• How to fix problems with Microsoft’s Phone Link app

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    ISSUE 22.07 • 2025-02-17

    WINDOWS 11

    Lance Whitney

    By Lance Whitney

    Phone Link pairs your iPhone or Android phone with Windows, but it doesn’t always cooperate. Here’s how to fix technical troubles that may pop up in the process.

    I often use Microsoft’s Phone Link to sync my iPhone and Android phone with Windows so I can access mobile calls, messages, contacts, and photos from my phone directly on my PC. I especially like to write and answer texts using my desktop keyboard and mouse rather than my phone’s tiny virtual keys. But Phone Link can sometimes misbehave.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.07.0, 2025-02-17).
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