Xbox Game Pass having a family plan on the way headlines this week's news recap. We also round up news about IIntel Arc GPUs, Microsoft rebranding Your Phone, the premiere of the Halo TV series, and more.
The Your Phone app for Windows PCs is undergoing a name change shifting to the more appropriate Phone Link. Likewise, the Android app changed from Your Phone Companion to Link to Windows. Plus, Honor is now part of the exclusive club with advanced Phone Link features.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Dan and Zac go hands-on with new Windows 11 features and Android app support. They also discuss how Edge is poised to overtake Safari for second place in the desktop browser war, Surface Laptop 5 rumors, Your Phone updates, and more.
Microsoft’s Your Phone can now show recently used apps through the Windows taskbar. The feature is available for Insiders with supported devices from Samsung.
Microsoft has today announced an update to the Your Phone app that will introduce quick access to your recently used Android apps directly from the System Tray on Windows 11 and Windows 10. The feature is rolling out in preview to Windows Insiders now, and is compatible with "select Samsung phones."
Google announced that it is bringing Android ‘Fast Pair’ to Windows 11 later this year to enhance the Android experience. While the announcement seems like a breakthrough in the long-festering feud with Microsoft, it’s more just BS from a company stuck in the old ways.
It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another Windows 11 preview build for Insiders in the Dev Channel to get their hands-on. Today's build is 22504, and includes a handful of notable new changes and enhancements, including new personalized emoji's in the emoji panel, a new Media Player app, and an updated Your Phone app.
An updated version of Microsoft’s Your Phone app briefly appeared during the Surface hardware event this week.
The Your Phone app on Windows 10 will soon have an indicator to let you know when your smartphone is connected or connecting to the app.
The Your Phone app will soon have the option to control certain settings on your smartphone from your PC. You'll be able to change your smartphone's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other settings with the app.
Microsoft's Your Phone app recently gained support for running multiple Android apps on a Windows 10 PC. The feature is limited to select Samsung Galaxy devices.
The Your Phone app now has the ability to delete photos on your smartphone. The feature is limited to Insidersat this time but should roll out to more people in the future
Microsoft's Your Phone app could soon support resizable windows for Android apps on Windows 10. The functionality was recently teased on Twitter in a screenshot.
Microsoft Your Phone now supports running multiple Android apps on Windows 10 for Insiders. The functionality only works with select Android phones.
Microsoft is testing new features for its Your Phone app that allows you to access your contacts from Windows 10. A "sent from home" feature also has appeared for some people.
Microsoft's Your Phone app allows you to run Android apps from your smartphone on your PC. The feature is limited to certain Android devices but is rolling out now.
Microsoft appears to be working on releasing a revamped settings menu for the Windows 10 Your Phone app. There also appears to be a dedicated contacts menu in the works.
Microsoft's new Android app experience in the "Your Phone" app is starting to trickle out to everyone today. Microsoft announced that the experience, which lets you open Android apps in their own windows, is rolling out, though everyone won't see it at once.
Good news for Microsoft fans who are considering the Surface Duo; Microsoft's own Your Phone app will be fully supported with all features, including the exclusive Samsung ones such as the Phone Screen feature. Surface Duo ships with "Link To Windows," the same version of Your Phone that also ships on Samsung's phones.
Microsoft has today announced that its Your Phone app will soon be getting a new apps feature that will let Samsung phone users run their Android apps in app windows on Windows 10. This is a step further from the Phone Screen feature, which would let you control your phone using your PC.