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Microsoft unapologetically failed in their efforts to provide a mobile Windows experience. Windows 10 Mobile is not even a third mobile operating system. It is long gone and people have switched to iOS and Android. But Microsoft already brought its applications to both platforms. So people can still use Microsoft services. But smartphones these days are extremely capable devices and people can’t take their hands off it. Even when they are doing something on their PC, they go back to their smartphones when they get notifications. As a part of Microsoft’s plan to make people use their PC more, they have created the Your Phone app.

Microsoft showed off the Your Phone app back in Build 2018 and promised that the app would be available to all users once it is ready. Now, the app is rolling out to users in the fast ring, so it seems like the app is ready, at least some parts of it.

Your Phone was originally intended to seamlessly integrate your smartphone with your PC so that you can easily transfer Photos, files, send and receive text messages and also display notifications you get on your smartphone directly from your PC. The app is now rolling out to insiders in phases and the only thing working now is photo transfer from your Android phone to your PC.

Note that I used “Android Phone”, that is because the app doesn’t work with iOS. But iOS integration will be coming soon. Of course, not all features for Android will be supported for iOS thanks to the restrictions given by Apple.

A few days ago, we learned from the Head of Program Management at Microsoft, Vishnu Nath, that the first beta version of Your Phone app was getting ready to roll out and now the app is available to download for Fast Ring Insiders.

Your Phone app allows easy synchronization between your PC and smartphone

The app has a download size of only 11MB and can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store if you are a Fast Ring insider with Build 17728 running on your PC. Setting up the app is quite easy. Just open the App on your PC and press “Get Started”. A notification will pop up on your Android phone showing “Allow this phone to connect to Your Phone app on your PC”. Once you allow, photos from your phone will automatically display on the Your Phone app on your PC. Of course, your phone and PC should be logged in with the same Microsoft Account.

Transferring photos from your phone to your PC has always been a painful task but you can’t back away from it. With Your Phone app, you can finally say goodbye third-party cloud storages, USB cables, and that age-old practice of sending emails containing the photos to your self.

New features such as sending and receiving text messages, displaying notifications, etc will be coming in the near future. Also, support for iOS will also come soon. Meanwhile, all we can do is wait.

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