Tech Advisor - UK (2020-06)

16 TECH ADVISOR • JUNE 2020

WINDOWS 10

The Messages text interface is now richer than ever,

too, with robust GIF and image support. (We’ve used

a Microsoft-supplied image here, for privacy’s sake.)

Messages can also be replied to from a notification

messages, be alerted with the phone’s notifications,

see the phone’s battery life, view and interact with the

phone screen and apps, and even make calls. (Phones

require the Your Phone Companion app to establish the

connection.) It’s worth reading our earlier Your Phone

tutorial to learn how each feature works – see Tech

Advisor, February 2020, page 83.

Subtle UI touches have crept in, such as indicators

for unread messages or notifications, and built-in GIF

and picture support within the Messages component.

Some aspects could use some polishing: I still can get

redundant notifications from both Windows as well as

Your Phone if someone messages me, for example.

16 TECH ADVISOR • JUNE 2020

WINDOWS 10

The Messages text interface is now richer than ever,

too, with robust GIF and image support. (We’ve used

a Microsoft-supplied image here, for privacy’s sake.)

Messages can also be replied to from a notification

messages, be alerted with the phone’s notifications,

see the phone’s battery life, view and interact with the

phone screen and apps, and even make calls. (Phones

require the Your Phone Companion app to establish the

connection.) It’s worth reading our earlier Your Phone

tutorial to learn how each feature works – see Tech

Advisor, February 2020, page 83.

Subtle UI touches have crept in, such as indicators

for unread messages or notifications, and built-in GIF

and picture support within the Messages component.

Some aspects could use some polishing: I still can get

redundant notifications from both Windows as well as

Your Phone if someone messages me, for example.