Microsoft Your Phone app now lets you run multiple Android apps

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As part of its partnership with Microsoft, Samsung announced at the launch of the Galaxy Note 20 in August last year that the Your Phone app would soon offer support for running multiple apps on Windows. Following the announcement, Microsoft had started rolling out the feature to users who opted for the Windows Insider program in November. The feature has recently become available to all users of certain Samsung smartphones.

According to Analy Otero Diaz, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, the multi-app experience in the Your Phone app is now available to all users running Windows 10 May 2020 Update or later. In order to run multiple apps from your Samsung device through Your Phone in Windows, there are some prerequisites. These include the following:

  • The latest update for Windows 10 May 2020 or later. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Windows 10. You can check and update by going to Settings> Updates & Security> Check for Updates
  • 8 GB of RAM recommended on your Windows PC
  • The latest version of the Your Phone app on your Windows PC with version 1.20102.132.0 or higher
  • Your phone’s companion app to link Windows to your Samsung device. Make sure you have version 1.20102.133.0 or higher. You can download the app from the Google Play Store
  • You also need the latest link to the Windows service with version 2.1.05.2 or higher. This can be downloaded from the Galaxy Store
  • Phone and PC must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network

Your phone app for Windows 10

Although Microsoft mentions that you need an Android 11 device to enable support for multiple apps on your phone, not all devices running Android 11 are supported. On a separate page, Microsoft lists all supported smartphones that currently only include a certain number of Samsung devices. Here is the full list:

  • Samsung galaxy fold
  • Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G
  • Samsung galaxy s20
  • Samsung galaxy s20 +
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
  • Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
  • Samsung galaxy note10
  • Samsung Galaxy Note10 +
  • Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite

How to run multiple Android apps on Windows using your phone:

  1. Once you have met all the requirements mentioned above, open the Your Phone app on your Windows PC
  2. The app will ask you to choose between Android or iPhone. Select Android and click Continue
  3. Then, you will be asked to install / update the latest version of the Your Phone Companion application on your Samsung smartphone by going to this link (www.aks.ms/yourpc)
  4. After installing / updating the companion app on your phone, confirm the same on Your Phone app on your PC and open the QR code
  5. On your supported Samsung smartphone, go to Settings> Advanced features and go to Link to Windows
  6. Activate the service and tap Add computer and use the phone’s camera to scan the QR code displayed on the Your Phone app on your PC
  7. Sign in to your Microsoft account and wait for a confirmation to authorize the connection of your phone to your PC
  8. You should now be able to see your phone on the Your Phone PC app
  9. Go to the Apps section on the left to access all the apps installed on your phone

How to interact with the applications:

You can interact with the applications using your PC’s mouse, trackpad, keyboard, stylus or touchscreen. Here are some tips if you are using a mouse and keyboard:

  • A single click will behave the same as any single touch / touch interaction
  • Right click anywhere on your phone screen to go to the previous page
  • Click and hold will behave the same as a press / hold interaction
  • Click and hold and drag to select content
  • Scroll the mouse to move between pages vertically or horizontally



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