Microsoft truly hopes you will use the Windows Phone Link application. Once enabled, the running processes menu in the taskbar provided the quickest access to it. However, Windows is currently preparing to incorporate it as a permanent sidebar feature straight into the Start Menu.

You may use the Start menu to quickly access the most fundamental capabilities on your phone, as seen in the screenshot above. These consist of calls, messages, and images. Additionally, you will be able check the connectivity and battery life of your phone.

With the new connection, Microsoft is also promoting a “continuity” experience, emphasizing that you can continue up where you left off with the most recent actions from your phone, directly from the Start Menu.

Although Apple iOS compatibility is still in the works, the functionality is currently only available on Android phones. Although they won’t say exactly when, it will happen.

You must be running Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3790 or higher in the Beta Channel in order to participate in today’s activities. Additionally, the version of your Phone Link app should be 1.24052.124.0 or above. According to Microsoft, they plan to eventually expand to more Insider Channels.

One major issue with the most recent Windows 11 releases is the amount of clutter they’ve added, such as new taskbar icons that nobody requested and advertisements that are placed everywhere but where they shouldn’t be.

One major issue with the most recent Windows 11 releases is the amount of clutter they’ve added, such as new taskbar icons that nobody requested and advertisements that are placed everywhere but where they shouldn’t be. Fortunately, you can turn off this feature by going to Settings > Personalization > Start if you’re afraid it will take over your Start Menu.

Lately, Microsoft has been concentrating on improving Phone Link. The business updated the app this week with the innovative “Scan Text” feature. In essence, it’s an optical character recognition (OCR) tool that lets users pull text straight onto their PC from photographs in the gallery on their Android phone.

Microsoft seems to be following Apple’s lead with Phone Link, trying to achieve a seamless macOS and iPhone connection. The feature’s numerous manners are probably a result of Microsoft’s friendly partnership with Samsung, which aims to improve the compatibility of Windows 11 with Samsung smartphones. Last year, the business added support for iPhones and additional Android phones.