Phone link dies again


sdowney717

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Is there anything else at all that can be used? Phone link fails again for me. Worked last night for texts. This am, same house, pc, no changes, it can not connect. It has failed on me about 4 times, and each time only complete removal of the program and resetting up makes it work again.

It is one of the worst programs from MS ever. Totally unreliable. My phone is on and texts just fine.

I did see it must have crashed again as I had it open last night, and this am it was not running.

This am, on restarting it cannot refresh itself with the phone.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
Is there anything else at all that can be used? Phone link fails again for me. Worked last night for texts. This am, same house, pc, no changes, it can not connect. It has failed on me about 4 times, and each time only complete removal of the program and resetting up makes it work again.

It is one of the worst programs from MS ever. Totally unreliable. My phone is on and texts just fine.

I did see it must have crashed again as I had it open last night, and this am it was not running.

This am, on restarting it cannot refresh itself with the phone.
Since Phone link and attaching android to the windows system is so new its gonna be a few years before it works right. Unfortunately
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2(OS Build 22621.963)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    AMD
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro WiFi
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI Express 3.0 x16: PowerColor RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
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    Realtek ALC1220 and AMD Greenland - High Definition Audio Controller
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    2 - 27 inch Westinghouse
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    1920 x 1080
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    2 SSD - 2 TB each
    1 HDD - 2 TB
    Keyboard
    logitech
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    logitech
    Internet Speed
    1 GB
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Avast Premium
I actually set this up to have a go, See if i could recreate the issue, Seems to work exactly as it should on my side, I actually couldn't make it crash when i tried to, Albeit i thought it was pretty nifty, Until i realised my phone thats next to my mouse..lights up and goes through the motions like i was using the handset when controlling it via pc, Which to me is kinda pointless imo. Useful for certain things ofc, But if i find the crash happening etc il post back.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    10700k@5.2
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Gaming X Z490
    Memory
    Viper Steelseries 32gb@ 3600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte 2070 Super 8GB, +200 core + 600 memory
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 4k HDR, Two 1080p Benq and Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160/2560x1440/1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Adata XPG SX8200 PRO 1tb
    Samsung EVO 870 500GB
    PSU
    Corsair RX 650
    Case
    NZXT h510
    Cooling
    CM HYPER 212 RGB
    Keyboard
    Razer Ornata Chroma
    Mouse
    Steelseries Rival 710
Is there anything else at all that can be used? Phone link fails again for me. Worked last night for texts. This am, same house, pc, no changes, it can not connect. It has failed on me about 4 times, and each time only complete removal of the program and resetting up makes it work again.

It is one of the worst programs from MS ever. Totally unreliable. My phone is on and texts just fine.

I did see it must have crashed again as I had it open last night, and this am it was not running.

This am, on restarting it cannot refresh itself with the phone.
Sometimes mine will do that out of the blue and work again after rebooting. Kind of a pain to have to stop and reboot but that usually clears the problem.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 22H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M17 R3
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10750H (Comet Lake)
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    32GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel UHD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3281-CG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Micron 2300 NVMe 1TB
    PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    60mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi and Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 22H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake)
    Motherboard
    Microsoft Corp.
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus Graphics
    Sound Card
    Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.5” PixelSense Touchscreen Display
    Screen Resolution
    2256x1504
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba Memory 512GB
    Mouse
    Surface Arc Mouse
    Internet Speed
    60 mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi and Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
my Phone Link app is somewhat reliable, but I don't use all features. The voice calls I disabled because my phone gets jacked trying to pick between sending the audio to my PC, my earbuds, or my smart watch. And when it's with my PC it frequently uses the wrong Mic and it was just a hassle. Besides I don't use my cell for calls 99.95% of the time. I wish the SMS was more reliable though, oddly I can sent outgoing message and the recipient gets it, but it doesn't show in my phone's chat app (Google's SMS app).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 RP ring
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude 5520
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    28" Samsung LU28e590DS
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    KBG40ZNS512G NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sculpt Desktop
    Mouse
    Logitech Cheap Thing from Walmart
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Fiber 500 GB symmetric
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 canary ring
    Computer type
    Tablet
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Book 2
    Memory
    8 GB
my Phone Link app is somewhat reliable, but I don't use all features. The voice calls I disabled because my phone gets jacked trying to pick between sending the audio to my PC, my earbuds, or my smart watch. And when it's with my PC it frequently uses the wrong Mic and it was just a hassle. Besides I don't use my cell for calls 99.95% of the time. I wish the SMS was more reliable though, oddly I can sent outgoing message and the recipient gets it, but it doesn't show in my phone's chat app (Google's SMS app).
Yup i had this too, Sent a message through whatsapp, Got one back and a few more etc, Checked my phone and its like it never happened lol
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    10700k@5.2
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Gaming X Z490
    Memory
    Viper Steelseries 32gb@ 3600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte 2070 Super 8GB, +200 core + 600 memory
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 4k HDR, Two 1080p Benq and Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160/2560x1440/1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Adata XPG SX8200 PRO 1tb
    Samsung EVO 870 500GB
    PSU
    Corsair RX 650
    Case
    NZXT h510
    Cooling
    CM HYPER 212 RGB
    Keyboard
    Razer Ornata Chroma
    Mouse
    Steelseries Rival 710
I have 2 problems with Phone Link when running Win11. These problems don't exist when running Win10.

URLs in text msgs don't work right. I need this when I get my groceries via Instacart. Microsoft is aware of this and has an experimental version of Phone Link available. At least it did a couple of weeks ago. I didn't try it.

Waking my computer after it has been sleeping an hour or more, the Phone Link app is there and visible on the monitor, but sometimes after a couple of seconds, it commits suicide. The app window disappears and the app needs to be restarted.

As I mentioned earlier, these problems don't exist when running Win10.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASrock extreme wifi 6e mobo
    CPU
    Intel core 7 gen 11
    Motherboard
    ASrock extreme wifi 6e
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Samsung
    Hard Drives
    Several now for testing.
I have 2 problems with Phone Link when running Win11. These problems don't exist when running Win10.

URLs in text msgs don't work right. I need this when I get my groceries via Instacart. Microsoft is aware of this and has an experimental version of Phone Link available. At least it did a couple of weeks ago. I didn't try it.

Waking my computer after it has been sleeping an hour or more, the Phone Link app is there and visible on the monitor, but sometimes after a couple of seconds, it commits suicide. The app window disappears and the app needs to be restarted.

As I mentioned earlier, these problems don't exist when running Win10.
Yes they do not work, I think they used to work, but they broke it.
Phone link a month ago used to while I was typing a message just close. It did that over and over, so I started sending very quick to type messages before it crashed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
I just retried the app, and it refreshed and is working, I did nothing to break it, and nothing to fix it.
I personally think the problem is with whatever MS server computer is assigned to this function somewhere out there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
There is an update for the Phone Link in the MS Store.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
There is an update for the Phone Link in the MS Store.
yeah, might help, till it breaks again. The google app works very well so far, does what I want which is really just the messaging part, the other stuff is not anything I ever used. Also nice that select-copy-paste work along with the links, None of that works anymore for me in Phone Link.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
yeah, might help, till it breaks again. The google app works very well so far, does what I want which is really just the messaging part, the other stuff is not anything I ever used.
I tried an earlier version of the Phone Link and for me, it was more of a pain then worth. I haven't linked my new phone and I'm not sure if I will or not.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I tried an earlier version of the Phone Link and for me, it was more of a pain then worth. I haven't linked my new phone and I'm not sure if I will or not.
For the most part the new versions have worked very well for me using a modern Samsung S22 android phone with it on two different computers. Texting and calls work well but sometimes I'll have to hit the connect button on the app to reconnect for calls and now and then out of the blue the app won't automatically reconnect my phone forcing me to reboot the PC to get connected again. Over all it's been a very useful little app for me though.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 22H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M17 R3
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10750H (Comet Lake)
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    32GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and Intel UHD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3281-CG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17"
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Micron 2300 NVMe 1TB
    PC SN530 NVMe WDC 512GB
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    60mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi and Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 22H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-1065G7 (Ice Lake)
    Motherboard
    Microsoft Corp.
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus Graphics
    Sound Card
    Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.5” PixelSense Touchscreen Display
    Screen Resolution
    2256x1504
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba Memory 512GB
    Mouse
    Surface Arc Mouse
    Internet Speed
    60 mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi and Firefox
    Antivirus
    MS Defender and Malwarebytes Free
For the most part the new versions have worked very well for me using a modern Samsung S22 android phone with it on two different computers. Texting and calls work well but sometimes I'll have to hit the connect button on the app to reconnect for calls and now and then out of the blue the app won't automatically reconnect my phone forcing me to reboot the PC to get connected again. Over all it's been a very useful little app for me though.
My new phone is a S22+. I might give it a another try someday.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SAM0A87 Samsung SAM0D32
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
URL in text msg is working today. I don't know why.

The Phone Link version seems the same as it has been for a week or two. 1.22062.542.0
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASrock extreme wifi 6e mobo
    CPU
    Intel core 7 gen 11
    Motherboard
    ASrock extreme wifi 6e
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Samsung
    Hard Drives
    Several now for testing.
URL in text msg is working today. I don't know why.

The Phone Link version seems the same as it has been for a week or two. 1.22062.542.0
yes, everything with MS is a mystery, it breaks, it is mystery because it works for some, it works again it is a mystery as the program is the same version number. Except it cannot be, something changes, they just don't want you to know the reason why. It maybe that some related helper file needed for the program gets updated independent of the program
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
Using messages.google.com is way faster and less of a p-i-t-a!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS ROG Strix
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS VivoBook
Using messages.google.com is way faster and less of a p-i-t-a!
google messages for web has been very reliable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
Just want to say, Phone link has died again both on my PC, and the laptop. The good news is web messages google works fine.
Phone link keeps saying the phone is offline. I tried multiple times to connect it again, but also the QR code that gets generated, phone link claims is invalid, EVERY SINGLE TIME I tried to make it work which is about 10 times, so I gave it over to the ridiculous software that never keeps working bin. The other error was it would say it is already connected. I just don't have the time to keep up with it or bother to make it function again. I don't even know why phone link failed again, maybe broke on one of it's frequent updates, but it has not been working for about a month.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb

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