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Windows Wants Phone Link For Android To Answer Texts On Your Behalf With AI
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
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Microsoft has been embracing AI and deeply integrating it into its products. It recently unveiled the Copilot Plus PCs, and now it's baking its artificial smarts further into the Windows software. The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build on the Canary Channel adds AI-generated replies to the Phone Link for Android app and tweaks the Copilot shortcut on some machines.
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As announced on the Windows Blog (via The Verge) Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 (Canary Channel) brings AI-powered text replies to the Phone Link for Android app (version 1.24051.98 or newer). Enabled by default, the feature relies on the cloud to generate three relevant replies when a user receives a message. Clicking one of them directly sends it, saving users some time in the process.
Beyond smart replies in the Phone Link app, Windows has also made some changes to the Copilot shortcut on some PCs. Machines that don't offer a dedicated Copilot button will now launch the app through the Win button + the number position for Copilot on the taskbar. Before this change, users had to click Win + C to trigger it.
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26227 also introduces support for Emoji 15.1, which includes a phoenix, lime, brown mushroom, broken chain, and much more. However, keep in mind when texting that recipients on older operating system versions may not be able to view the new emoji.
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Microsoft has released a new Copilot app with the Windows 11 24H2 update in the Release Preview channel. I recently got the Copilot app working on 23H2 and older builds of Windows 11. Surprisingly, it also brings a 'Phone' plugin that allows the Copilot to interact with your smartphone. Earlier, Samsung had leaked the next-gen Copilot features through its product page.
So, I tested it on my Android smartphone, and voila, it works! Currently, the feature set is quite limited. You can only send a message through the Copilot. Reminders and looking up email addresses from your smartphone are still not supported. However, it can find your contact details, send a message, and query all your messages from your smartphone.
Of course, the limited features might not be very useful at present, but it opens up a new possibility of interacting with your smartphone through an AI chatbot. The tight integration between Windows and smartphones will only lead to a better experience in the future. Here's how it works.
First of all, make sure to install the Windows 11 24H2 update on your PC. You can also install the new Copilot app on older builds by following our guide if you don't want to install the 24H2 update.
After that, make sure you have set up Phone Link on both your PC and smartphone. Under Windows Settings -> Bluetooth & devices -> Mobile devices, make sure your phone appears and the toggle is enabled.
Next, open the Copilot app, and enable the 'Phone' plugin. You are almost done. You can now start performing a variety of tasks through the chat interface. For example, I asked Copilot to send a message to my friend, and it worked on the first try. Amazing, right?
Next, I asked Copilot to show me past messages from one of my contacts. And it obliged. Not only that, it also translated the message from Hindi to English.
After that, I asked Copilot to draft a message and send the message to my friend inviting him for dinner. And well, it worked seamlessly.
Finally, I told Copilot to look up the email address of my contact, but it failed to perform the action. It couldn't set a reminder as well.
Overall, the experience is pretty skeletal right now and only message-related actions work. I assume, Microsoft will be expanding the feature set in the future and fresh experiences may be introduced. Anyway, that is all from us. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments below.
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Robert Triggs / Android Authority
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Windows recently gained optical character recognition (OCR) tech via the Snipping Tool, allowing you to grab text from images and paste it into the app of your choosing. What if you want to grab text from your phone photos and use it on your computer, though? Well, you could copy those photos to your PC first, or you could use this new Phone Link feature.
Windows Central spotted OCR functionality in the Phone Link app (h/t: The Verge) on Windows 11. The feature shows up as a "text" icon when viewing your phone's snaps in the Photos section of Phone Link. Tapping the icon will initiate character recognition, and you can then select specific text, highlight all text, or copy all text.
It's worth noting that this feature is restricted to users in the Release Preview channel right now. Indeed, I'm not able to see this feature on my stable Windows 11 laptop.
Microsoft already offers similar functionality in the Snipping Tool, letting you open any image file and scan for text with the relevant button. But the image has to be locally accessible, so you'll need to plug in your phone or have the photos saved on your PC. Meanwhile, this new approach means you only need your phone connected to your PC via Phone Link. So here's hoping we see this new OCR feature rolling out to all users sooner rather than later.
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