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Good start - iPhone version. Good start but needs a lot of works. It’s in a very basic configuration and needs to be completed. Often it does not work. Has trouble connecting notification message to the chat texting session. Can’t show images. Can’t send images. On the notification side you can’t click and go to the original app location like on iPhone. They added a feature to go to website but it’s not the link you would get on the iPhone. So it is very basic and just barely works.

It’s ok 5/10. It works and it’s nice but there are some clear issues. 1) I don’t always get texts come through. I noticed text in quick succession don’t come through. 2) no pictures or gifs can be sent through. 3) sometimes notifications don’t come through. It’s probably because it’s connected through Bluetooth. The point is it’s not as seamless and using a mac is. And There’s nothing wrong with that because I’m surprised this is an option in the first place but it clearly needs some work still.

Game changing once it works!. For those of you saying that this app doesn’t work and that it’s horrible, of course it doesn’t work since it’s still being rolled out through the Microsoft Insider Program. It might take a few months for it to roll out completely, so be patient! I’m genuinely excited for this to roll out completely and I’m still waiting for my access within the Insider Program. Since I’m more of a Windows user over Mac, I can’t wait to finally send/receive and make/take phone calls!

Had a Hard Time Setting Up, But I Love It Now!. I’m a Realtor. I was using Mojo Dialer for calling prospects, which cost me $99/mo. Phone Link allows me to make calls for free. Initially, I struggled to get my iPhone to connect to Phone Link. What worked for me was to go to my PC’s Bluetooth setting and “Add a Device” then go to my phone’s Bluetooth settings and pair with my PC. Once my PC and phone were paired, I was able to open Phone Link on both devices and get them to connect, finally.

Needs work, but it’s so handy!. This app can be very useful, but also very frustrating. I love being able to get my messages and reply to them on my computer. Seeing the notifications is handy too. When I get calls things can go wonky. Sometimes I can’t answer through my phone when they are linked or the audio doesn’t go to my ear buds. So I end up turning off the Bluetooth on my PC during some calls. This is a hassle, but the other features make it worth it for me.

Phone link. It’s very convenient having my messages filter through my computer simultaneously. It helps me from getting distracted by my phone during my work flow. The only gripe I have, is that i think it should pull more messages when reconnecting. Maybe, if you recieve a new message, the app could pull the whole thread of messages from the last 24 hours or something. Just so I have access to the whole conversation. Other than that, the little bugs here and there really aren’t bad.

Good but still have some issues. I tried to connect my iPhone to this app a very long time ago and I have issues of the phone and laptop can’t find each other even though they are connected with Bluetooth. I decided to try to connect again by forgetting 2 devices and reconnect to each other. It works. I have used it for a day and I found it useful, since I can receive notifications and messages on my laptop now. But there’s one thing this app need to add is there are still no group messages. The notifications is there but the message dialogue doesn’t appear group messages. Hope Microsoft will add this in the near future.

Doesnt Really Work In Any Meaningful Way. Was excited to get an iMessage like app for my Windows PC. I understood it would have limited functionality as its relatively new, but even the limited functionality doesnt work. Messages dont really appear in the the app on my computer. For example, in a conversation with ~10 messages, you might actually see 2 or 3 of them, and thats only while being connected to your computer via bluetooth. In the app on my iPhone, it wont even detect that Im connected to my Windows machine, despite the app on the computer clearly dosplayine device name, battery level, and one or two iMessages.

Limitations of the software are due to Apple, and not Microsoft. Microsoft has given us the best functionality possible given the restrictions in place by Apple. I appreciate especially the options available to customize my use of the app. Specifically the ability to disable call functionality through the app. I don't want my pc taking control of those and would rather separately answer on my phone. Without the ability to turn that off I'd honestly not even use the app. Thanks for doing what you can here and delivering this product even though it can't be as perfect as we'd like thanks to lack of access on the ios side.

Dream Come True. I can’t believe I’m able to send and receive messages/calls from my Windows 11 laptop! I joined Windows Insider to access that one feature alone, and after patiently waiting, I finally received my invite to join the preview group. My only desire is that I wish you could access your entire message history from your PC, instead of just messages you sent and received from your PC. I’ll take what I can get, though. Regardless, Phone Link is finally software I no longer have to find a way to uninstall. It works wonderfully for iPhone users now, and I’m so grateful! Thank you, Microsoft!

Needs work…. This is more like a proof of concept at this point. Sad given MS quality and output from other apps of late. Notifications are the key as other reviews mentioned. If you have iMessage open on your phone, then no notification is given on the phone, hence does not show up in Windows phone link. Message is apparently lost. if iMessage is NOT open on the phone and Phone Link app is open in Windows then the ‘message conversation’ is not updated but it appears as though the message was received as it shows in notifications. Close and open the Windows phone link application and the message is properly displayed in the message conversation. App is simply not ready for prime time… hoping to see rapid improvements as I have been waiting a while for this functionality.

Windows 11 Phone Link. I’ve been using phone link with windows 11 Pro for about four months. I have an iPhone the latest iPhone 14 pro. I think it is and it works very well. The only thing I would change is a better way of reconnecting when I walk out of the room with the phone and come back, but I found that if I come back and just turn the Bluetooth on and off on the phone the phone comes right up. I look forward to improvements with this product and hope to keep using it for years in the future. It’s greatly helped me thank you.

Bad Experience with it. I installed and proceeded to link my iphone 14. Both phone and computer linked on bluetooth. I tested it by making a call and responding to an email. Worked as promised. THEN after about 20 minutes the troubles began. My computer began to beep and beephile and the screen began to blink. The only way to stop it was to disable the bluetooth. I chatte withe two Microsoft techs and we couldn’t find the problem. Now I am waiting for reinstall of Windows 11 to try to fix the problem. Hope it works so I can use my bluetooth device. Question is if the app caused this problem and if so why.

It’s OK, but sure could use some improvement.. I’m unable to get my Bluetooth headphones to have audio come from my phone through the computer. And I can’t seem to find any answers on why that is. Everything else seems to work OK. Sometimes my messages will not sync. The message shows up on the left panel but we’re not showing the right panel so that I can read all the message and answer it. But the biggest problem is is that the phone audio doesn’t come through the app. Even if I have the phone audio set to the computer, I wish there was an article on this or something to do with it.

Good but can be better. The phone link app works fine but I think it can be a lot better. The messaging can be a lot better and sync up faster. Whenever I send a text from my phone then open the app it doesn’t sync up. I like that I can text from my computer but it needs so be faster at refreshing so I can switch between phone and computer. I don’t see any of my messages that I’ve sent but I see the ppl texting me back messages. I have an iPhone btw.

Useful albeit glitchy. I appreciate being able to send iPhone messages from this app on my Windows machine. I wish it were more responsive and functional, but it is absolutely better than not being able to send and receive messages from my computer. I wish it didn’t sometimes take a call away from my phone without warning and if I try to get rid of the phone window on my computer I’m likely to hang up on the person (there is not an easy/obvious way to “transfer” the call back to my phone). I wish it worked more like “CarPlay” in my car. Still, when I need to send a message from my computer, this is my go-to app.

Works …. Sometimes. Sort Of.. I mostly useful link to be able to copy and paste information from my computer into my messaging system. The synchronization between the phone and the computer is sketchy at best. Often times even though messages I send can be seen on the computer, messages received, do not show up at all except on the phone. so utilizing this app and its present version for reliable communication is not recommended. To use it as a dialer and or a way insert information from your PC is all you can help for at this point. Present version does not allow sending graphics. Nor does it handle group messaging. Well, it instead will split every part of the group into an individual message.

Pretty Exciting Future. The fact that this is possible at all is incredible. We have been waiting for a feature like this for years. That being said, there are a ton of bugs and limitations. The biggest problem is that it is not a true link; your conversations don’t sync exactly from your phone to your pc like a Mac does, which is ultimately the desire of the end user. Not being able to send multimedia over the link is a huge limitation. Calling does switch over just like a headset, which is a very nice feature, especially since I use my phone and computer for work. It’s easy to leave my phone alone and field calls and messages on my computer since I’m doing relevant work on screen.

It’s almost perfect!. I love using phone link, and I love using my iPhone, I have noticed, however that from time to time the phone link will not arrive at my desktop. Moreover, it will also not show the most up-to-date text messages. however, whenever I need to make phone calls going outbound, I cannot be so thankful enough to have a device that works perfectly whether I use my PC or my iPhone.

Works surprisingly well. Getting notifications, replying to texts, and accepting calls from Windows 11 all work almost flawlessly. I’ve honestly been surprised how well it works. Even replying to iMessage messages works seamlessly. Occasionally the connection will need to be manually refreshed if the phone is moved out of range and then brought back in range to the PC, but that’s honestly not that big of a deal. The one thing that would make this perfect is if there were a way to support picture messages, but that’s a limitation from Apple.

Great Software. I have used other applications similar to this, but the way it seamlessly connects your phone to your computer is unparalleled. While there are some features that I would like implemented, such as being able to send and receive texts from iMessage group chats and have the messages go to that group chat instead of messaging everyone individually, and being able to manage have phone call audio while using a Bluetooth headset connected to the computer.

A lot of potential. Finally I can text friends on iMessage thru my Windows laptop! There are some pretty major issues that need bug fixing, such as the error that happens when bluetooth mode is toggled on/off on phone or laptop… it basically needs to be reconnected from scratch instead of auto connecting again. But there is a lot of potential and I look forward to using this app in the future, especially as iPhones use USB-C!

It’s OK, but less than I hoped it would be.. It’s OK, but less than I hoped it would be. It has far less functionality than I get with the iCloud web interface except that iCloud doesn’t allow uses to send and receive messages. So, if all you want or expect is simple messaging (SMS, not iMessage) through your iPhone using your windows 11 PC, it works great. If you want the ability to send links and photos and videos in your messages, you will be dissatisfied. Microsoft Phone Link doesn’t interface with your photos, calendar, etc. like the iCloud web interface does. Phone Link does allow your to make and receive calls through your PC, but it’s not easier than simply sing your phone.

Not great, not terrible. I appreciate that this exists as having some iMessage capability on PC is better than none at all, though it does come with its share of jank. I’m also surprised with the frequency and enjoyment of using this despite my initial skepticism when I first read about how the integration worked. The downsides are that texts sent directly from your phone won’t show up in the app, and it seems to regularly struggle with reconnecting after my PC wakes from sleep. Hoping these improve with time.

iPhone sends texts but may not receive. The process to connect my iPhone with PC was simple and I can easily send texts. I wasn’t receiving texts though. After troubleshooting, I found a solution. 1) Turn off Bluetooth on iPhone and computer and close the Phone Link app on computer. 2) On iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications > Messages > set “Show Previews” to “Always”. I had mine previously set to “Never”. 3) Turn Bluetooth back on for iPhone and computer and open the Phone Link app on computer. Now I was able to send and receive texts. Although the above helped for a time, later on I was no longer receiving texts again and had to remove my device from my PC and go through the connection process again. It’s great when it works!

I applaud 👏 MSFT for creating this but not sure it’s a good idea. I applaud 👏 MSFT for creating this but not sure it’s a good idea. First of all Apple products are built with privacy and security in mind. Windows products = NO. Windows products are ridiculously insecure so much so the antivirus and IT security business is a $200,000,000,000 industry. Antivirus companies came into being in large part because of how insecure MSFT products are. So now you want me to put my IOS secure stuff on to a Windows product? I would seriously consider if you want MSFT having access to all your iOS data before executing this app.

Messes up Bluetooth. There is a bug where when my phone’s Bluetooth is connected to my computer via this app, it causes any other Bluetooth devices connected to my phone to have an unstable connection. I had my beats connected and their audio would skip every half second or so. I disconnected my phone from my computer and it fixed the problem. The app itself works okay. Sometimes the other person’s messages don’t show up in the desktop window. Once this is fixed I will definitely use the app.

Truly a Godsend - helps breakout from the Walled Gardens™️. For years now I have been a multiple OS user. Developing web apps on both windows and Mac OS. I found myself using MacOS just because iMessage was on it and it was VERY convenient to be able to read and respond to messages without having to pick up my phone. I feel like the device used for being able to text and call should not be restricted to a specific company, so in PROTEST I avoided using MacOS and created a workflow to avoid using my phone. Would contact friends with Signal, and more open platforms. Now I can get back to using text. Microsoft has integrated this so well. I love that I can see my contacts and even play Audio on my phone with my desktop Great work Microsoft! Hopefully Apple will continue to open more doors and allow full iMessage functionality plus more integration!

Ehh…. Intel Unison is a little better (mainly because you can transfer data even on an iPhone). This app is bad, but it is better than having to pick up your phone. It truly is so limited, and I REALLY HOPE the team can improve it whereas group messages will work, you can receive messages instead of having to send out a message first, being able to click on a phone number on the internet or a link in Salesforce (in particular) and have it upload to phone link (if there are any letters or numbers after the actual number, the phone number doesn’t work well). Anyways, this is a great tool for sales if they can spend some time to think through the use case.

Not perfect, but worth it. Improving quickly!. Never reviewed an app before, but this has compelled me to! Microsoft is trying their best to disrupt the artificially isolated Apple ecosystem. The reason text group chats are so difficult, for example, is soley because Apple SMS chooses it to be incompatible. I installed this a while ago and it was buggy, unresponsive, and only slightly useful. A month or two later and the performance/reliability has seemingly doubled. Definitely worth keeping an eye on!

Need more work. It is good that we have something like that. But it needs to be upgraded to be better. Firstly, make it that you are able to see previous messages without being connected to the iPhone. Secondly, connect it by wifi not bluetooth. Make an account on phone link that connects the laptop to the phone directly just of wifi through the account. This way you don’t need to have you phone close to you. Thirdly, being able to send videos and photos using phone link. Try to connect it to ICloud Photos so that you are able to do that. Over all good product but need work 👍.

Microsoft Quality. Why does it seem like almost everything Microsoft pumped out within the last 5 years is hot garbage? It never works as intended, feedback feels like it’s never looked at, instead of fixing what they already have they will just re-release the same software again with a different/similar name that might work slightly better in another few years. As for Phone Link it works when it wants to, half the time you can interact with your notifications. You want to send a text message via pc? Eh the software can’t do that right now, send Microsoft feedback that they won’t look at. Awaiting a phonecall? Sorry randomly disconnected 20 minutes ago and didn’t try to re connect. At least the interface is easy to understand.

PhoneLink Review. I love that I am able to connect my phone to my laptop now. I have an iPhone , but I prefer HP or windows computer systems. It really makes everything more convenient to have access to everything in one place. A few things that I do not like about PhoneLink include the lack of ability to reply to group message from my computer , but still receiving the notifications for group messages. I also think (not sure) if someone sends messages containing images, images do not show up on the computer either. I’ve also experienced a few issues with connectivity and the app glitching to where it has trouble starting upon turning my computer on, and connecting to my phone.

So far so good. To be able to text from my desktop and so far in the last few days this is done what I needed. There are a few improvements I’d like to see. 1) Allowing carriage return when composing a message. Right now if you hit enter, hoping to start a new line it actually sends the text instead. 2) All incoming text messages don’t show up on my computer. It’s a hit and miss when people reply to a text on whether or not their reply will appear on my computer. It will appear on my phone but not on the computer, which is annoying. I have not tried the function for making calls since it’s not something I really need. So far no connectivity issues between my phone and computer so far loving it but hoping to see more improvements in the future.

Hopeful. I think this is a good start and it got me pretty excited since before I couldn’t sync anything from my phone to my microsoft laptop! I like how it shows my notifications from other apps. I also enjoy the mimic of imessage where it allows gifs, emojis and even emoticons. As people have mentioned, the conversation will not sync if you switch to text on your phone. There are also delays with messages coming in from imessage and to start a conversation I have to type in the designated phone number instead of the contact name which is inconvenient. However, the app does warn you it can’t sync message history and any messages from your phone. This the best app that’s worked so far for getting notifications on my laptop from my phone and at least I can text a little! I hope they will add a feature where we can change the theme of the chat and make kt more colorful! I hope it will continue to be worked on and improved : )

When it works it’s fantastic. The concept is very good. The execution is where it lags a bit. There are some limitations but you know that going in. No group messages and no images. That’s fine. What is frustrating is that the app will randomly stop working. I’ll be able to see notifications but not the content. Or I can send but not receive on my laptop. Deleting the app on phone and laptop works sometimes not always. As I said, when it is working it’s excellent and very useful. FYI. IPhone 14 and Surface Pro. Surface Pro interacts better than with office desktop.

Not ready.. Great concept, and something many of us have been wanting for a long time, but it’s not ready. As others have said, there are still too many bugs to be truly functional. Can send messages (one at a time; no group messages) through my computer but only receive replies on my iPhone. The messages I send once are sometimes received by the recipient multiple times. Very limited in overall capability. Will be deleting for now and trying again in the future to see if improvements have been made.

Better than nothing but some big gaps. Hey it's great that I can finally use my iPhone from my computer computer. But the App is very inconsistent and there are massive feature gaps and failures. The first thing is no incoming messages display on the computer. So you can send messages from your computer but you can't see anybody's replies. Then the worst behavior is that it automatically redirects audio to the computer when you're in proximity. So if you're standing on the phone and you get a little too close to the computer boom all of a sudden it's trying to make you have your conversation through the computer speakers and microphone. And maybe I'm missing it but I can't figure out how to turn that off.

Not fully functional yet for iOS. Allows you to send text messages to one person at a time. Does not allow you to send messages to a small group. Does not show incoming text messages. Does not show notification history. In fact, it does almost nothing, except let you make phone calls and send texts to one person at a time. The entire time you are using this app, you will have to also use your phone, so it makes you wonder what the point is at this point. Maybe it will become more advanced in the future and more compatible with the iPhone. Right now, it’s a little more than a neat parlor trick.

Works Good. It works really well and all. But the only thing, I seem to be having a problem w/ is receiving my messages. Yes I can make a call, receive calls, send texted. But I can’t seem to get messages when people reply’s or text me back. Other than that it works really fine. But you all need to fix that 1 problem that I am seem to be having. In order for me to know that they texted me back. I gotta keep looking on my phone

Phone Link is good for what it does. Disappointing for omissions and conflicts.. For simple text message Phone Link is helpful. However the inability to handle group texts (even with just two recipients) is frustrating. Many messages are not received by the PC if the phone is not connected when they arrive limiting context. It would also be nice to see better handling of attachments. Phobe Link also creates conflicts with AirPods as the phone connects (via Bluetooth) to the computer instead of the headphones. Other BT headphones work better.

Very Useful. The phone link is great and beneficial when you spend a lot of time working on the PC. However, my main issue is that you cannot transfer calls to PC from iPhone because they cannot hear you. Also, you cannot view the face time call on there either. It would be extremely beneficial if you could at least stream it from the phone and hearing can go both ways. Overall, it’s a great tool.

It’s good, but I’d like enhanced functionality. It does what it promises: connect to your phone, allow you to make and receive calls, see notifications. However, when you make a call, it activates your phone. I would prefer it if the computer program made calls directly using the Internet, instead of using the mobile network. I’m not sure what this implies or if this would have to be a completely new app to be developed (VoIP?); I just feel like this would add other benefits. Anyways, I use the app and benefit from its features.

This needs work but it’s better than nothing.. While we’re off to a good start being able to maintain conversations and calls on my phone from my PC, it has a long way to go to really not be a complete boar to use. For starters you need to completely stay hands off of your phone and keep it locked otherwise you will not get messages properly syncing between devices. You’ll lose entire parts of conversations on your PC and there’s not way to resync or even show the messages that exist when you initially set up the pairing. The app itself on the PC is wildly limited too. You have no ability to add media of any kind like pictures to messages and if you get sent any they just show up as “attachment: 1 picture” or movie or sticker or whatever. In a pinch it’s good if you can’t use your phone to maintain a conversation. But it is woefully lacking in features and in such an infancy that it’s almost easier to buy a dang Mac instead of using this app.

I applaud MSFT for attempting this, but really bad. One star for the concept. Look, I understand it’s only in Beta. I’m signed up as an insider and providing feedback. But it basically never works so I’m giving up until it’s “real.” Constantly unpairs PC from iPhone. And then basically need to uninstall and reinstall apps on phone and PC and start whole process of turning on and off Bluetooth on both sides, rediscovering devices, reattempting pairing, and so on in a frustrating loop. Meanwhile, the app on the PC almost always freezes before messages and calls appear once paired. And then I get a “disconnected” with a refresh symbol. When I click on refresh, whole set of the above listed problems just starts again. I know MSFT wants users to help debug this noble effort, but I don’t have hours in a day to do so

Better than nothing. I’ve tried other third-party apps that supposedly allowed you to use iMessage on a PC, but they mostly didn’t work at all, or I didn’t trust the security behind them. I’ve been using this one for a few days and its far better than anything else I’ve seen or heard of. It does have a couple of issues that keep me from giving 5 stars. 1. I don’t like that I pretty much have to stay off my iPhone while using Phone Link on my laptop in order to maintain the current text thread with someone. It doesn’t sync messages between my phone and the very well at all. This may not be a bug, its most likely related to the fact that there is not a seamless connection between Apple’s iMessage platform and Windows. 2. The Phone Link app on my laptop regularly has trouble refreshing and connecting with my phone. I’ve gone through the exercise of completely disconnecting my phone from my laptop, and my laptop from my phone, and re-pairing both but the issue remains. This happens even if my phone is on my desk about a foot away from my latop.

Not able to send messages. Not able to send messages for some contacts. I don’t know what the reason is. I can see the contact and type a message but can’t deliver it from the desktop app. I can send a message to the same contact from my phone. Also this app is very limited. I would like to see a lot more functions available. It would be great if I can download pictures etc. Being able to message from my pc is nice but it does not work for all contacts so very limited use and at this point of release of the app is a little bit a waist of effort and time for the user.

I learned and happy. At first it was not clear but now the voice is clear on my computer took me a while to learn how to link it but yeah it’s working perfectly now I can make calls and I get all my emails and everything it’ll come in handy when my phone crashes, then at least I can make phone calls from my computer with all my contacts in there.

Good but could be better. I like the features offered by this software however, it doesn’t work consistently enough of the time. My desktop loses connection with my iPhone and the call is still going on so I have to go to the phone when that happens. Not all text messages or phone calls are on my screen, so it’s hard to follow up from there 100% of the time. Not sure if it’s a software issue on my desktop or the software itself but it does happen and that’s why I give this only three out of five stars.

Promising Start. I’m using this app regularly with my iPhone and having the ability to text from my PC is game changing. I love it. I hope to see support for images, animated GIFs, video, and emojis in the future. This is the closest to actually having iMessage in Windows and it’s a huge help. I also like getting my phone notifications on my PC, which keeps me informed of meetings and other important alerts. The setup process could be a little more refined, but I eventually got things working. Please keep this going, Microsoft. It has boosted my overall productivity.

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Kind of works, but flakey.. Doesn’t always reconnect seamlessly when I walk away from PC and come back. Sometimes have to turn Bluetooth off and on again on the phone, or kill Phone Link on the PC and restart. Even when connected, not all text messages received (while connected) on the phone show up on the PC. Phone calls through PC unusable. Sound is crackly and hard to hear on the other end of the call.

Delay in connection. I have experienced delays when making a call through Phone Link and bad call quality for the person I called. I had to stop using it although I though the app was a great idea that all calls can be made directly from my PC. Hopefully it improves over time.

Hilarious. Drops call again and again and again!. Disappointed! Microsoft should be sued for wasting people’s time.

Can’t mirror. Does somethings, but I got this so I could mirror my phone to my laptop, I can’t it says there should be a “mirror” button but there is not one.

Finally!. What a relief. Ability to send iPhone messages from windows computer a godsend.

App not connecting. App not connecting on iPhone XR

Phone Link. I’ve been using Phone Link for a couple of months now and it’s been amazing. I love that while I’m on my laptop, I don’t have to find my phone to answer messages.

Great potential. I could see the potential for this app despite what many users are experiencing at the moment. Just give it time, Microsoft has just updated the PC client app and now it says that iPhone support is “Coming Soon”. I can hardly wait. Keep up the good work 👍

DOES NOT PAIR ON WINDOWS 11. app is full of fault.. Microsoft does not care, never did, never will.

Dump trash. It just doesn’t work , cost 15minutes still cannot connect, without any information

Amazing application. I’m absolutely thrilled with this application! As an iPhone user, it’s been a game-changer, allowing me to seamlessly integrate messaging and calling functionalities with my Windows PC. This has significantly streamlined my daily tasks, making everything more efficient and connected. The convenience of managing communications directly from my computer, without the need to constantly switch between devices, has greatly enhanced my productivity and overall digital experience. This application has truly bridged the gap between my phone and PC, and I couldn’t be happier with how it has improved my workflow and connectivity. Looking ahead, it would be fantastic to see more functionalities added. Expanding its capabilities could offer even greater utility, catering to a broader set of needs and preferences. Advanced file sharing options, improved app mirroring capabilities, deeper integration with productivity and social apps, or enhanced security measures are just a few possibilities that could make this tool even more indispensable. The prospect of such advancements is exciting, as they promise to bring about greater connectivity and convenience, further enriching our digital ecosystem.

Doesn’t connect. The app has never connected to my computer despite the devices being next to each other and actually connected. I don’t think that app realises that the phone is actually connected and just says that it will connect when it is in range.

Bad.. App does not work. Why? Nobody knows. Can I get help? No. Go ahead, download it. Waste of time.

Doesn’t work. Cannot pair my iPhone 13. All relevant permissions given. Just keeps saying ‘try again’. Restart of devices did not help.

Essential tool. Phone Link has solved a big communications gap when working on my ThinkPad that I didn’t have to deal with on my Mac.

Great idea, phone calling barely works. I understand this probably will be fixed and that this is only in early days, but phone calling in windows bugs out consistently for me. Shame because this is such an app with lots of potential!

Phone Link. Enjoying

Phone Link thus far. Works OK, is there any way to attach files or photos?? Maybe I just did not see it!

Pretty basic for iPhone. It’s good that you can type a SMS in laptop. But there is no management options of texts, calls or contacts available.

Fix the app please. It's not working at all, I've been trying to get it working by blue tooth and QR but it still doesn't work

The app does not work for everyone yet.. Microsoft is slowly rolling it out to use on windows 11 first then windows 10. Have the app ready so when you do get access you are ready to go. I am still waiting but software seems smooth with no bugs. I will update this review as I go

Good for sending, not for receiving. This app is great if you find it easier to reply to text messages on your computer, which I do. I would love for it to receive messages as well so I can do everything on my computer and not read messages on my phone and then reply on my computer. I don’t know if I haven’t set it up properly or what but this is how it’s working for me.

Let iOS 12+ add their phones. A lot of people have phones running of iOS 12+ and I am one of them, I would love to link my phone with the PC app but I can’t

iPhone 15 Link. I was excited to get the equivalent of iMessage on my windows computer and this is definitely a convenient app. Easy to set up and navigate, only issue I have is it misses quite a few messages so I usually need to reference my phone if it’s something important. Other than that, love it!

Phone Link. Phone Link for iOS in Windows makes it so much easier for receiving and sending messages. Thank You! Works perfectly.

Good (when it works). I had quite a lot of trouble setting this app up. Now it seems to be working. It has disconnected randomly, but after a restart of both devices, it seems to be working again. Edit: I was doing exactly what the developer is asking me to do.

Help me. I need help. I’ve been trying to pair for ages. I even connected them to the same network! Please help me. All the apps are updated and I’m using an iOS 16.5

Windows Link has communication with a device.. Consideration for the update is given.

A great app. This is a very useful & handy app that makes using either device much easier

App is woeful. I tried this as I was having problems transferring photos to my computer with cable. My Asus laptop said the phone was connected to the IPhone but the app didn’t agree. Kept trying to connect. This app is rubbish. Waste of time.

Why Bother?!. I’m genuinely confused as to why this is available in the iOS store to then jump on my PC and be told ‘iPhone coming soon’. This was a complete waste of time.

It’s good but needs fixing. I have an iPhone, and so far everything on the app is satisfactory and I’m happy with it to be honest. But whenever I connect earphones or Bluetooth headphones to my computer and attempt to make a call, it glitches and call goes back to my phone? I am not sure If this is an error or it does not work this way or if it is just me but please consider fixing. Thanks

Doesn’t work. Windows 11, Dec 23 update loaded, iOS 17.2. I can’t get past the point where it pairs them on Bluetooth. Yep, they’re paired. Then what? Nothing else happens!

Phone Un-Link. The low rating this app has received here is justified. I’ve already connected my phone and enabled the required settings but Phone Link keeps prompting me to enable them. Amazing… with all the resources they have, they develop a junk like this!

I hope it stops asking me to leave a review. I hope it stops asking me to leave a review

Phone Link iOS-Win11. Excellent!

Microsoft. Microsoft are a bunch of thieves. Be careful they steal money out of your bank account without even you knowing it or without your permission what a bunch of thieves.

Phone link. My history doesn’t come up it’s pathetic really . So it’s just one way . I send on my iPhone it doesn’t show on desktop. No conversation history or ability to send to groups.

Amazing!. I had no idea this existed and am really glad it does. I just wish it launches in the background upon startup on windows 11 rather than full screen.

Decent. Pretty good for using iPhone with PC but has an annoying habit of switching audio over to my PC during calls - e.g. I’m on a call with my phone, then all of a sudden I have no audio, because it’s switched to PC. So I have to switch back to phone, apologise and resume…. Then it does it again 2 minutes later. Don’t really need it for calls, just text based comms.

It doesn’t work with iOS. Spent two whole days trying just to pair… once paired the callers can’t hear you anyway. Pointless waste of time.

Easy to use. Super easy to use once set up. Highly recommend it

Pairing. It won’t let me scan the QR code and when I press Bluetooth connect it wont work either

Great app easy to connect. Always wanted to be able connect my iPhone to windows and this is the app that gets the job done easily

Waste of time. Half the time it does not connect or send. Then when you walk close to your computer on the phone it cuts off your call. Deleted the app.

doesnt work with iphone. wont work with iphone , cant receive messages but can send. all related help articles are useless.

Hardly ever works. I was really hoping for something close to the integrate experience of the Apple ecosystem but far from it. Please keep developing… this could be great!

Convenient, but…. Convenient, but the sound on laptop is not clear. I alway had to switch to phone speaker. Also the app is not letting us select the numbers on the computer. Ability to select the numbers, would’ve let us copy numbers and paste or emails or anywhere.

Love It. It’s a great app however it seems to freeze and crash regularly. Texts work well however sometimes the response back to me does not show on the screen. Calls also work however sometimes the call drops out or switches speaker. I do find it very helpful and useful with only a few minor issues.

Finally someone thought about this futures. Great work

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Can’t connect after scan the code when paring.. This is officially supported iPhone?

Ok. You can’t see the messages you’ve sent on your iPhone and it won’t show links and sometimes it doesn’t get messages. Useful to have on hand!

Complete flop. Doesn't work... Nobody can connect Microsoft that's why the rating is 1.7 fix it already.

MS PhoneLink. I find it extremely useful to have calls and messages appear on my computer screen. When using multiple devices simultaneously PhoneLink allows my phone to stay in my pocket instead of on the desk thus increasing security and readiness. I also like the way notifications are displayed.

Décent. Does the basic functions which I absolutely love but can be improved.

Phone Link. Fonctionne tel qu’attendu, enfin !

Low functionality. Since it requires a bluetooth connection to function, there isn’t very much use. The only practical use would be to utilize accessibility features only available on windows

Needs update!. After scanning the code, it’s stuck on the loading screen. I’ve tried the method you guys recommending to others reviewers.

Merci. Merci 🙏

Useful and helpful - I’m pleased 👍🏻. I’ve been waiting for years for a version of this that links iPhones with Windows computers and I am pleased with this app. It does the basic things I need: answering text messages from my computer, and having phone notifications appear on my computer (so I can track all my notifications in one place). I am happy with the app.

Super nice. Nice app

Good start on Phone Link but much work to be done. Microsoft has done a good job on providing partial functionality when texting from the desktop. There are many limitations that prevent this from being an overall adequate solution but I can appreciate that much of this is caused by the Apple “walled garden”. Some functionality is better than nothing but I hope more progress can be made quickly to attain feature parity across platforms.

omg. Awesome

Not terrible. Works ok, drops call sometimes tho

Seems ok. It’s great when it works. But sometimes it won’t connect. Brand new laptop and iPhone 13. Shouldn’t have so many bugs. I wish I could do group texts as well.

Good Idea, Needs Work. I can connect my phone calls but not messages. I have tried restarting my phone and pc, opening and closing apps, turning on and off Bluetooth, and turning on and off sync contacts and sync notifications. Still won’t work.

Windows Link Review. It’s a pretty good app overall; much faster than texting on a phone, anyway. You can’t send pictures with it, though.

Doesn’t work. This app is useless for an iPhone it took me three days to get it to link to my phone and once it did it didn’t bring in any of my messages so ended up deleting it and have told all my friends how useless it is

Doesn’t work with Iphone. Text message are working, contacts are working, but I cannot get on a call trough my computer. Disappointing!

Gratefully!!. Glad to have found it.

Works great. Very useful app. Please enable group messaging soon,

Photo. On ne peut pas inclure photo

Handy. Migrated to windows due to the cost of new Mac products and works well.

Received messages. I just set it up <15mins ago and I'm not able to see texts that people send to me. I can still send it to other people but I have found no support on this issue and I'm not sure what to do

Makes my phone unusable. After downloading this app and connecting it to my pc it rendered the phone unusable until I deleted everything. Very odd and never happened before. I am using an iPhone XS on ios 17.1.2 (the latest available firmware at the time of writing). This single handedly is the worst app I have ever downloaded. It made my phone unusable. The touchscreen was not working and some weird ghost touch would happen. I could not click on anything even after restarting my phone. As soon as it connected to my pc everything went crazy.

doesn't connect / don't download. this app is trash. doesn't work. everything is updated from both pc and ios, it just doesn't work. don't waste your time downloading this and trying. developers really just copy and paste responses/feedback.

Great Connectivity. Since the latest update, messages are loading and being shown across my devices as they should. It’s very useable/functional now. Haven’t tried the phone call feature since update but I would assume it’s now functioning correctly.

Garbage App. Follow directions for pairing but never works. Typical crap from Windows.

iPhone not getting messages. The iPhone is connected and seeing my phone calls and notifications but not my messages on iMessage

A game changer. This is a great app, if you want to hack somebody’s life and ruin them

Not perfect. Work still needs to be done on this app. Not all my text messages show up. When I make phone calls from the app, I can’t hear or say anything. Perhaps there a configuration that I haven’t found to get the headset to work.

Buggy and not intuitive. Only tracks messages when the app is open on your laptop. Can’t start a new message to a new phone number in the app unless they are already a contact. No group messages. Can’t copy and paste messages out of the app. Can’t customize notifications, so when it’s open I’m getting duplicate notifications for emails and Messenger messages.

Microsoft doesn’t seems care about this app. Developers please do an update, you guys know that this app doesn’t work for most of people. So instead of answering us the same robotic answer each time, please do some real actions by solving the Bluetooth screen get stuck problem!

Great improvement. Finally, I can answer phone’s and text from my PC! Thank you Microsoft!

Great feaure. Wish you could send a message from your phone and it shows up on the computer. That would make it 5 stars.

Doesn't work for Canadians. Bottom of the barrel service for Canadians yet again...

Works as advertised!. It’s not iMessage on Windows, but it’s fairly close! If you read and understand the limitations and features you’ll be delivered exactly that.

Apps not work. Same issue as others, try to pair the device with Bluetooth and forever scanning. Developer please look into the issue, but not asking us to get the latest version.

Could connect once... Pairing is hard, connection losses,etc

It’s working. It’s very convenience when it works. Able to sync my phone messages and notifications to the PC.

Do not work with my iPhone. Just text. Sound and micro do not work on the pc

Looking forward to continued use. Id rate it 5 stars but haven’t maximized the utility of the text and call features yet

Thanks for the copy and paste response…. Exactly what I said above…

not working. i’m trying to connect my iphone and i am stuck on the connecting screen. I have tried everything

Magnifique. Incroyablement pertinent comme appli!

The app is kot functioning properly. Waste of time

Really hard to connect it at first but once connected it’s good. I had to repair, reinstall the application and connect multiple times in order to work. It simply didn’t work at first. When you connect, it doesn’t connect properly so you have to reset again and again. I repeated the same process over and over again until it worked. When it worked, it’s worth it.

Just does not work. Been trying and trying. Just no luck! Need a lot more work.

Notifications do not work in any way. I can send a text to someone but when they send it back, it goes to my iPhone and my windows 11 laptop doesn’t get it at all! This all absolutely does not work in any way!

Garbage. This app doesn’t work

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Stop writing bad reviews, I think Phone Link is great!!. Many are complaining about this updated service from Microsoft. However, remember it is in limited release to Windows Insiders. Of course, there are going to be problems, bugs, etc... Give Microsoft a chance to develop this service!! The features available right now are a tremendous improvement over the past.

Works better than Intel Unison. Looked for a way to be able to hook my iPhone up to my pc and Phone Link has been working perfectly. I can respond to text messages when I am at my pc or even answer the phone on my pc instead of rushing to find my phone. Great features and easy to use.

Needs some work - Apple stop being a jerk. I'm sure Apple keeps you from doing what most people want. Be nice if Apple would just charge us a fee to use this the way we want to use it. By actually syncing our text messages and photos. I think I only had issues trying to connect the phone for the first time. Other than that it worked fine.

Replies are not showing up. I send a text, person replies and they only show up in the iPhone. Everything else is working. Update: I changed the “group text” notification setting to display as individual messages and it started working. It seems that it’s a lottery of what setting needs to be adjusted. But, thankfully, it’s working.

Way better than Intel Unison. I've been using Intel Unison since it came out but this finally became available to me and I decided to try it out. It's much better than Intels version and it had much fewer bugs. You can't view your photos but I think that the stability is worth the trade off and I use Google photos anyway. Overall it works great.

This is a good idea but the execution isn’t good.. I have my phone and PC telling me that they are connected via Bluetooth, but the Link for Windows app never connects. I tried 3 times for 10 minutes each - meaning I sat there and watch the Link for Windows app on my phone attempt to pair with my already paired Windows 10 PC that was a single foot away for 30 minutes. It never paired with the already paired devices. Yes, I made sure they were updated. Yes, I restarted the machines. Yes, I doubled checked the pairing in settings on both devices. Still paired.

Doesn’t work with PC and iPhone. The phone sync on the PC doesn’t work with the iPhone. Will get stuck during sync, and not all contacts will sync, so most of the names display as phone numbers. I can only send messages via phone sync but will not receive them. No notifications come through either. I understand it’s still in beta, but it’s not even close to what it claims to be in the store, at least with iPhone. Love the idea and would use it all the time if it got to a working status.

It’s almost perfect!. I love using phone link, and I love using my iPhone, I have noticed, however that from time to time the phone link will not arrive at my desktop. Moreover, it will also not show the most up-to-date text messages. however, whenever I need to make phone calls going outbound, I cannot be so thankful enough to have a device that works perfectly whether I use my PC or my iPhone.

Phone Link App. The phone link is a great app to text and receive messages while I’m on my computer while away from my phone. The only thing that bugs me is that I can imitate or end a call on the computer, but cannot talk or hear the person on the call through my computer. Hopefully, someone here can update that information on how to do that.

It’s not what it says it is.. It doesn’t work with iPhones the way it does with other phones. I can’t use it they way I wanted to when I got my computer and that was a major letdown. I can’t receive text messages or other things on my computer. It shows me I have something then I have to go back to my phone to see what ever I received. This feature is not worth it if it won’t work with your phone like its advertised…

Great app for connecting my iPhone to my Windows Pc!. I enjoy this app while I’m working on my windows pc laptop I can get all my phone notifications right there! Sometimes it doesn’t link up right or I have to relink it over and over with my phone but other than that this app is pretty cool and awesome to use!!!!! Thank you!

Barely functional. Doesn’t show iPhone responses unless you type from system which can make communication unclear in a convo that’s over a long period of time. Has bug that won’t let me delete my old iPhone from the software and therefore Bluetooth. This is also preventing me from making the only iPhone connected default. Frankly it’s a trash software, but I guess it’s free and can be useful when needing to be quicker with long responses, but likely better to just download slack or teams.

Productivity boost. Thanks to this app, I am able to text long messages from my desktop using my keyboard and mouse. I have been able to professionally streamline my work productivity and am so grateful for this tool! Looking forward to when messages can sync to view previous texts as it does not update currently.

Finally. My PC came with a similar product that never worked. This product works! It is so helpful to get my messages to popup on my laptop instead of making me run to my iPhone. The ability to send texts from my PC has been very helpful. It beats sending an email so can open it on my phone and then copy and past to send a text.

Efficient.. Connects with Bluetooth. Able to receive and send text messages from laptop. Able to receive notifications and phone calls. Does not save or sync messages/call on the laptop that have been made from your phone.

Great Idea Poor Execution. I love the idea of this. I have been waiting for something like this for years. Really happy that Microsoft took a stab at it but unfortunately I feel that it falls short. No matter how many settings I adjust I can’t seem to get the texts to work properly. I can send out but not receive. I have heard multiple other people with the same issue. It’s the main thing I want to use it for. I’ll go 5 stars when it’s resolved.

AirPod problems?. This app has been working for me for the most part. It does what I need it to do. Setting it up was a pain but there was a good amount of user error on my part. However, ever since I’ve installed it, I’ve had issues with my AirPod pros not connecting to my phone automatically like it used to while my phone is linked to my computer. I’m not 100% sure that’s the issue but nothing else has really changed on my phone since the issues started

Soooooo useful. This app makes me so productive! I love how it brings messages to my PC and I don’t have to keep checking my phone. Microsoft really nailed it with this one. I hope they keep developing the product further and bring more features here. They are truly embracing all devices and not locking us into an ecosystem!!

Works… kinda. In order to see messages you have to select “show replies from group chats as individual messages” in the desktop app. This is a crummy behavior but without that checked you don’t see incoming messages on your pc. Also no images show. So basic messages and notifications but nowhere near the functionality of iMessage. A Mac gives a MUCH better experience than windows.

Doesnt Really Work In Any Meaningful Way. Was excited to get an iMessage like app for my Windows PC. I understood it would have limited functionality as its relatively new, but even the limited functionality doesnt work. Messages dont really appear in the the app on my computer. For example, in a conversation with ~10 messages, you might actually see 2 or 3 of them, and thats only while being connected to your computer via bluetooth. In the app on my iPhone, it wont even detect that Im connected to my Windows machine, despite the app on the computer clearly dosplayine device name, battery level, and one or two iMessages.

Not easy enough. I tried installing this a few months ago to no avail. so I decided to try a second time. I gave it two stars because I don’t hate the app. I love the concept I just don’t like the quality. For me, two stars equals don’t like. Brief troubleshooting steps below. Forgot the Bluetooth connection on my phone and PC re-attempted connection three times. Every time, the app would time out before the PC. In one case, the PC got connected with the phone was reading, not connected. In short, not easy enough; do not attempt.

Does not work as expected at all.. Using iPhone: Messages do not sync, you are unable to send MMS messages, old messages do not sync onto computer. No messages or suggested contacts sync all; unless you ensure that ALL contacts are shared… with your desktop computer, despite options to only share ost recent and such. This app needs drastic and rapid improvement or it needs to be removed from the AppStore. If it’s not performing as expected really at all, then what is it, a Microsoft data collection app?

Review. Good morning I just started using this today. Still having a little bit of trouble with setting up and all that good fun stuff. So far I am impressed and I’m sure once I learn everything I will give you five stars but definitely now four stars Today is January 3, 2024, and I absolutely love this app. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Almost there for iPhone. It refuses to work consistently on my desktop, but it mostly works on my laptop. It still seems to struggle with connection from time to time, even when the position of the phone and laptop stay the same (2 ft away from each other). I realize it’s still just preview for iPhone, so hoping it gets better.

Almost a 5-star. I have been using Phone Link for close to a year now. At first it would lose connection often. It has improved a lot and now is much better to use. It still has some limitations that keep it from being 5-star, but those may be improved in the future. Some are probably limited by Apple, but it is great for basic messaging.

Spell check? Images?. Something’s wacky with a spellcheck. It doesn’t really work right because it doesn’t suggest the obvious replacements for common words that are slightly misspelled. Really surprised this doesn’t work properly. Also, not being able to receive images is a detractor. But it gets a few stars because it’s helpful to be notified on the PC and to be able to use a full-size keyboard to type a response quickly.

It’s ok.. It is ok. It doesn’t let you see images that someone has texted you so I have to use my phone which defeats the purpose of this. Would love to also send images, but that might be a stretch. It often doesn’t update a text message in the current thread. It’ll be in the notification side bar, but nothing happens when I click it and it isn’t in the thread when I go straight there. I’ve updated and re-connected, blah blah. It’s just a bit disappointing.

Honestly; I love you Microsoft!. I am so glad this is available with iPhone, I have struggled for a while with trying to link my Apple products to my windows devices. I did notice if I have it so you can’t see texts unless the screen is unlocked then you won’t see the text messages that come through on the pc side.

It is good. I think this is a pretty good app. I think it is super good because it has your call history. You can copy from it but why put four stars is because the call when you don’t have it actually plugged into your computer, your phone it really cuts out when you call someone but the messages goes through really well and I think it’s a very good app for windows

Lackluster experience. I was excited when the feature was rolled out in the insider program, but after I spent a whole morning just trying to get through the pairing process, I came to realize that this app is still half-baked and more work needed to be done before it is completely functional and stable. I hope they can come up with a fix soon.

Decent. I have always been envious of iPhone users w Mac’s bc they can text and stuff on it. But yahooey there is this app!! While it is not the same or as good at iOS to iOS message sending, it is still super cool!! My biggest gripe as of rn is the fact that I can only send messages on my pc. I am unable to receive any new messages :( but maybe is there just something wrong w my Computer and phone???? Idk

A lot of bugs to work out. It’s great when it works, but the problem is that if I sneeze wrong the connection between my phone and my computer is interrupted and the computer side of the program needs to be reset almost completely. Once that becomes more stable and I can just rely on the connection to hold it’s gonna be a fantastic thing and I expect to be using it near constantly. Gotta wait until then tho.

iPhone Users Finally Get a Windows Phone App. Not perfect but they’ve done a really great job with this and I look forward to future enhancements. Really like being able to send texts from my desktop as well as receive calls to my PC. The only feedback I’ve received is it takes a moment for the BT to connect a call to my PC.

It works great WHEN it works. This works great when it works which is not rarely. Not like bluetooth in car where u get into car, it start working without doing anything. Here I get message often “We’re experiencing issues connecting to your device….” This applies to text messages which is where I like to use this feature. The notifications of all other things from phone works well but I have those turned off.

Some limitations but a lot of goodness. The iPhone Phone Link app solves the major problem I had using a Windows laptop: my family uses iPhones and doesn’t want to migrate from iMessage. Phone Link allows me to get their messages on my laptop. It has some limitations: - group messages don’t work as group messages, they work as individual messages - you can’t see notifications sent when the app was closed - set up takes a few steps My understanding is that those limitations are imposed by Apple, so this is the best that third parties can do for now.

iMessage sync is spotty. Not all of your outbound messages show up in Phone Link. Specifically, iMessages sent from your phone don’t always sync to show up in Phone Link …so you only see the incoming messages of a thread in Phone Link if you sent the outgoing messages from your iPhone ….makes it a little confusing if you are sending msgs from both (which I usually do). It’s better than nothing for Windows…. But could be vastly improved!!

Give it a try. This app works great with my surface pro and iPhone! At first it didn't not connect so I didn't bother for a few months and eventually I tried again and it worked! This app is super helpful when I am in class and don't want to be on my phone. I can check notifications from my phone, on my laptop.

The best we got so far. This is the first app that is actually functional enough to use for syncing your iPhone to your windows laptop. There are still quite a few bugs to work out and features that need to be added. Overall happy with it as a starting point though. In particular, one big annoyance for me is not being able to respond to group messages.

Enjoying Phone Link. To start with I would rather type *really long messages* using my laptop/desktop keyboard and monitor than my iPhone! Plus I can copy-and-paste security PINs from my monitor to drop into various websites. I’m sure there more but that’s enough for now.

There's a reason the reviews are negative. Unless you're running the beta version of Windows, this app isn't gonna work for you yet. Microsoft clearly states in the documentation that this is rolling out to insiders at the moment, so it is not gonna work for most people. Guys, make sure you do your homework before leaving a negative review!

Love it, but….. I had a Droid attached to this app before switching to an iPhone. I could do so much more with the Droid. I could do group messaging and receive photo attachments which aren’t available when using an iPhone. I keep hoping one of these upgrades will solve those issues. I love being on the computer and receiving texts and being able to respond.

When it works it’s pretty good. I like the premise. The problem is it doesn’t always hook up to phone first thing. It will require turning off and on the Bluetooth of either the device or the computer or both! Otherwise it’s a good tool to have in a busy office. Also for some reason the first text from some people won’t show up as being able to answer. Just as a notification.

Not ready for prime time. I held off migrating to iPhone until there was a viable PC link for messaging. Friends told me Phone link was the answer. I migrated to iPhone and am using phone link. It seems very inconsistent and incomplete. My only hope is that they will continue to develop it, and Appell will open the channels necessary for compatibility between the two. With my Samsungphone and Google, I had 100% functionality for messaging between my phone and my PC. Sign me disappointed.

Good but can be better. The phone link app works fine but I think it can be a lot better. The messaging can be a lot better and sync up faster. Whenever I send a text from my phone then open the app it doesn’t sync up. I like that I can text from my computer but it needs so be faster at refreshing so I can switch between phone and computer. I don’t see any of my messages that I’ve sent but I see the ppl texting me back messages. I have an iPhone btw.

Can’t believe MS would even release this garbage.. Moved to iPhone from Galaxy S flagships. Phone Link worked great on those but beyond worthless so far for me on iPhone. Being able to message, share files, etc. is so important to me I’m thinking about dumping Windows entirely and just going all Apple. As if the lack of function when it’s working isn’t bad enough, it regularly drops connection, missing and not sending messages, devolving into the sort of frustration I used to regularly experience as a Windows IT pro back in the day. A truly pathetic effort from Microsoft.

Messes up Bluetooth. There is a bug where when my phone’s Bluetooth is connected to my computer via this app, it causes any other Bluetooth devices connected to my phone to have an unstable connection. I had my beats connected and their audio would skip every half second or so. I disconnected my phone from my computer and it fixed the problem. The app itself works okay. Sometimes the other person’s messages don’t show up in the desktop window. Once this is fixed I will definitely use the app.

Constant Interruptions, always tries to take control. Great concept - I like the idea of having notifications and texting on my pc through my phone. However it’s incredibly frustrating when this app tries to take control of the call and kills my sound or speaker or disrupts my conversation. It seems to happen randomly and I end up turning it off. Also the call dialog blocks the screen and can’t be minimized. To be honest these poor features make this app unusable and I want to disconnect it and not use it.

Using on iPad. I know it says this won’t work with iPadOS but since it was available in the App Store I decided to give it a try. I’m using Windows 11 at current maintenance level and the latest version of Windows Phone Link installed. iPadOS is at 16.4.1(a). INSTALLATION: Link to Windows app installed fine and I got through the sync process on the first try. But, missing on iPadOS Bluetooth settings is a Sync Contacts option. USE: I’ve found that iPad stays connected and that notifications and battery level show up in Windows Phone Link! Newly sent iMessages are received on Windows Phone Link and can be responded to as expected. Nice! However, without synced contacts, there is no way to send a new Message. Does anyone have knowledge of Bluetooth Sync Contacts setting on iPadOS?

Ineffectual, vapid garbage. I’m sure that the team who developed this app already felt some type of way about it. The project managers and team responsible for this app specifically are probably some of the least talented engineers working at Microsoft. This app doesn’t work. Bluetooth pairing is a nightmare. I can tell that this was developed in an echo chamber for windows users. Honestly, I don’t know why I trust Microsoft software anymore. This from the same publisher, who can’t even figure out how to design a right click menu, let alone an entire interface for windows 11 who still has design elements holdovers from windows 95.

Bluetooth connection and microphone. This is the beginnings of a really good product. However there are quite often audio issues the computer is constantly trying to grab the Bluetooth connection and microphone. Even if you try and switch back to the phones microphone to do a voice to text, etc., the computer interferes and it is very cumbersome and annoying