Gestures such as the ones used to navigate back or to the home screen on the device can be replicated with your mouse on your PC by clicking and dragging quickly from the edge of your Android device screen window. You'll need to use a touch-enabled PC to interact with them. Some games and apps might not respond to interactions from a mouse or keyboard connected to your PC.

Right click anywhere on your Android device screen to navigate to the previous pageĬlick and hold and drag for text selection Single click will behave as any single touch tap interaction Tips for interacting using mouse and keyboard: You can use your PC’s mouse, trackpad, keyboard, or touch-enabled screen to open, type, scroll, and interact with apps. See the full list of available devices here. Here are some examples of devices that have Link to Windows pre-installed and will work with Phone screen: Phone screen is available on Android devices in select markets running Android 9.0 or greater that have Link to Windows pre-installed. If you encounter issues while setting up Phone screen, these troubleshooting tips may help. Allowing these permissions lets the Phone Link app display content from your device.

You may receive a permissions request to access information on your Android device. Open the Phone Link app and go to Phone screen.įollow the setup instructions. Check the list of supported devices to verify that yours will work.

You will need to have a supported Android device. Your Android device and PC must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Learn how to check your version of DirectX Your PC also needs to be using a graphics card (GPU) that supports DirectX11. To confirm you are running the Windows 10 October 2018 Update or later, on your PC go to Settings > System > About and check your version number under Windows specifications. To check and update your Windows version, on your PC go to Settings > Updates & Security > Check for updates. However, we always recommend updating to the latest version available. Phone screen allows you to interact with all your favorite Android apps and device content directly on your PC, through a Wi-Fi connection.Ī PC running Windows 10 (October 2018 Update or later). For more information, see Introducing Microsoft Phone Link and Link to Windows. In addition, the Your Phone Companion app for Android is now called Link to Windows. Note: We’ve changed the name of the Your Phone app to Microsoft Phone Link.

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