Use apps from your Android device on your PC

With Your Phone apps, you can instantly access the Android apps installed on your mobile device right on your PC. Using a Wi-Fi connection, Apps allows you to browse, play, order, chat, and more – all while using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard. You can add your Android apps as favorites on your PC, pin them to your Start menu and taskbar, and open them in separate windows to use side-by-side with apps on your PC – helping you stay productive.

Note: For the best experience, we recommend making sure your Android device and PC are on the same Wi-Fi network and band. Some Wi-Fi networks offer different connection bands, like a 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band. Make sure both your devices are connected to the same one. Learn more about how to do that in our Wi-Fi troubleshooting help.

How do I interact with apps?

You can use your PC’s mouse, trackpad, keyboard, pen or touch-enabled screen to open, type, scroll, and interact with apps. A few tips for using your mouse and keyboard:

Single click will behave the same as any single touch/tap interaction

Right click anywhere on your phone screen to navigate to the previous page

Click and hold will behave the same as a tap/hold interaction

Click and hold and drag to select content

Mouse scroll to move between pages vertically or horizontally

Some games and apps might not work with a mouse or keyboard. You’ll need to use a touch-enabled PC to interact with them.

If you’re encountering issues using Apps, our troubleshooting tips may help.

How do I know I’m using the multiple apps experience?

The requirements for using multiple apps are:

A PC running the Windows 10 May 2020 Update or later. For best performance, we recommend having at least 8GB of RAM.

An Android device running Android 11.0.

On your Android device, you need Link to Windows version 2.1.05.6 or higher, or Your Phone Companion version 1.20104.15.0 or higher.

Your Phone versions 1.20104.20.0 or higher.

How do I pin Android apps into Windows?

You can pin your Android apps to the Windows Start menu, taskbar, or add it to Your Phone app favorites.

To pin an app on your PC:

Open the Your Phone app

Right click on the app icon you want to pin or add to your favorites

How do I remove pinned Android apps from my Windows taskbar or Start menu?

If you’ve pinned an app to your taskbar, just right-click the app icon and select Unpin from taskbar.

If you’ve added an app to your Windows start menu, you’ll need to uninstall the app from your apps list. Go to Windows Settings > Apps & features, search for your app in the list. Select it, then select Uninstall.

Are the apps from my Android device now installed on my PC?

No, apps you open will be running from your Android device. The Your Phone app is mirroring apps from your Android device to your PC, meaning you’ll see the same thing on your PC that’s being displayed on your Android device.

Can I access Android apps without linking my device?

No, you need to connect your Android device to your PC via the Your Phone app in order to use this experience. Learn more about how to set up Apps here.

Can I open multiple apps at the same time?

If you have Android 11 on your Android device and one of these select Samsung devices, yes. For most other Android devices, you can only open one Android app at a time.

How to Run Android Apps on Windows Phone

If you have ever used Android or iOS before, you must have realized that the sophistication of the user experience of Windows phones is simply unmatched. However, even though Microsoft has always dominated the PC market, it does not enjoy a comparable reputation in the world of mobile phones. The main reason behind this is the indifference shown by the app developers towards the platform. We see many Windows Phone users everyday on forums, ranting about the lack of even small, necessary apps that they need for everyday activities, like Google Maps.

Imagine what it would be like if we could run Android apps on a Windows phone. We could combine the best part of Windows, the user experience and the high-end cameras in Phones like the Lumia, with the thousands of cool Android apps that exist. That would be perfect. Well, I have good news for you – this is very possible and this is what I am going to show you.

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Setting up Apps in the Your Phone app

With Your Phone apps, you can instantly access the Android apps installed on your mobile device right on your PC. Using a Wi-Fi connection, Apps allows you to browse, play, order, chat, and more – all while using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard. You can add your Android apps as favorites on your PC, pin them to your Start menu and taskbar, and open them in separate windows to use side-by-side with apps on your PC – helping you stay productive.

What do I need to use Apps?

To use Apps, you will need:

A PC running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update or later. To check and update your version of Windows, on your PC go to Settings > Updates & Security > Check for update.

Your PC also needs to be using a graphics card (GPU) that supports DirectX11. Learn how to check your version of DirectX

An Android device running Android 9.0 or greater, with Link to Windows. See the full list of supported devices here.

Your Android device and PC to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Apps works for Your Phone app versions 1.20082.141.0 or higher. Older versions of the Your Phone app will show the previous phone screen experience.

What do I need to run multiple apps on my PC at a time?

A PC running the Windows 10 May 2020 Update or later. For best performance, we recommend having at least 8GB of RAM.

An Android device running Android 11.0.

On your Android device, you need Link to Windows version 2.1.05.6 or higher, or Your Phone Companion version 1.20104.15.0 or higher.

Multiple apps works for Your Phone versions 1.20104.20.0 or higher.

How do I set up Apps?

On your PC, open the Your Phone app and select Apps. Follow the setup instructions. If you encounter issues, here are some troubleshooting tips.

What devices are supported?

Apps is available on select Samsung devices that have Link to Windows, and a few recent ones are listed below. If your Android device is running Android 11¹ or higher, you may be eligible for the multiple apps experience. Those devices have an asterisk* next to them.

Samsung Galaxy Fold*

Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G*

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G*

Samsung Galaxy S20*

Samsung Galaxy S20+*

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE*

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra*

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip*

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G*

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G*

The full list of supported devices can be found here.

¹ Android 11 availability depends on your mobile device, market availability, and your mobile provider.

How to Run Android Apps on Windows Phone

If you have just switched from the Android phone to the Windows phone, you may miss those familiar apps for Android users. So why not try to run those Android apps on your new Windows phone? Also, get to know how to find hidden apps on Android and how to fix the issue of Your Device isn’t Compatible with this Version and there was a problem parsing the package.

You may say that the apps are not compatible with your Windows phone, because the operating systems are different. The good news is that you are going to see the way to run the Android phone on your Windows phone. So just follow the tutorial below, and I will make it easy to run Android apps on the Windows phone with Windows 8 or 10.

PS: here is the best iOS Emulator for PC for your reference.

How to Run Android Apps on Windows Phone

Step 1. Power on your Windows phone. Then find the icon of “Settings”, go to the “Update & security” option, and click on the “For Developers” item. Then enable the “Developers Mode”.

Step 2. Just near the “Developers Mode” section, you can easily find the “Device discovery” section. Enable it too, so that you can pair your Windows phone to the other devices with a code for pairing.

Step 3. Still on the screen, find the “Pair” button, and take a mind note of your pair code, so that you can use it for pairing your devices together.

Step 4. Then you need to download the “Control” application and the Android SDK tool on your computer.

Step 5. Then extract the files that you download and condense it with the WinRar tool.

Step 6. You need to find and install the “IpOverUsbInstaller.msi” and “vcredist_x86.exe” containing on the “wconnect” folder.

Step 7. Now you can connect your Windows phone to your computer with a suitable USB cable.

Step 8. From the “Start” menu, run the “Command Prompt”, and don’t forget to do it as Administrator.

Step 9. Now you need to input the words “C:\Users\Yourusername\Downloads\Folderthatcontainswpconnect” on the Command window so that you can change the directory to the wconnect.exe. And then press on the “ENTER” key.

Step 10. Again, input “wconnect.exe” and press on the “ENTER” key.

Step 11. If there are words asking you to input the pair code, you do it.

Step 12. Now input the words “C:\Program Files (x86)\android-sdk\platform-tools” to change the directory of the Android SDK tool.

Step 13. Then you can feel free to install any Android apps on your Windows phone, as long as you do like this: inputting the words “adb install (plus the name of the app you want to install)” and then press on the “ENTER” key.

Ten nice Android apps for you

App 1. Piktures

The PiKtures helps the user organizing their pictures by classifying and placing them into different folders. By doing this, you can find them with ease. Another advantage of this tool is that it can help you load the pictures quickly so that you can save a lot of time when you want to find some specific ones out of the whole gallery.

App 2. Unclouded

Now the Cloud service is getting its day. So do you find that the Cloud contains many useless files like the duplicate files. To remove those useless files, we have the Unclouded. The Unclouded is a wonderful tool because it is compatible with both the Dropbox and Google Drive.

App 3. Liveboot

The Liveboot is really a cool app for phone users. It makes the users like a boss because it shows some summaries of the operations on your mobile phone.

App 4. Archon packager

With the Archon packager, you can run all the Windows phone’s apps on the Google Chrome browser of your computer. The cool thing is that you can simply play phone games on your computer.

App 5. YouTube Creator Studio

The YouTube Creator Studio is released by YouTube, which is an official application. With this tool on the mobile phone, you can easily manage the channel on YouTube, including seeing the important statistics and updating the channel. And you will like its intuitive interface.

App 6. Cram

The Cram is a tool that can help you compress the photos on your phone. By doing this, your phone can get more storage space, but the quality of the photos will never be damaged. Anyway, you can have a try on it. And soon, you will feel amazing since the Cram is such a wonderful app.

App 7. Heads up!

It may sound amazing because of the Heads up! can help you hide the status bar so that you can enjoy the video things with fully fun. Another side, you can also make it send the notification to you when the full screen as a banner so that you won’t miss any important event. It is up to your choice.

App 8. Omni swipe

The Omni swipe offers you a cool menu for all the apps on your mobile phone, with which you can save much time to find them one by one. It is especially convenient when you have a batch of apps on your mobile phone. Besides, you can also make some settings with the help of this tool. And don’t forget the switches on the panel.

App 9. Frontback

It must sound good to have you and your friends in the same picture. But what to do if you have to be the one who takes the photo for the rest? Then, the Frontback can solve the problem for you with ease. With the Frontback, you can use both the front camera and back camera at the same time and then split the photos together. Such photos may seem much more interesting than the usual photos. Just try it!

App 10. Shuttle Music Player

The Shuttle is a wonderful music player. You can easily change the theme and the wallpaper to the ones that you like. But the biggest advantage of this tool is the excellent audios and the large database.

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