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Microsoft is finally doing something that it\u2019s never quite been able to do: connect Windows PCs to an Apple iPhone.<\/p>\n

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According to Microsoft, those users who do have access to the updated Phone Link app will see the option of connecting either an iPhone or an Android phone on the initial setup screen. You\u2019ll then be asked to pair the two devices by scanning a QR code, as well as confirming that a numeric code sent to both devices matches up.<\/p>\n
The important thing, according to Microsoft, is to enable the appropriate Bluetooth permissions on your iPhone. Once those are put in place, Phone Link will deliver basic iOS support for calls, messages, and contacts, Microsoft said. \u201cThis means you will be notified directly through your Windows notifications,\u201d it said in a blog post.<\/p>\n
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You\u2019ll note, however, a major caveat: These are SMS texts<\/em> that you can manage, not iMessages \u2014 a key selling point of the iPhone. Moreover, there are other gotchas, too. You won\u2019t be able to respond to group texts, and you won\u2019t be able to send multimedia messages, either. (Microsoft said it will provide a .)<\/p>\n
Microsoft says that your iPhone will decide how it interacts with a message. \u201cThe Phone Link app on Windows 11 sends Bluetooth messages and the iPhone decides how to send the messages (SMS or iMessage),\u201d a representative said. That means, apparently. that if the iPhone detects the presence of another iPhone, it will send the message via iMessage; if not, it will send SMS instead.<\/p>\n
Does this completely rule out the new Phone Link for iOS capability? It might, for some \u2014 or many. We\u2019ll have to see where Microsoft takes it from here. <\/p>\n
This story was updated on March 2 with additional details.<\/em><\/p>\n
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