Phone Link Samsung Android Phone to Windows 11 PC


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This tutorial will show you how to link a Samsung Android phone to the Phone Link app on your Windows 11 PC with your Microsoft account.

The Phone Link app on your Windows PC let's you get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls, and more - all right on your PC.

Your Android phone experience starts on your PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11 and the Phone Link app. From your PC you can connect to select Android and Samsung devices with these two apps:
You’ll see these names combined as Your Phone Companion – Link to Windows in the Google Play Store and in the Galaxy Store. In the Microsoft Store, you’ll see Phone Link. This link between your device and PC gives you instant access to everything you love. Read and reply to text messages with ease, view recent photos from your Android device, use your favorite mobile apps, make and receive calls, and manage your Android device’s notifications right on your PC.

You can link more than one Android device to the Phone Link app. Make sure you're using the same Microsoft account to sign into the Phone Link app and Link to Windows app across all your devices.

You can also link your Android phone device to multiple PCs at the same time.

The Phone Link app requires the following to work:
  • A PC running Windows 11 or Windows 10 May 2019 Update or later.
  • Signed in to Windows PC with a Microsoft account.
  • An Android device running Android 7.0 (Nougat) or above.
  • Your phone and PC both need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
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EXAMPLE: Samsung Android phone connected to Windows PC




Here's How:



The steps below are for how to connect a Windows 11 PC to a Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus Android phone starting from the Windows 11 PC.

The Windows 11 PC is signed in with a Microsoft account. The Link to Windows app on the phone is not signed in with a Microsoft account.

The process of linking the PC to the phone will have the Link to Windows app on the phone signed in to the same Microsoft account from the PC when finished.


1 Open the Phone Link app on your Windows 11 PC.

2 Click/tap on Android depending on which screen you have available. (see screenshots below)

If this is not the first time you linked an Android phone to your PC in the Phone Link app, then you will need to do the steps below first:

A) Click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon.
B) Click/tap on Devices in the middle Settings pane.
C) Click/tap on Link new device.


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3 If your Android phone mobile device has already been linked to your Microsoft account, click/tap on Select for the device you want to add (link) to the Phone Link app, and go to step 12. (see screenshot below)

You may also be prompted to sign in with your Microsoft account to confirm.


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4 You will now see a QR code you will use in step 8 below to link your Windows 11 PC with your Samsung Android phone. (see screenshots below)

Leave this open.


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5 On the Samsung Android phone, perform the following steps to open the Link to Windows app on your phone: (see screenshot below)
  1. Turn on your Samsung Android phone.
  2. Swipe down from the top of the phone to open Quick Settings.
  3. Press and hold on the Link to Windows button in the Quick Settings menu until Link to Windows settings open.
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6 On the Samsung Android phone, tap on the Sign in using the QR code on your PC. (see screenshot below)

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7 On the Samsung Android phone, tap on Continue on the phone. (see screenshot below)

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8 On the Samsung Android phone, scan the QR code on your Windows 11 PC from step 4. (see screenshot below)

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9 On the Samsung Android phone, enter the code now shown on your PC, and tap on Continue. (see screenshots below)

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10 On the Samsung Android phone, sign in to the same Microsoft account as on your PC. (see screenshot below)

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11 On the Samsung Android phone, tap on Done when "Device linking complete". (see screenshot below)

After scanning the QR code, you maybe asked for additional Android permission. These permissions allow you to access content from your mobile device on your PC.

Follow the prompts on your Android device and then select Done. Then return to your PC to engage with your content on the PC.


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12 On your Windows 11 PC, click/tap on Continue. (see screenshot below)

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13 Perform the following steps: (see screenshot below)
  1. Check (on) or uncheck (off) Pin Phone Link to taskbar
  2. Check (on) or uncheck (off) Open Phone Link when I sign in to Windows for what you want.
  3. Click/tap on Next.
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14 Click/tap on Skip. (see screenshot below)

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15 You will now have your PC (ex: "BrinkW11") connected to the phone's "Link to Windows" app, and your phone (ex: "Brink S23+") linked to Windows 11 PC's "Phone Link" app.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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hopefully the app is more consistent in working than not. Each time (3) I've set it up under Windows 10 after a few months the app mysteriously stops functioning and requires a full re-connect. Stops functioning as in grabbing recent texts, or photos taken by the phone. Or simply stops working completely.

The issue seems to be from the fact that I put my PC to sleep all the time when not in use. After doing that awhile, the phone app starts acting up with reconnect your phone messages.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
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    Logitech MX Master
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    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
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    Windows Security
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    This is my backup system.
I love the App. It was buggy at first, but now I use it daily on my system. Very good tool when you work fro, home 😊
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E)
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WIFI D4
    Memory
    G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32gb (2x16gb) DDR4 3200mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Dual Geforce Rtx™ 3060 TI Edition 8gb Gddr6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ EW3270U 31.5” 3840x2160 UHD 16:9 HDR LED 4K LG 27UK850-W 27'' 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with HDR10
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 with heatsink PRO PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 NVMe® SSD 1TB
    WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0
    Crucial T500 2TB Gen4
    Samsung 970 Evo M.2 2280 2tb Pcie Gen3. X4
    PSU
    Corsair AXi Series AX860i Digital 860W 80 PLUS PSU
    Case
    Fractal Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case
    Keyboard
    Logi MX Keys
    Mouse
    Logi M705
    Internet Speed
    400 mbs
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32
    Other Info
    Love fast boots
yes, I'm using it too since the day first installed W11 :)
 

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  • OS
    Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit
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    Intel® Core i3 380M
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    Intel® 0578K6A
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    Hynix® 4GB Dual-Channel DDR3
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    OnBoard Intel® HD Graphics
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    OnBoard High Definition Audio Device
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    ThinkPad™ LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
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    Seagate® SATA-III 500GB
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    Lenovo® Standard PSU
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    Lenovo® OnBoard Standard
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    Lenovo® USB Keyboard
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    Lenovo® Optical USB
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    Home Fixed 100Mbps
    Browser
    Google® Chrome™
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    Microsoft® Windows Defender™
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I love the App. It was buggy at first, but now I use it daily on my system. Very good tool when you work fro, home 😊

Agree... its great when it works. Extremely annoying when it doesn't. Which in my experience is half the time.

That said, I do plan on giving it another try since I too find it to be of great use (when working). Thus again, my hope for better consistency.

BTW, this is with a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G Ultra, so the phone is definitely compatible with the app.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
This is so cool, I can even watch the news from my IPTV Smarters Pro app on my PC thru the phone.. :)

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
    Case
    Deepcool Genome II
    Cooling
    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
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    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI R9 290
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung M.2
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    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
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    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
I installed this today with my Samsung Galaxy 21 Ultra and it is perfect. I love being able to control nearly everything from the PC whilst the phone is beside my bed so I don't have to constantly get up when a SMS or notification pops up. Wooo Hooo wish I knew about this sooner.
 

My Computer

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    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro 5
    CPU
    i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6" Laptop + 24" MSI external curved
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD + 2TB HDD
    Mouse
    Logitech G Gaming
    Internet Speed
    Wireless Broadband
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Your Phone is working really well with my new Samsung S21+.
But I have a PSA for Cloudflare WARP users: 1.1.1.1: Faster & Safer Internet - Apps on Google Play

I use Cloudflare WARP on my PC with no problems, inf act faster browsing and very low ping times.

I thought I would try the app also on my Phone, and it did work nicely.
But!!!!:
Using WARP for Android, fubars the Your Phone connection.:((when running over wifi)
You can then set your WiFi network to trusted network, and restart Your Phone, and it will work again. :)

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    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
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    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> Samsung 860 Pro 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 2x120 Phantek& Halo front, and 1x140 Phanteks
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome;
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as an added layer between browser & OS
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR

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