Windows 10 has become a go-to operating system for most PC users and the report from Microsoft shows more than 900 million devices are running the latest OS. The FOMO comes with a lot of responsibilities, both users and Microsoft are kept on their toes with what’s the latest and after a long wait for this feature.
Microsoft has finally announced an update for ‘Your Phone’ app on Windows 10, which now allows users to make phone calls using their PC. The new calling feature is added in the latest Windows preview build 18999 for Insiders (20H1).
Microsoft earlier rolled out the app’s ability to mirror your phone’s text messages and notifications. These features ease the work for PC users who don’t want to be distracted by their phones.
However, if you’re not an Insider, you might have to wait a little longer. The Windows 10 insider preview build allows PC users to install and use new Windows 10 features before normal masses. You can head to the Microsoft Flight Hub page and get the how-to’s and becomes an Insider user to enjoy such exclusive privileges.
While the feature hasn’t rolled out for all users, you can prepare for it by downloading the Your Phone app from the Google Play Store on your Android phone (running on Android 7.0 Nougat or higher versions).
As explained in Microsoft’s blog, the calling feature will let you do the following:
- Answer incoming phone calls on your computer.
- Initiate phone calls from your computer using the in-app dialer or contact list.
- Decline incoming phone calls on your system with custom text or send directly to your phone’s voicemail.
- Let you access your recent call history on your PC.
- Effortlessly, transfer calls between your PC and phone.
In order to use the latest feature, apart from having an Android device one needs a Windows 10 PC that has Bluetooth support, the 10H1 build, and the Windows 10 build 18362.356.
