A Windows 11 update allows the “Connected Mobile” application to read iPhone text messages and receive calls. A big step towards intercompatibility.
If you ask someone with multiple Apple devices what is the greatest strength of the iPhone or the brand in general, chances are the answer will be ” the ecosystem “. This intuitive connectivity between the different devices of the brand creates a simple and transparent use that is difficult to achieve with others due to the multiplicity of brands.
However, the Apple ecosystem is gradually losing its hegemony and is seeing competition from Windows. Partially at least.
The iPhone on “Mobile connected”
A new Windows 11 update brings what members of the Insiders program have already been able to try since February. On the latest system update – currently being deployed – the ” Mobile connected can now connect to iPhone. This allows, as with an Android smartphone, to receive text messages and calls from your computer without having to take your phone as long as it is within Bluetooth range.
The Connected Mobile application allows you to use calls and SMS on iPhone // Source: Microsoft
This very practical daily feature is therefore no longer reserved for those who have purchased a MacBook or for Android users. The application also supports the Google system for several years already.
Some Restrictions
Note, however, that this Windows 11 update is not yet available to everyone, although it is planned for 85 markets. If it is not yet available to you, you will have to wait a few more days, since it should be fully deployed by mid-May.
Moreover, this new functionality is incomplete. Contrary to what the Apple ecosystem or the link between Windows and Android can offer, it is impossible to send MMS with this Windows-iPhone link. This therefore prevents you from sending images, videos, but also from participating in discussion groups. To do this, you will have to take out your phone or go through another application like Intel Unison.
Pieces of ecosystem
Between this new connection for calls and SMS and the synchronization of iCloud photos in the Windows Photos application, we can begin to glimpse the beginnings of a multi-brand ecosystem. It will most certainly never be as comprehensive as using exclusively Apple devices, but it’s a good start.
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