14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has put a lot of effort into the Your Phone app, which brings Windows 10 PCs and Android devices in sync, eventually offering all kinds of innovative features like access to notifications, screen mirroring, and even running Android apps on the desktop.
At first, the Your Phone app was also supposed to bring similar capabilities to iPhone users, but given Apple’s closed garden, it’s pretty clear Microsoft is having quite a hard time doing this.
In the meantime, a software developer has created a Windows 10 app called Thy Phone and supposed to bring some of the Your Phone functionality aimed at Android devices to iPhone users, thus allowing Apple’s smartphone to play nice with Microsoft desktops.
“It uses functionality available in Windows 10 2004 and above to setup a phone device to use Windows as a handsfree device. This allows you to conduct calls through your PC microphone and speakers (or headset) and see call progress and incoming call alerts on your desktop. It also allows you to activate the Bluetooth Audio support so that you can play music, podcasts etc from your phone through your PC,” the developer explains.
More features coming
So essentially, you can talk on the phone right from the PC, get alerts on the desktop, and even play music from the iPhone on Windows 10. And what’s more, notification support is also coming to your Windows 10 desktop.
“Finally when using an iPhone it supports toast notifications and mirrors those notifications directly in the Windows notification center. Notifications which uses actions can also be triggered directly from the desktop Toast,” the developer explains.
More features are already on their way, including messaging support, but for now, an ETA as to when this update could go live is not available.
The app is available in the Microsoft Store with a $4.79 price tag.