Windows 11’s best app is getting even better
Your Phone will make calling better
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Microsoftis working on making the best app inWindows 11, Your Phone, even better in an upcoming update to the operating system.
The Your Phone app connects to your smartphone, allowing you to send and receive messages, access photos, drag and drop files and make and receive phone calls, all throughWindows 11. Since its arrival inWindows 10, Your Phone has proved to be an incredibly useful app, especially if you have a Samsung smartphone, asMicrosoft and Samsung teamed up to bring some exclusive featuresto the handsets.
When Your Phone came to Windows 11, Microsoft updated the interface to better fit in with its newoperating system, while also making it less cluttered and easier to use.
However, asWindows Latest reports, Microsoft has made changes to how phone calls are handled and displayed in the app, with the changes showing up in an early version (Windows 11 Build 22533).
When making a call through the Your Phone app, the window that appears now has new icons and fonts that makes it fit in with Windows 11, while also giving you options that you’re used to seeing on your smartphone when making a call.
You’ll need to connect your smartphone to your PC via Bluetooth, which happens during the initial setup of the Your Phone app, then use your computer’s microphone and speakers for the call. Obviously, your PC will need those as well – thebest webcamscome with great built-in microphones these days, and we’ve also listed thebest computer speakersas well.
Analysis: Work continues
As we had hoped, the launch of Windows 11 wasn’t the end of Microsoft’s work on the new operating system. Instead, the company has been adding new features and fixing bugs since Windows 11 launched last year.
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While there is a danger that this makesWindows 11 feel a bit like a work in progress, it also means that if you’re patient, you should end up with an even better operating system. Hopefully the improved Your Phone app comes to all users of Windows 11 soon.
Matt is TechRadar’s Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there’s no aspect of technology that Matt isn’t passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he’s reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.
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