If you’re the type of user who relies on an Apple iPhone on the go, but your PC is dominated by a Windows PC, you’re in luck, as Microsoft has started deploying an app in Windows 11 stable that it facilitates the connection between them and increases the functions which can be done in the alleged convergence of mobile phones and computers.

Phone Link (Mobile Link in Spanish versions) is an improved continuation of the “Your Phone” application. It has long been available for Android devices with a special app included in default installations of Windows 10 and Windows 11, and is now being extended to Apple iOS devices. Although you may think otherwise, there are many iPhone users who are not using Mac and are using Windows. It is meant for them.

The general idea is the same. Microsoft has long sought a definitive convergence to unify mobile phones and personal computers. Windows 8 ended up being a fiasco, but that was its main goal. Others have also tried it, for example Canonical with mobile Ubuntu (another fiasco) and of course Apple, which has it easier since it already uses the same hardware architecture in all its products after switching to ARM. A single operating system for all Apple devices has been talked about for years, and the same can be said for Google with its Fuchsia OS project.

Link to iOS phone

Until that happens, system providers are trying to improve the connection between mobile phones and computers, their synchronization and ultimately seamless transition of content and functions between devices. Mobile Link for Android works great and now, after several months of testing on the Windows 11 test channels, the iOS version is here.

In this way, it is easy to connect the mobile iPhone with Windows 11 and messages, calls, notifications or contacts are displayed directly on the computer.

Microsoft makes it clear iOS support is a bit more limited than Android. On the one hand, you can only send text messages in instant messaging, and currently you can’t participate in group conversations or send photos or videos. It should be clarified that these restrictions come from Apple, although Microsoft tries to compensate by integrating iCloud in Windows 11.

It’s clear that full iPhone integration will only be achieved with a Mac, but if you’re using it with Windows, there’s no doubt that this Phone Link is a backup. Microsoft is gradually rolling it out to all users on the Windows 11 general channel, and using it is as simple as launching the “Mobile Link” app installed on your system and selecting an iPhone (running iOS 14 or higher) to pair with. . PC