Microsoft’s “Your Phone” tool is allowing the users to run Android apps on Windows 10 PC. Yes, now you can use both your PC and a smartphone almost together. However, this new feature of Your Phone is now available for selected Samsung devices only.
Windows 10 now lets you Run Android Apps on PC
Last month, at the launch of Galaxy Note 20 Series, Microsoft and Samsung have announced the integration of using apps on PC. And finally, now the wait is over, as the new feature is ready and will roll out to supported devices. If your device is supporting this feature, then wait for up to 48 hours as it may take some time to show up.
As we know, the feature of Your Phone will be supported to a few Samsung phones, it might come to other Android phones also. But we don’t know when all the other devices will get this support.
Previously, there was no other option of using smartphone in PC, except doing a screen mirroring. But now you don’t need to do that as this feature is rolled out.
We are excited to announce that the Apps feature is now rolled out to everyone with supported devices (It may take up to 48hrs. to show up). It allows you to instantly access your Android phone’s mobile apps directly from your Windows 10 PC. Learn more: https://t.co/vASs8SCCVW pic.twitter.com/xUOaMmfALU
— Microsoft Phone Link (@MSPhoneLink) September 15, 2020
How to use Android Apps on Windows 10?
Firstly, update the Your Phone app and check whether your device is showing the feature or not. You need to have patience, as it may take time to show.
- Once the app is updated, at the top left side, you will Apps tab
- You will see all the list of the apps which are available on your device
- Click on any one app and start using it on your PC.
- If you want, you can pin any app to the Windows taskbar.
As of now, it allows you to run only one app at a time, but Microsoft is working on a feature which will allow the user to run more than one app at a time. This feature might come later this year.
Your Phone apps feature is now available on these Samsung devices:
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9
- Samsung Galaxy S9
- Samsung Galaxy S9+
- Samsung Galaxy Note10
- Samsung Galaxy Note10+
- Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
- Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A8s
- Samsung Galaxy A30s
- Samsung Galaxy A31
- Samsung Galaxy A40
- Samsung Galaxy A41
- Samsung Galaxy A50
- Samsung Galaxy A50s
- Samsung Galaxy A51
- Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A60
- Samsung Galaxy A70
- Samsung Galaxy A70s
- Samsung Galaxy A71
- Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A80
- Samsung Galaxy A90s
- Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
- Samsung Galaxy S20
- Samsung Galaxy S20+
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
If you have one of these phones, then you can use smartphone apps on your PC very easily.