iPhone syncing for Home windows 11 is now out there for everybody

Microsoft says iPhone assist for its Telephone Hyperlink app is now out there for all Home windows 11 customers. Introduced in February, Microsoft’s characteristic permits syncing calls, contacts and messages — together with restricted iMessage assist — between an iPhone and PC.

Telephone Hyperlink has been round (underneath varied names) for Android-synced desktop options since 2015, however that is the primary time it’s supported iPhones. Microsoft has deployed a phased launch, beginning with choose Home windows Insider preview testers in late February. Then, the corporate started rolling out common availability final month, promising to assist all Home windows 11 customers by mid-Might. So, proper on cue, it mentioned right now that everybody with a Home windows PC and iPhone can now use the brand new characteristic.

Telephone Hyperlink for iPhone has a number of limitations that Android telephones don’t. First, though it helps iMessage syncing, it doesn’t work with group chats or sending photographs and movies. As well as, voice messages and iMessage apps gained’t work. Nonetheless, it might function a useful built-in service to save lots of you from switching between your laptop and cellphone.

To get began, you’ll need to seek for “Telephone Hyperlink” within the Home windows taskbar. After opening the app, you’ll nonetheless must arrange a couple of issues on each gadgets. First, choose iPhone as your gadget kind, and use your cellphone’s digicam to scan the QR code within the Telephone Hyperlink app. The gadgets will pair over Bluetooth, and also you’ll want to verify a number of permissions on each iPhone and PC. It helps any iPhone working iOS 14.0 or later.