Windows 11’s Phone Link and Media Player apps are getting new features


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Windows 11's Phone Link and Media Player apps are getting new features

Microsoft is testing a couple of new features for two Windows 11 apps – Phone Link and Windows Media Player. Phone Link (originally called Your Phone) is getting a new search bar for the messages tab, while Windows Media Player has been updated for everyone with better performance for devices...
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there is no APP in the Play store at the moment, I was just gonna set my new phone up and No go. they must have pulled the old one but wheres the new one? I even looked under Microsoft in the list of ALL their apps and nothing
 

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imanlien2020 said:
there is no APP in the Play store at the moment, I was just gonna set my new phone up and No go. they must have pulled the old one but wheres the new one? I even looked under Microsoft in the list of ALL their apps and nothing
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Search "Phone Link" (without the quotations, of course), it's there in Microsoft Store.
 

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Phone Link - Microsoft Apps

You love your phone. So does your PC. 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*, view your notifications, and more. Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as...
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Should take you there.
 

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Fabler2 said:
apps.microsoft.com

Phone Link - Microsoft Apps

You love your phone. So does your PC. 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*, view your notifications, and more. Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as...
apps.microsoft.com

Should take you there.
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Yeah the windows one is there but I mean the app i need to put on my android phone?? Its not even in the Play store anymore so how can i connect my phone to my PC without it? unless they pulled it cause your just going over wifi and dont need that app on my phone anymore?
 

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It's called Link To Windows...

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Edwin said:
It's called Link To Windows...

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if i could send you a screenshot of my phone i would but searching for exactly that in play store it isnt there. I have a brand new android phone with version 11 on it. strange. i was using it with my last phone which was only android 9 and it worked perfect.
 

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imanlien2020 said:
if i could send you a screenshot of my phone i would but searching for exactly that in play store it isnt there. I have a brand new android phone with version 11 on it. strange. i was using it with my last phone which was only android 9 and it worked perfect.
Click to expand...
Hmmm, strange!

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