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. Check out Microsoft’s site for a list of Samsung Galaxy phones compatible with Link to Windows.(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) Once your devices are linked you can start sharing photos, send and receive messages, answer calls, and with a compatible Galaxy phone you can share apps between your phone and PC. You will need to sign in with your Microsoft account, allow access to texts, photos, and storage, and scan the QR code on the Your Phone app on your PC. It is very similar to using the Your Phone Companion app.

If you don’t see it there, then open Settings > Advanced features and flip on the “Link to Windows” switch.Įither method you use to launch Link to Windows, just follow the onscreen instructions to complete the linking process. Then simply tap the “Link to Windows” icon. The easiest is to swipe down from the top of your screen to reveal the Quick Settings menu. There is a couple of ways to access Link to Windows on your Galaxy phone. Link to Windows 10 from a Samsung Galaxy Phone Instead, it is built into the phone’s proprietary One UI itself and is the feature is called “Link to Windows.” Here’s a look at how you connect to Windows 10 from your Samsung Galaxy. If you search for it the results will say it’s already installed.

If you have a modern Samsung Galaxy phone you might be wondering why you can’t install the Windows Phone Companion app on it.

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