The “Your Phone” app from Microsoft now allows anyone to make and receive calls from their PC. The Your Phone app from Microsoft is finally ready to add one of its biggest missing features- the call. The app already allows you to forward text messages, synchronize notifications and share images between phone and PC. Starting today, you will also be able to make and receive calls with a PC connected to your Android phone.
After a couple of months of testing, Microsoft announces the general availability of the new Windows 10 integration with Android- now we can answer and make calls from our PC.
The Windows 10 application for your phone, which allowed us to see notifications, reply to messages and view recent photos of our mobile phone on the computer, goes a step further in its new update to add call integration.
What you need to know
- Telephone calls are now generally available to everyone.
- The function allows you to make and receive calls from your PC.
- The functionality has undergone months of testing before release.
Connect your phone to the PC to immediately access notifications, text messages and phone photos
To enjoy this innovation, you will need to have the Your phone installed and configured application on Windows 10 and on your mobile phone the Complement application of Your phone – Connection to Windows 10, in addition to having Bluetooth connectivity enabled.
In the Your phone app, you can now dial a contact number to make a call. You should also be able to check the call history and transfer calls from the PC to the phone. In combination with the other features of your phone, in practice you will never have to take your phone out of your pocket while working on your PC.
The Your Phone app has undergone some evolution in recent months, gradually developing its feature set. The ultimate goal is to make your PC able to take care of everything you would normally do on your phone without distracting you from your PC workflow.
It is likely that we will continue to see Microsoft introduce additional features for the Your Phone app in the coming months, particularly since Microsoft wanted to work closely with Samsung on things like screen mirroring.
How to receive and make calls from your PC
Once our mobile phone and computer are connected, we can already perform the following actions with the new version of your phone :
- Reply to in calls coming to your phone from the PC.
- Make calls from the PC using the keypad or contact list.
- Reject incoming calls from the PC with personalized messages.
- Access the call history on your PC.
- Transfer calls between your PC and your smartphone.
With this latest update, Windows 10 is already fully integrated with an Android phone, allowing us to interact with notifications, messages and calls from our mobile phone directly from the PC, just like in iOS with MacOS. We hope that Microsoft will continue to improve this integration of Windows 10 with Android.
