Galaxy Note 20 series can run mobile apps on PCs via Link to Windows

Last updated: August 6th, 2020 at 14:20 UTC+01:00

The skillful news regarding Samsung, Microsoft, and their quest for seamless connectivity continues. Aside from benefiting from integration with Project xCloud and seamless syncing between Samsung Notes, Reminders, OneNote, Outlook and more, Galaxy Annotation 20 owners will soon be able to run their mobile apps on Windows 10 PCs through Link to Windows and Microsoft's Your Phone.

Link to Windows debuted on the Galaxy Annotation ten serial and has allowed Windows ten PC users to sync phone notifications with their computers, mirror content, and transfer files. This integration with Windows ten PCs is at present becoming more than meaningful as Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Annotation 20 Ultra owners will exist able to run mobile apps from their phones on their PCs through Link to Windows and Microsoft's Your Phone app for Windows 10.

Mobile apps will launch in a split window on PCs and users will have options to pin an Android app to the Windows ten taskbar or Start menu.

Available for a single app at a fourth dimension until later this twelvemonth

Co-ordinate to Microsoft, the functionality is limited to running a single mobile app at a time. For example, if you launch your Samsung Members app, which will run in its ain window, y'all won't be able to open a 2nd app until yous close Samsung Members. This, however, is only temporary.

Microsoft claims it will add together the option to run multiple apps simultaneously later this yr. This will obviously exist of dandy utilise for Galaxy Note xx owners with multitasking and productivity in mind.

The company hasn't revealed any details on whether or not this new functionality will be made available to other Milky way devices, but that'due south probably something Samsung will confirm at a afterwards date. We'll keep y'all posted.