Microsoft’s Your Phone App Will Let Select Samsung Devices Run Multiple Apps Simultaneously
Microsoft’s Your Phone App Will Let Select Samsung Devices Run Multiple Apps Simultaneously a2q14
The multi-app feature in Your Phone is rolling out gradually to select Samsung devices as an early preview. k53j
By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 9 November 2020 18:29 IST
s are required to have their phones and PCs connected to the same Wi-Fi for the new feature 4g53a
Highlights
Microsoft Your Phone is rolling out new update to select Samsung devices
s will be able to run multiple apps at the same time
The app feature requires Windows 10 May 2020 update or later
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Microsoft Your Phone's latest update will let Samsung smartphone s launch multiple Android apps simultaneously on their PCs. The feature is gradually being rolled out to select Samsung devices as an early preview. The Your Phone app was released recently and allows s to run Android apps from their phones onto their PCs. The feature is being rolled out to select Samsung devices that feature Link to Windows integration. The update with the new multi-app feature requires Windows 10 May 2020 update or later.
To use the multi-app feature on the Microsoft on your PC should be version 1.20102.132.0 or higher. The Your Phone Companion app on the connected Samsung devices should be version 1.20102.133.0 or higher. s are also required to have Link to Windows Service version 2.1.05.2 or newer.
The eligible Samsung S20 Ultra 5G. It is available on PC for Windows Insider community s who are in Beta, Developer, or Release Preview channels.
Since it's an early version, Microsoft has noted that you may see a blank screen if some apps block the ability to cast to another screen. Some apps may also not respond to interactions from a mouse or keyboard, so s will have to use a touch-enabled PC. Apps that are installed under work profile or secondary profiles will not be shown in the Your Phone app list, and will have to be opened via the Phone screen functionality.
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