Group chats via iMessage are unsupported.iMessage (blue bubbles) isn’t distinguished from SMS (green bubbles).You can tell this is a workaround by several restrictions, such as: This is an obvious workaround because Apple only supports iMessage on its platforms.
After confirming that the code in Phone Link matches the code shown on your iPhone, you’ll need to grant a set of permissions as the last step. “This will initiate after you scan a QR code shown on your screen, and then move on to the confirmation steps that helps us confirm the phone and PC are in range,” the company explains. Of course, your PC and iPhone must have Bluetooth turned on in settings. Choose it and follow the guided steps to pair your iPhone with a Windows PC over Bluetooth. Phone Link now includes a new option on the setup screen to connect an iPhone. How connecting your iPhone via Phone Link works Phone Link now supports iPhones | Image: Microsoft “We send the messages back and forth via Bluetooth, Apple I think in turn sends those as iMessage once it gets onto their system,” explains Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s head of consumer marketing, told The Verge. Windows customers can send iMessages and SMS texts, make and receive cellular calls and see iPhone notifications on their PC. Your iPhone must be connected wirelessly to a Windows 11 PC via Bluetooth, which enables Microsoft to request content from the iPhone’s stock Messages app. The updated Phone Link app, available in preview via the Windows Insiders program, now supports iPhones. Microsoft adds limited iMessage support to Windows 11
What to do? Visit the official Windows blog for details.Why care? Microsoft has never supported iPhone messaging on Windows, so this is significant news for Apple fans who also use Microsoft’s operating system.What’s happening? Microsoft has worked around Apple’s stubborn refusal to officially support iMessage on other platforms such as Windows by implementing the ability to send and receive Messages content through its Phone Link app.Phone Link showing Messages chats on Windows 11 | Image: Microsoft You can send and receive iMessage chats and SMS texts on Windows 11, but there are no blue and green bubbles, messaging history and attachment support.
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