Microsoft : Phone Link for iOS with iMessage now rolling out to all Windows 11

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Today, we are excited to announce that Microsoft Phone Link for iOS on Windows 11 is beginning to rollout to our global audience in 39 languages across 85 markets. We recently announced that Windows 11 was expanding our Phone Link feature to enable the connection between a Windows 11 PC and an iOS mobile device with the goal of removing barriers between your phone and PC and making it easier to connect to the people you care about most…

Phone Link for iOS requires iPhone with iOS 14 or higher, Windows 11 device, Bluetooth connection and the latest version of the Phone Link app. …

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/phone-link/9NMPJ99VJBWV

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/link-to-windows/id6443686328

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5/15 “We are pleased to announce that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers.”

..As a refresher, the latest version of Phone Link for Windows and iOS uses Bluetooth to connect iPhone and a Windows PC to pass along SMS texts and iMessages.

While you can send and receive both types of iPhone texts from Windows, there are a number of limitations:

Your full message history won’t sync, you’ll only see messages that “have been sent or received using Phone Link.”

You cannot send pictures or videos in messages

No support for group conversations

All messages appear in gray..

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