Make sure both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network for easier communication. The setup process will also probably pair both devices for you, but when I switched test phones I had to perform these steps manually. Setup will likely ensure that Bluetooth is on on both devices, but not always.
Setup requires a decent amount of back and forth, and that there can be some fiddling that needs to be done. You’ll quickly move through a short series of steps that will enable your phone and your PC to connect. Note that you’ll need to set up Your Phone Companion on the phone as well as Your Phone on the PC at essentially the same time, making sure your phone and PC are up to date, turning on Bluetooth on both devices, and launching both apps. While Your Phone should already be on your Windows 10 PC, you’ll need to download the Your Phone Companion app for Android. Microsoft will send a text to your phone with the download link inside of it. While the Your Phone app should be pre-loaded or automatically downloaded on most PCs, you’ll need to download the companion app for your phone, known as the Your Phone Companion. The Your Phone Companion for Android can either be downloaded via the link, or you can enter your phone number into the Your Phone app on Windows. How to set up Your Phone on your smartphone Remember, this should all open up to a wider subset of devices over time. But the basic functions (texts, photos, and notifications) should work fine with a regularly-updated Windows 10 PC.
It also falls more in line with the new Office icons, and Microsoft says the new icon is coming to the Your Phone app on PCs soon.In general, I’ve had the best luck with Calls and Phone Screen while running the latest Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring previews, which are optimized for the latest iteration of Your Phone. The new icon for the app does look similar to one of the previous options, but it's slightly altered. Earlier this year, Microsoft tested a number of new icons for the Your Phone Companion app, and it looks like the company has settled on none of them. This should mean you no longer need to have your phone connected to Wi-Fi for your content to show up on your PC.īut that's not all this update brings. The capability was announced by Microsoft's Roberto Bojorquez on Twitter, and it's disabled by default, but you can head into the app's settings to enable it starting with version 3.4.8. The biggest highlight of this release is the ability to sync with your computer even if you're using mobile data. Microsoft has rolled out a pretty significant update to its Your Phone Companion app for Android, which, as the name suggests, works with the Your Phone app on your PC.
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