Phone Add or Remove Android Apps from Your Phone to Start on Windows 11 PC


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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Android phone apps to the Start menu All Apps list on your Windows 11 PC using the Phone Link app.

You can tap into the power of Phone Link app with Link to Windows integration on select Surface Duo and Samsung devices to instantly access your Android phone’s mobile apps directly from your Windows PC.

With Phone Link apps, you can instantly access the Android apps installed on your mobile device right on your PC. Using a Wi-Fi connection, Apps allows you to browse, play, order, chat, and more – all while using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard. You can add your Android apps as favorites on your PC, pin them to your Start menu and taskbar, and open them in separate windows to use side-by-side with apps on your PC – helping you stay productive.

Android apps you add to Start will get installed to the PC and listed in Start menu > All apps, but will still require your linked Android phone to be turned on to open the app.

When you remove an Android app from Start, it will uninstall the app from your PC and remove the app from Start menu > All Apps.

Reference:

Use apps from your Android device on your PC - Microsoft Support

With the Phone Link app on your PC, you can open and use apps from your Android device.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com


Contents

  • Option One: Add or Remove Android apps on Phone from Phone Link app on PC
  • Option Two: Remove Android apps from Start Menu on PC


EXAMPLE: Android app from phone added to Start menu > All Apps list on PC

You can Pin to Start and Pin to taskbar Android apps added to Start.


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Option One

Add or Remove Android apps on Phone from Phone Link app on PC


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

2 Click/tap on Apps at the left pane of the Your Phone app. (see screenshots below)

3 Right click on the app (ex: "Phone") from your linked Android phone.

4 Click/tap on Add to Start or Remove from Start.

5 When finished adding and removing apps, you can close the Your Phone app if you like.

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Option Two

Remove Android apps from Start Menu on PC


1 Open the Start menu :win: on your Windows 11 PC, and click/tap on the All apps button. (see screenshot below)

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2 Right click or press and hold on the added Android app (ex: "Phone") you want to remove from Start, and click/tap on Uninstall. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Uninstall to confirm. (see screenshot below)

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Tutorial updated from the direct "Pin to Start" to now "Add to Start". :alien:
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
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    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
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    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Integrated Intel Arc
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    Poly Studio
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    2880 x 1800
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Brink said:
Tutorial updated from the direct "Pin to Start" to now "Add to Start". :alien:
Click to expand...
Thank you.
For those of us who do not own a Samsung or Surface device, the option APPS is not present on the menu.

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My Computers

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  • OS
    Win11 All /Debian/Arch
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF Gaming FX705GM
    CPU
    2.20 gigahertz Intel i7-8750H Hyper-threaded 12 cores
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. FX705GM 1.0
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    24428 Megabytes
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    Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) Display Audio / Realtek(R) Audio
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    Integrated Monitor (17.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD SATA/NVM Express 1.3
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    WDCSDAPNUW-1002 256 GB
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    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & ADSL Bouygues -fr
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    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
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    Windows 11 Insider Canary
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    ASUS X751BP
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    AMD Dual Core A6-9220
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    ASUS
    Memory
    8 GB
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    AMD Radeon R5 M420
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    Realtek
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