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- Microsoft is updating its Link to Windows app on Android, enabling you to access your PC more easily.
- The update allows you to view the PC’s battery status, recent files, and clipboard from your Android devices.
- The update also allows you to lock your Windows PCs remotely using your phone.
Microsoft’s Phone Link is the closest (and most trustworthy) means to create an Apple-like continuity between your Android phone and a Windows PC. The app already allows you to view your phone’s notifications, messages, and media on your PC, take calls, and share files between both devices. The Android device, however, gets limited functionality, which Microsoft may now be looking to change.
On the Android side, Microsoft’s Link to Windows app serves as the terminal for creating and managing the cross-device connectivity features. Since it is already popular, with over a billion downloads on the Play Store, Microsoft could improve its service by adding features that enable remote control of the PC from a mobile device.