Last month, Microsoft announced that Samsung Galaxy smartphones will be able to stream Android apps to their Windows devices with the company's Your Phone app.
Previously, this streaming feature was only available to testers in the Release Preview channel of the Windows Insider program, but in a new tweet , Microsoft has now confirmed that the feature is rolling out to everyone, including non-Insiders.
If you have a Windows device with version 1809+ and a supported Samsung phone, you will be able to run many Android apps on your device over a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth.
Once paired successfully, you’ll be able to see all your installed apps in the “Apps” tab of the “Your Phone” app. You can launch these apps directly from desktop , but there’s a catch – you can’t run multiple apps at once until the end of 2020.
Here is a list of supported Galaxy phones:
- Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra.
- Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy S9+, S10, S10+, Lite.
- Galaxy Note 9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite.
- Galaxy A8s, Galaxy A71, A71 5G, A80, A90s, A90 5G, A30s, A31, A40, A41, A50, A50s, A51, A60, A70, A70s.
- Galaxy Fold, XCover Pro, ZFlip.
To use this feature, mobile devices need special support in firmware , which is currently only available on select Galaxy phones. This feature could also come to other Android phones.
For now, the “Your Phone” app streaming feature will only be available on Samsung smartphones with “Link to Windows” support. Microsoft also confirmed that it is working with Samsung to bring this feature to a wider range of Galaxy phones.
