Link to Windows
Access your phone's notifications, calls, apps, photos & texts on your PC
- Total installs
- 3,262,829,593
- Installs / day
- —
- Rating
- 3.9★
- Released
- 16 Dec 2015
- Last update
- 23 Sept 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 1,000,000,000+
measured after our second crawl (about a day)
1.3M ratings · 61.5K reviews
10.8y ago
v1.26082.130.0 · 19d ago
not checked yet
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 11 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~20%), out of 116 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 11 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top free · Productivity | JP | #32 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | AU | #44 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | GR | #46 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | PL | #47 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | RU | #49 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | GB | #50 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | EE | #52 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | KE | #52 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CZ | #55 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | ES | #56 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | FR | #56 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | HU | #57 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | NZ | #61 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | PT | #61 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | US | #62 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | IT | #63 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | DE | #65 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | AR | #66 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | HK | #66 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | GH | #69 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | NA | #71 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | NO | #71 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CO | #72 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | DK | #73 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | SK | #73 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | JM | #74 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | UA | #74 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | IE | #75 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CA | #76 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | SG | #78 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BY | #79 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BW | #80 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | PH | #82 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | MX | #83 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | TN | #83 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | ZM | #83 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | EC | #84 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | LK | #86 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | VN | #86 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CL | #89 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | ZA | #89 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | FI | #90 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BE | #91 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | AT | #93 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | NL | #93 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BR | #94 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | MO | #94 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | RW | #94 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | TR | #94 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | LT | #95 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | SE | #96 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | ME | #98 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | UY | #98 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | TG | #99 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BG | #100 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | TW | #100 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | BJ | #101 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | AW | #103 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CH | #103 | — |
| Top free · Productivity | CV | #103 | — |
Show all 60 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- No data shared with third parties
- Collects data Personal info, App activity and 2 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- You can ask for your data to be deleted
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
37 in 12 groups18 Sensitive12 Notable7 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
- Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
- Use your camera to take photos and record videos
- Record sound using your phone's microphone
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
IdentitySensitive2
Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS - Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts ·
MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive2
Access to the contacts saved on your phone
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS - See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts ·
READ_CONTACTS
LocationSensitive2
Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) ·
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) ·
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
SMSSensitive2
Access to read, send, and edit your text messages
- Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) ·
READ_SMS - Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages ·
SEND_SMS
PhoneSensitive2
Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail
- See your call history, including who you called, who called you, and whenread call log ·
READ_CALL_LOG - See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1
Access to your camera to take photos and record video
- Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos ·
CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1
Access to your phone's microphone to record sound
- Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio ·
RECORD_AUDIO
Device ID & call informationNotable1
Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status
- See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1
Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses
- See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections ·
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherSensitive19
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps ·
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW - Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online servicesuse accounts on the device ·
USE_CREDENTIALS - Record the sound your phone is playing, including from other appscapture audio output ·
CAPTURE_AUDIO_OUTPUT - Create its own accounts on your device and read or set their passwordscreate accounts and set passwords ·
AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS - See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices ·
BLUETOOTH - Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings ·
BLUETOOTH_ADMIN - Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi ·
CHANGE_WIFI_STATE - Close other apps that are running in the backgroundclose other apps ·
KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES - Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings ·
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS - Use NFC to talk with tags, cards and readers held close to your phonecontrol Near Field Communication ·
NFC - Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification ·
DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Set an alarm in your phone's clock appset an alarm ·
com.android.alarm.permission.SET_ALARM - Audio RoutingGoogle Play label
- Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet ·
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. To get started, install the Link to Windows app on your Android phone and connect it with the Phone Link on your Windows PC.
Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls*, view your notifications, and more.
Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as you share your favorite images between your phone and PC. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone.
Phone Link features:
• Make and receive calls from your PC*
• Manage your Android phone's notifications on your PC
• Access your favorite mobile apps** on your PC
• Read and reply to text messages from your PC
• Drag files between your PC and phone**
• Copy and paste content between your PC and phone**
• Instantly access the photos on your phone from your PC
• Use your PC's bigger screen, keyboard, mouse, and touch screen to interact with your phone from your PC.
Integrated with select** Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR phones for an even better experience:
The Link to Windows app comes integrated so no additional apps need to be downloaded from the Play Store.
Link to Windows is easy to find in the Quick Access tray (swipe down from the top of your screen to access it).
Exclusive features like cross-device copy and paste, Phone screen, file drag-and-drop, and Apps.
Let us know what features you'd like to see next by selecting “Send feedback” in the Phone Link settings.
*Calls requires a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability.
**Drag and drop, Phone screen and Apps all require a compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR device (full list and breakdown of capabilities: aka.ms/phonelinkdevices). The multiple apps experience requires a Windows 10 PC running the May 2020 Update or later and has at least 8GB of RAM, and your Android device must be running Android 11.0.
The Link to Windows accessibility service is for those using a screen reading tool on the PC. When the service is enabled, it lets you control all your phone’s apps from your PC using Android keyboard navigation while receiving spoken feedback from your PC speakers. No personal or sensitive data is collected via Accessibility Service.
By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686.
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