Link to Windows
Access your phone's notifications, calls, apps, photos & texts on your PC
Microsoft Corporation · com.microsoft.appmanager
UpdatedMar 26, 2025
PublishedSep 8, 2020
Packagecom.microsoft.appmanager
MD52ed770d8fc1ee75d57a45cf135b8f06b
SHA1 (signer)AF:B5:C4:F7:4C:1D:2E:67:78:B6:1E:36:CB:63:A6:E8:05:9D:28:1D
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
Architecturesx86, x86-64, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a
Malware scanTRUSTED
Websitehttp://www.microsoft.com
Contact[email protected]
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What's new
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.
- 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
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.
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.
Required features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Camera Autofocus android.hardware.camera.autofocus
- Faketouch android.hardware.faketouch
- Location android.hardware.location
- Screen Portrait android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Wifi android.hardware.wifi
Permissions (70)
Link to Windows requests the following Android permissions:
- Access Coarse Location android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Access Fine Location android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Access Network State android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Access Wifi State android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- Authenticate Accounts android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
- Bluetooth Advertise android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
- Bluetooth Connect android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
- Bluetooth Scan android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- Call Phone android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera android.permission.CAMERA
- Capture Audio Output android.permission.CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT
- Capture Media Output android.permission.CAPTURE_MEDIA_OUTPUT
- Change Wifi State android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Download Without Notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Foreground Service android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- 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
- Get Accounts android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Get Installed Apps android.permission.GET_INSTALLED_APPS
- Internet android.permission.INTERNET
- Kill Background Processes android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES
- Manage Accounts android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
- Manage External Storage android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Modify Audio Routing android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_ROUTING
- Modify Audio Settings android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Post Notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Query All Packages android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Read Call Log android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
- Read Contacts android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read External Storage android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read Media Images android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read Media Visual User Selected android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED
- Read Phone State android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read Sms android.permission.READ_SMS
- Read Wallpaper Internal android.permission.READ_WALLPAPER_INTERNAL
- Receive Boot Completed android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Request Ignore Battery Optimizations android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Request Install Packages android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
- 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
- Send Sms android.permission.SEND_SMS
- System Alert Window android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Use Biometric android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use Credentials android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
- Use Fingerprint android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- Vibrate android.permission.VIBRATE
- Wake Lock android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Write External Storage android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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- Com Samsung Android Knox Permission Knox Enterprise Device Admin com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_ENTERPRISE_DEVICE_ADMIN
- Com Samsung Android Knox Permission Knox Security com.samsung.android.knox.permission.KNOX_SECURITY
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- Deviceexperiences Permission Bluetooth Transport Event deviceExperiences.permission.BLUETOOTH_TRANSPORT_EVENT
- Deviceintegration Permission Access Device Integration deviceintegration.permission.ACCESS_DEVICE_INTEGRATION
- Deviceintegration Permission Bluetooth Transport Event deviceintegration.permission.BLUETOOTH_TRANSPORT_EVENT
- Sec Android Permission Read Msg Pref sec.android.permission.READ_MSG_PREF
