iPhone users may now make calls and send messages by connecting their smartphone to a Windows computer or laptop. Through the Microsoft Phone Link program, which until recently exclusively enabled Android users to connect their phones with Windows PCs, the option is now accessible. Since Apple is renowned for keeping its ecosystem private, only iPhones, Macs, and iPads could communicate with one another. Apple iPhones and Windows PCs can only sync on devices running the Windows 11 operating system.

The majority of Windows 11 computers already come with the Phone Link program preinstalled. On the other hand, iPhone users must download the app through the Apple App Store. Particularly iPhones running iOS 14 and later will function.

The iPhone X, iPhone 11 series, iPhone 12 series, iPhone 13 series, iPhone 14 series, and the most recent two generations of iPhone SEs may all be used. Launch the apps on both platforms after you’ve downloaded the Phone Link app to your iPhone. The Phone Link desktop software will provide users with the choice of iOS or Android. You’re ready to start when you choose iOS, scan the QR code, activate alerts, and provide contact authorization.

The Phone Link app for iOS has a lot more limitations and differences than the Phone Link app for Android. First off, neither the iPhone nor a Windows PC can sync photographs. On the Apple Mac, you cannot experiment with phone applications. It implies that you are unable to utilize several exclusive Apple applications, such as Notes, Photos, and FaceTime.

Other applications will send users alerts. iPhone users can send messages as well, but they won’t be sent as iMessage, so there won’t be a blue box. The text will appear in a grey box for the other iPhone user to see. A group conversation may be started or continued, and you can transmit media assets. Microsoft could eventually offer some updates.