Use Your Android Phone From Windows With Phone Link

Microsoft Phone Link connects an Android phone to a Windows PC, so you can handle texts, calls and photos without picking up the phone.

Set it up

1. On the PC, open Phone Link from the Start menu (it is built into Windows 11).
2. Choose Android; a QR code appears.
3. On the phone, install or open Link to Windows (preinstalled on many Samsung phones) and scan the code.
4. Approve the permissions you are comfortable with: notifications, messages, photos, calls.

What you can do

• Messages: read and reply to SMS — handy for copying OTPs on a PC (and a reason to lock your PC when you step away).
• Notifications: see and dismiss phone notifications on the desktop.
• Calls: make and take calls through the PC’s speakers and microphone (needs Bluetooth).
• Photos: recent photos appear on the PC — drag them into Word, PowerPoint or email.
• Copy and paste between phone and PC on supported phones.

Privacy tips

• Turn off message and notification sync on shared or office PCs.
• Press Win+L whenever you leave the desk — your SMS and OTPs are visible in Phone Link.
• Remove the PC from Link to Windows when you change computers.