#Phone Link

Microsoft has just announced that they will soon bring Windows Phone Link for iOS users on Windows 11 by first releasing an early preview. Insiders who get to experience the preview will see an option to select iPhone on the Phone Link homepage and be directed to the setup process. Insiders will then need to give permissions on their iPhone and its Bluetooth settings to allow notifications and contacts to show. Features of the new preview of iOS support on Phone Link will see Insiders being able to receive messages via iMessage, make and receive calls, and view their iPhone's notifications from their Windows laptop or PC. The iOS Phone Link support is the latest in Microsoft's part of its ongoing efforts to bring Windows and Apple devices closer together. They also said that its availability will be increased over time and to would require Phone Link to run version 1.23012.189.0 or higher. [caption id="attachment_316174" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image | Dell[/caption] Dell Mobile Connect and Alienware Mobile Connect were launched last 2018 to enable their laptops to be connected to smartphones such as Android and iOS. It also has similar software to other brands such as the Phone Link (formerly known as Your Phone App) from Microsoft which offers the same feature by letting smartphones connect to Windows 10 and 11 PCs. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft brings support for Windows 11 Phone Link to iPhone users" and "Dell announced End of Service for their Dell Mobile Connect and Alienware Mobile Connect".