic3 Pro+.(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) Phone Link has always offered basic connectivity between Android and Windows unless the phone was a Samsung, or Surface Duo for obvious reasons. There are more controls for the color palette, and the whole app looks and feels more Windows 11-esque. The new Microsoft operating system brought multiple design improvements, and Phone Link followed suit.
The actual application also got a new name - it is now Link to Windows, instead of Your Phone Companion. Windows 11 is now allowing smartphones to connect easier by scanning a QR code, which automatically starts downloading the pairing app on the phone up until now, you had to download it manually through the Microsoft store. Microsoft also announced the service will be available in China, following a partnership with Honor which will bring support for some devices of the now-independent smartphone brand. The Your Phone app now has a new name - Phone Link - and brings a brand-new interface that brings notifications upfront. Microsoft has been offering an official link between Android phones and Windows 10 for several years, and now the service got updated as desktop devices move to Windows 11.
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