In gone tech eras the idea ofiPhoneintegration within the Windows Start menu would have felt up like a pipedream for fans of both platforms . However , this improbable union is about to become a realism .
Microsoft has affirm it is test new Phone Link feature that ’ll put approach to the iPhone within the underpinning Windows UI feature .
The feature film has been available for Android user for some time now , but Microsoft and Google have traditionally work much more closely on Windows and Android desegregation , in part because it is up against an iPhone and Mac tandem offering first-class interoperability .
Apple has been a less unforced partner because a ) it is inherently less opened to other platforms , and b ) it has Macs to sell .
disregarding of all that , Windows Insiders can now begin accessing their iPhone from the start menu . They ’ll find shortcuts to subject matter and calls , as well as recent figure dial . There ’s also a Send Files button that ’s also new for Android user , as well as iPhone .
In a post on theWindows blog , Microsoft save : “ Connected iPhone users can now get at their phone feature article directly from the Start carte . This unlined desegregation allows iPhone exploiter to savour the same benefits as Android exploiter , include ability to view sound ’s battery status and connectivity , ability to access content and calls , and keeping racecourse of the latest action , all handily integrated into the Start menu . ”
antecedently you ’ll have needed thePhone Link appto access all of these feature .
It ’ll still be a little while before the new features revolve out to Windows 11 users . Right now they ’re available in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 4805 and higher in Beta Channel and 26120.3000 and high in Dev distribution channel . You ’ll also necessitate Phone Link version 1.24121.30.0 or high .
Opinion
Considering the iPhone makes up nearly 48 % of the UK smartphone marketplace and Mac reckoner make up 25 % of the PC marketplace , it ’s safe to assume there are quite a few iPhone users who do their computing outside of the Apple ecosystem . This modification makes life story a little easier for those folks .
