Microsoft announced on Monday that the latest version of the "Phone Link" program for computers running "Windows 11" (Windows 11) can now receive notifications, send text messages and answer calls from iPhone phones.
The "PhoneLink" is an application developed by Microsoft for computers running "Windows 10" and above, and allows linking users' Android phones to the computer, accessing photos on their phones, answering phone calls, accessing messages, etc. through the computer.
Most Americans use iPhones, and Apple's interconnection with each other has helped gain market share of Windows PCs in recent years, according to a CNBC report.
Apple accounted for about 10 percent of global computer shipments last year, according to market research firm IDC.
Microsoft's move could remove an important obstacle for PC buyers who would have chosen a Mac to integrate with their iPhones, as the Phone Link program previously worked only with Android phones.
Most Americans use iPhones and that is why they prefer personal computers that are easily connected to their phones (Apple).
According to a report on The Verge, the "Phone Link" program lacks many of the features available in "Apple" programs such as "Apple" messages, and works through Bluetooth, and requires the "iPhone" to install the application "Link to Windows" from "Microsoft" before starting to use it.
The personal computer running the "Windows" system and the "Phone Link" program receives notifications from the user's "iPhone" device and displays the messages that respond to it, but it cannot receive and read group messages through the "iMessage" program available on the iPhone and does not allow users to send photos or videos.
PhoneLink can only view the messages he sends or receives, so a user who sent some text messages on his phone won't see this part of his message history in the FoneLink app.