Dear Internet:
Don't know if this belongs in here or not, but I'm stymied.
My Phone Link has stopped receiving texts.
I first noticed this in August. If I do a temporary repair (see below), it's fine for a few days. But once it stops receiving texts, it never recovers on its own.
Temporary Repairs Attempted
Ugh. I am guessing I'm the only person this happens to?
Much love,
Don't know if this belongs in here or not, but I'm stymied.
My Phone Link has stopped receiving texts.
- It sends texts immediately.
- Photos taken on the phone appear in Phone Link on PC immediately.
- Copy-and-paste between PC and phone are fine.
- The "emulator" - where my phonescreen appears on the PC - works fine.
- "Sound," "Do Not Disturb," etc., toggle on and off immediately (e.g., PC Phone Link controls the phone).
- But it does not show any received texts. PC shows "Connected" and accurate phone battery settings.
- Inbound texts DO show up in the "Notifications" window - but that's just notifying me, it's not the interactive text window.
I first noticed this in August. If I do a temporary repair (see below), it's fine for a few days. But once it stops receiving texts, it never recovers on its own.
Temporary Repairs Attempted
- Yes, I've rebooted both devices.
- I have fully removed the device from my MSFT account and reinstalled it.
- I have removed the app from my Android and reinstalled it.
- I found a command line routine that fully deletes Phone Link ("Add/Remove" doesn't allow it); I removed it and reinstalled it.
Ugh. I am guessing I'm the only person this happens to?
Much love,
- Windows Build/Version
- Win 11 Home 10.0.22635 Build 22635
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- MSFT Surface Pro 8
- CPU
- 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GH
- Memory
- 16GB