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Last updated on: 2026-07-08
Android Apps > Productivity > Link to Windows
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Link to Windows

Microsoft Corporation
3.80
1,201,747 reviews
1,000,000,000+
Downloads
Free

Access your phone's notifications, calls, apps, photos & texts on your PC

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Link to Windows from Microsoft bridges Android and Windows, letting you view notifications, calls, apps, photos, and texts on your PC for a seamless workflow. With a massive global footprint and a solid 3.79 rating from over 1.19 million reviews, it serves 1,000,000,000+ users and 73M downloads in the last 30 days. It ranks in the top 50 productivity apps across markets like Japan, Russia, and the Czech Republic, underscoring its cross-device productivity appeal.

Pros & Cons

  • Seamless cross-device workflow: notifications, calls, texts, and apps can be accessed from PC.
  • Integrated experience with select Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR devices for enhanced usability.
  • Massive user base and broad market presence across multiple countries.
  • Full feature set depends on device compatibility: requires compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR devices and a Windows 10 PC with May 2020 Update or later plus at least 8GB RAM.
  • Calls require a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability.
  • Some features rely on optional Accessibility Service; privacy note specifies no personal data is collected via the service.

About Link to Windows

Link to Windows is a productivity app developed by Microsoft Corporation.

Download Statistics

Link to Windows has been downloaded 3.1 billion times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 73 million times. It is ranked in the top 100 productivity apps.

User Ratings

Link to Windows is rated 3.80 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.2 million ratings.

App Information

Link to Windows is FREE to download. The last update was on September 9, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Link to Windows requires Android 10+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2015.

Description
You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. To get started, install the Link to Windows app on your Android phone and connect it with the Phone Link on your Windows PC.

Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls*, view your notifications, and more.

Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as you share your favorite images between your phone and PC. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone.

Phone Link features:
• Make and receive calls from your PC*
• Manage your Android phone's notifications on your PC
• Access your favorite mobile apps** on your PC
• Read and reply to text messages from your PC
• Drag files between your PC and phone**
• Copy and paste content between your PC and phone**
• Instantly access the photos on your phone from your PC
• Use your PC's bigger screen, keyboard, mouse, and touch screen to interact with your phone from your PC.

Integrated with select** Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR phones for an even better experience:
The Link to Windows app comes integrated so no additional apps need to be downloaded from the Play Store.
Link to Windows is easy to find in the Quick Access tray (swipe down from the top of your screen to access it).
Exclusive features like cross-device copy and paste, Phone screen, file drag-and-drop, and Apps.

Let us know what features you'd like to see next by selecting “Send feedback” in the Phone Link settings.

*Calls requires a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability.

**Drag and drop, Phone screen and Apps all require a compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR device (full list and breakdown of capabilities: aka.ms/phonelinkdevices). The multiple apps experience requires a Windows 10 PC running the May 2020 Update or later and has at least 8GB of RAM, and your Android device must be running Android 11.0.

The Link to Windows accessibility service is for those using a screen reading tool on the PC. When the service is enabled, it lets you control all your phone’s apps from your PC using Android keyboard navigation while receiving spoken feedback from your PC speakers. No personal or sensitive data is collected via Accessibility Service.

By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686.
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More data about Link to Windows

Price Free to download
Total downloads 3.1 billion
Recent downloads 73 million
Rating 3.80 based on 1.2 million ratings
Ranking Highly ranked
Version N/A
APK size N/A
Number of libraries 53
Designed for Android 10+
Suitable for Everyone
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Downloads over time

Link to Windows has been downloaded 3.1 billion times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.4 million downloads per day.

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Comments on Link to Windows for Android

★★★★★ Noah Buckler · Jun 24, 2026
Good for controlling devices and using like probable features and leading to lock my PC without letting anybody know that I'm locking it, it is very easy to lock it without letting anybody know, but you can just out all out of sudden, you could just lock it and then the person trying to get in. Would it be able to and then every time you open your computer? It just sends it like digs with your phone.
★★★★☆ Piyush Solanki · Jun 24, 2026
Link to Windows is a great app with smooth file transfer and seamless phone-PC connectivity. However, I would like to suggest an additional feature just as we can locate a phone from a laptop, it would be very helpful to have the ability to locate a laptop or PC from a phone as well. A 'Find My PC' feature that allows users to make their PC ring from their phone would make it much easier to find a misplaced device and would greatly improve the overall user experience
★★★★☆ Chulo Money · Jun 27, 2026
To move files from my pc to my phone seems is such a long process. It takes too long to reflect on my phone
★☆☆☆☆ Renee Murfet · Jun 24, 2026
1star because you can't do 0. To use this app for ANY file sharing this is the disclaimer "Allow this app to read, modify and delete all files on this device or any connected storage volumes. If granted, the app may access files WITHOUT YOUR EXPLICIT KNOWLEDGE." NO, THANKS
★★☆☆☆ Police Department · Jul 1, 2026
I am concerned that this application may expose my mobile device by opening a network service or communication channel for data exchange. If an attacker were to compromise my computer, could they leverage this application's communication mechanisms or exploit a vulnerability within it to gain unauthorized access to my mobile device?
★☆☆☆☆ brian compton · Jun 24, 2026
Trying to get this to work with a new phone was VERY frustrating. Complete mess. I am enraged and I hate Microsoft now.
★☆☆☆☆ Uriah Wickham · Jun 24, 2026
Never asked for it never wanted it. Stop with the slop
★☆☆☆☆ Jonathan Hamel · Jun 20, 2026
The security on this app is so high that I can barely use it. As soon as I try so sign in on a new device, I need to go through at leat 5 different ways to be sure it is me. It gives me so much trouble, my bank account is 10 times easier. It's an email Microsoft, slow down on your safety feature please

Google Play Rankings for Link to Windows

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Rank Country Category List
31 Japan Productivity Top Free
63 United States Productivity Top Free
49 France Productivity Top Free
65 Canada Productivity Top Free
72 Germany Productivity Top Free
45 Czech Republic Productivity Top Free
50 Russia Productivity Top Free
52 Australia Productivity Top Free
52 Poland Productivity Top Free
53 Finland Productivity Top Free
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Technologies used by Link to Windows

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