Phone Link: received texts show only in notifications, not in the Messages conversation pane
Posted this on Windows Q&A. Things I post there just seem to disappear rather than be answered.
Phone Link on Windows is only partly syncing my text messages. Messages I send appear in both the notification panel and the conversation (right-hand) panel. Replies I receive show up only as notifications. They never appear in the conversation panel, so the thread looks one-sided.
Setup: Samsung S26 Ultra, Android 17, OneUI 9; Windows 26H2.26300.9550; Phone Link 1.26082.121.0; Link to Windows 1.26082.130.0.
What I’ve tried: restarted both devices, re-paired, cleared cache for Link to Windows, checked battery optimization is off, confirmed Messages permissions.
Has anyone seen this or found a fix? Happy to provide more details.
Posted this on Windows Q&A. Things I post there just seem to disappear rather than be answered.
Phone Link on Windows is only partly syncing my text messages. Messages I send appear in both the notification panel and the conversation (right-hand) panel. Replies I receive show up only as notifications. They never appear in the conversation panel, so the thread looks one-sided.
Setup: Samsung S26 Ultra, Android 17, OneUI 9; Windows 26H2.26300.9550; Phone Link 1.26082.121.0; Link to Windows 1.26082.130.0.
What I’ve tried: restarted both devices, re-paired, cleared cache for Link to Windows, checked battery optimization is off, confirmed Messages permissions.
Has anyone seen this or found a fix? Happy to provide more details.
- Windows Build/Version
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (x64) Build 26300.9550 (26H2)
My Computer
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Microsoft Windows 11 Home (x64) Build 26300.9550Intel Core Ultra 7 256V16 GBIntel Lunar Lake - Integrated Graphics [ASUS]...
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (x64) Build 26300.9550
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Laptop Model TP3407SA-DS74T
- CPU
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Motherboard
- ASUS TP3407SA
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Lunar Lake - Integrated Graphics [ASUS], Intel Arc 140V
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ATNA40CT02-0
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1200
- Hard Drives
- WD PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00-1002
- Keyboard
- ASUS integrated
- Mouse
- Keychron M7 Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 1 GB
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- MS Defende3r
