Some smartphones allow you to view and control the smartphone from the Phone Link app. You are also able to view SMS messages on your phone, and your camera photos that you can drag and drop to your PC to copy them. You can read, pin, and delete these notifications from your PC’s screen. The main view shows you notifications from your phone. When your smartphone is set up in Phone Link there are different things you can view and control from your Windows 11 PC. The Phone Link Companion app talks through how to use this code, with clear and simple to follow instructions. If a camera is not available on your phone however you can also generate a nine-digit security code that you can enter into the Phone Link Companion app to sync the two devices. The easiest and most convenient is by a QR code that can can scan through the Phone Link Companion app using the camera on your phone. There are two ways to connect your smartphone. You should make sure you first download the Phone Link Companion app installed on your phone, and it can be found in the Google Play store. When you first run Phone Link you are prompted to connect your Android phone to Windows.

You can achieve this with the Phone Link app which is pre-installed with Windows 11. If you use an Android smartphone, you can connect it to your Windows 11 PC and use and control it directly from your PC’s desktop with your keyboard and mouse.

Open the phone companion app