How to Connect your Android Phone to Windows 10 PC

If you have been using Windows 10 for a while, you might know about Microsoft’s new Your Phone App. The Your Phone app was introduced in Windows 10 the previous year, and it brings integration between Android and Windows.


If you are using Windows 10 and have an Android smartphone, you can use the Your Phone app to link your Android with Windows 10. After linking your Android to Windows 10, you can exchange text messages, receive phone calls, check phone notifications from your PC.

As of now, the Your Phone App can connect only with Android devices. So, if you are interested in linking your Android phone to your Windows 10 PC, you need to implement some of the simple steps shared in the article.

Steps to Link your Android Phone to Windows 10 PC

So, in this article, we will share a step-by-step guide on how to link your Android phone to a PC via Your Phone app. Let’s check out.

Step 1. First of all, open the Windows 10 search on your PC and search for Your Phone. Then, open the Your Phone app from the list.

Step 2. Now click on the side arrow button as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 3. On the final page, click on the ‘Get Started’ option.

Step 4. Now on your Android smartphone, open the Google Play store and install the Your Phone Companion app.

Step 5. Once done, on your Windows 10 PC, enable the checkbox as shown in the screenshot and click on the ‘Pair with QR Code’ option.

Step 6. Now on the Your Phone Companion App (Android), tap on the ‘Link your phone and PC option’.

Step 7. Now use your Android device to scan the QR code displayed on the Your Phone desktop app.

Step 8. Once scanned, you will be asked to grant few permissions on your Android device. Then, simply grant the permissions.

Step 9. Once done with the setup, click on the ‘Continue‘ button on the Your Phone desktop app.

Step 10. This will link your Android phone to Windows 10.

That’s it! You are done. Now you can manage Android’s SMS, Calls, Notifications, etc., directly from your Windows 10 pc.
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