Your Phone app receives new Settings page with categories of options

Microsoft is working to refresh the Settings page of the built-in Your Phone app. It loos quite different from what we have in the current version of the app. Continue reading "Your Phone app receives new Settings page with categories of options"

Your Phone’s Android apps on Desktop are rolling out to non-Insiders

Recently, Microsoft introduced the ability to 'stream' Android apps from the linked smartphone. Initially available to Insiders, the feature is now rolling out to everyone.

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Your Phone app now allows pinning notifications

The Your Phone app in Windows 10 is able to receive notifications from the linked smartphone. The app shows them in a special area as a list of tiles. A new feature, currently available to select Insiders, allows pinning the list entries to the top, so important notifications won't go down, and you won't forget about them. Continue reading "Your Phone app now allows pinning notifications"

Your Phone app now allows running Android apps on Windows desktop

Microsoft has updated the Your Phone app with the ability to directly access Android apps installed on a linked smartphone. Apps will run in a separate flyout inside the Your Phone app, allowing you to have multasking. Continue reading "Your Phone app now allows running Android apps on Windows desktop"

Stop Your Phone App from Running in the Background

How to Stop Your Phone App (YourPhone.exe) from Running in the Background

Windows 10 comes with a special app, Your Phone, that allows pairing your Android or iOS smartphone with your desktop computer and browse your phone data on the PC. Once you linked your devices, you may noticed that YourPhone.exe is running the background. Continue reading "Stop Your Phone App from Running in the Background"

Copy Text From Image in Your Phone App in Windows 10

How to Copy Text From Image in Your Phone App in Windows 10

Your Phone, one of the built-in Windows 10 apps, has a lesser known but cool feature that allows you to extract the text from images without have any image recognition software installed. The option can be used to convert image attachments you receive on your linked smartphone to text for further use. Continue reading "Copy Text From Image in Your Phone App in Windows 10"

Force enable Your Phone app’s secret hidden features in Windows 10

How to force enable Your Phone app's hidden features in Windows 10

In a number of previous blog posts I've mentioned a variety of features that are coming to the Your Phone app in Windows 10, but not yet available even to Insiders. Here's how to force enable them, and give a try to Picture-in-Picture mode, phone status indicators, and more.

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