Link to Windows

Access your phone's notifications, calls, apps, photos & texts on your PC

Microsoft Corporation · com.microsoft.appmanager

4.3 out of 5 (110 ratings) 1B+ downloads v1.24082.214.0-canary 143.9 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

Download APK 143.9 MB All versions

Same certificate as v1.26091.116.0, which matches Google Play Details

At a glance

Latest version: v1.24082.214.0-canary (16040852)
Updated: Mar 26, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 143.9 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Productivity (app)
Listed since: Dec 22, 2015
Permissions: 70 (21 sensitive)
Website: microsoft.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Link to Windows is an app by Microsoft Corporation in the Productivity category, listed since December 2015. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2.0.0, the minimum Android version rose from 4.3 to 8.0. It asks for 70 permissions, 21 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and read contacts. Compared with version 1.26091.116.0, it adds 2 new permissions (“Call phone” and “Request installing other apps”) and drops 10 (“Detect screen recording”, “Foreground service location”, “Local mac address” and 7 more).

Ratings

4.3out of 5110 ratings

5 ★71%
4 ★11%
3 ★7%
2 ★0%
1 ★11%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v1.24082.214.0-canary

What's New: - New UX for the app! We've launched a friendlier, more accessible experience so that you can more easily find the apps you need. - Minor wording changes to make the experience more understandable. - Bug fixes.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “bjwawesome”.

You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. To get started, install the Link to Windows app on your Android phone and connect it with the Phone Link on your Windows 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 you share your favourite images between your phone and PC. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone. Phone Link features: • Make and receive calls from your PC* • Manage your Android phone's notifications on your PC • Access your favourite mobile apps** on your PC • Read and reply to text messages from your PC • Drag files between your PC and phone** • Copy and paste content between your PC and phone** • Instantly access the photos on your phone from your PC • Use your PC's bigger screen, keyboard, mouse and touch screen to interact with your phone from your PC. Integrated with select** Microsoft Duo, Samsung and HONOR phones for an even better experience: The Link to Windows app comes integrated so no additional apps need to be downloaded from the Play Store. Link to Windows is easy to find in the Quick Access tray (swipe down from the top of your screen to access it). Exclusive features like cross-device copy and paste, Phone screen, file drag-and-drop and Apps. Let us know what features you'd like to see next by selecting “Send feedback” in the Phone Link settings. *Calls requires a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability. **Drag and drop, Phone screen and Apps all require a compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR device (full list and breakdown of capabilities: aka.ms/phonelinkdevices). The multiple apps experience requires a Windows 10 PC running the May 2020 Update or later and has at least 8GB of RAM, and your Android device must be running Android 11.0. The Link to Windows accessibility service is for those using a screen reading tool on the PC. When the service is enabled, it lets you control all your phone’s apps from your PC using Android keyboard navigation while receiving spoken feedback from your PC speakers. No personal or sensitive data is collected via Accessibility Service. By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686.

Version history

8 versions are listed, going back to v2.0.0. Since v1.24082.214.0-canary it requires Android 8.0+.

v1.24082.214.0-canary LATEST Mar 26, 2025 143.9 MB TRUSTED v1.26091.116.0 Sep 24, 2026 97.2 MB TRUSTED v1.26082.130.0 Sep 15, 2026 96.8 MB TRUSTED v1.26042.138.0 Oct 5, 2026 96.3 MB TRUSTED v1.25041.133.0 Oct 3, 2026 101 MB TRUSTED

All 8 versions

Link to Windows among popular Productivity apps

Link to Windows is one of the 36 most downloaded apps in our Productivity category.

Link to Windows and the Productivity apps ranked next to it by downloads
App	Rating	Downloads	Download size
Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets	4.4 (252)	1B+	134.9 MB + 45.4 MB data
Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes	4.5 (126)	1B+	145.4 MB + 66.1 MB data
Link to Windows (this app)	4.3 (110)	1B+	143.9 MB
Cloud Print	4.5 (72)	1B+	3.2 MB
HP Print Service Plugin	4.5 (141)	1B+	69.9 MB

Apps listed next to it in our Productivity ranking by downloads (pre-installed system apps left out). Ratings and download counts come from the source store; ratings with fewer than five votes and sizes of outdated listings aren't shown.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “Microsoft Corporation” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as v1.26091.116.0, which matches Google Play v1.26091.116.0 · v1.26082.130.0

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Mar 26, 2025
Signed byCN=Microsoft Corporation Third Party Marketplace (Do Not Trust), OU=Microsoft Next Screen Lock for Android, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, ST=Washington, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)AF:B5:C4:F7:4C:1D:2E:67:78:B6:1E:36:CB:63:A6:E8:05:9D:28:1D
File MD52ed770d8fc1ee75d57a45cf135b8f06b
Uploaded by “bjwawesome” Bronze tier · 842 followers · uploading since 2020

Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (70)

Link to Windows requests 70 permissions, 21 of them sensitive.

Access all files Sensitive android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
Read media visual user selected Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
Alarm set alarm (custom) com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM
Android read msg pref (custom) sec.android.permission.READ_MSG_PREF
Appmanager qs tile provider (custom) com.microsoft.appmanager.permission.QS_TILE_PROVIDER
Authenticate accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
Capture audio output android.permission.CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT
Capture media output android.permission.CAPTURE_MEDIA_OUTPUT
Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Deviceexperiences bluetooth transport event (custom) deviceExperiences.permission.BLUETOOTH_TRANSPORT_EVENT
Deviceintegration access device integration (custom) deviceintegration.permission.ACCESS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION
Deviceintegration bluetooth transport event (custom) deviceintegration.permission.BLUETOOTH_TRANSPORT_EVENT
Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
Foreground service camera android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
Foreground service connected device android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE
Foreground service data sync android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
Foreground service media projection android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get installed apps android.permission.GET_INSTALLED_APPS
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.microsoft.appmanager.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Kill background processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
Knox knox cert provisioning (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_CERT_PROVISIONING
Knox knox certificate (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_CERTIFICATE
Knox knox enterprise device admin (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_ENTERPRISE_DEVICE_ADMIN
Knox knox security (custom) com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_SECURITY
Manage accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
Manage resources (custom) com.android.deskclock.AIExtensibility.provider.MANAGE_RESOURCES
Mdx get instant hotspot event (custom) com.samsung.android.mdx.permission.GET_INSTANT_HOTSPOT_EVENT
Mobile system ui visibility extension (custom) com.sony.mobile.permission.SYSTEM_UI_VISIBILITY_EXTENSION
Modify audio routing android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING
Modify audio settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read wallpaper internal android.permission.READ_WALLPAPER_INTERNAL
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Request ignore battery optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Sec.enterprise device admin android.permission.sec.ENTERPRISE_DEVICE_ADMIN
Sec.mdm certificate android.permission.sec.MDM_CERTIFICATE
Sec.mdm security android.permission.sec.MDM_SECURITY
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
Support permission (custom) com.microsoft.appmanager.knox.SUPPORT_PERMISSION
Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
Use credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
Use ypc broker (custom) com.microsoft.surface.ypc.broker.USE_YPC_BROKER
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Camera android.hardware.camera
Camera autofocus android.hardware.camera.autofocus
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

Link to Windows APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Link to Windows for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 1.24052.232.0 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 7.0 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 1.24052.232.0 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Link to Windows APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as version 1.26091.116.0, whose signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2ed770d8fc1ee75d57a45cf135b8f06b.