In a recent update in Windows 11, Microsoft has added a new feature to Windows 11: The ability to use iMessage on PC.
This will be made possible through the Phone Link app. A preview of the updated app will be available for Windows Insiders today.
The Phone Link app allows iPhone users to connect their devices to a Windows laptop or PC and, with the update, will let iPhone users send and receive messages via iMessage, make and receive calls, and see their phone’s notifications inside Windows 11.
There will be limits in the new update. Users won’t be able to send pictures in messages or participate in group messages.
Users also won’t be able to see the full message history in conversations, as only messages that have been sent or received using Phone Link will be displayed. Microsoft isn’t using blue or green bubbles in Phone Link either, as the company isn’t able to differentiate between a standard text message and one sent via iMessage.
The new update for the Phone Lik willl be available for Windows Insiders in the Dev, Beta, and Release Preview channels.
“We will increase the availability of the preview to more Insiders over time and based on feedback we receive with this first set of Insiders,” says Microsoft’s Windows team in a blog post.
Source: Microsoft Blog
