18 TECH ADVISOR • JUNE 2020WINDOWS 10
More advanced functions, such as remotely
viewing the screen of your Android phones, is
still restricted to a subset of available deviceshave Bluetooth. Meanwhile, Samsung phones require
their own app, called Link to Windows, to establish a
connection. Oh, and Apple iPhones? They’re pretty
much out of the loop entirely.
I don’t want to sell Your Phone short – there’s quite
a lot there. Like many Windows apps, Your Phone isn’t
a necessary part of your workflow, but a convenience
that allows you to interact with texts and notifications
easily, without breaking your workflow to pull out your
phone. It’s true, too, that the basic photos/messages/
notifications/calls functionality should be in play for a
majority of Android users as the 20H1 release rolls out.18 TECH ADVISOR • JUNE 2020WINDOWS 10
More advanced functions, such as remotely
viewing the screen of your Android phones, is
still restricted to a subset of available deviceshave Bluetooth. Meanwhile, Samsung phones require
their own app, called Link to Windows, to establish a
connection. Oh, and Apple iPhones? They’re pretty
much out of the loop entirely.
I don’t want to sell Your Phone short – there’s quite
a lot there. Like many Windows apps, Your Phone isn’t
a necessary part of your workflow, but a convenience
that allows you to interact with texts and notifications
easily, without breaking your workflow to pull out your
phone. It’s true, too, that the basic photos/messages/
notifications/calls functionality should be in play for a
majority of Android users as the 20H1 release rolls out.