--- title: I stopped treating my Android phone like a second device... description: Microsoft Phone Link lets Windows users manage their Android phone directly from their PC, including answering calls, sending messages, transferring files, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-treating-my-android-phone-like-a-second-device-after-using-phone-link-pzps5up6t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I stopped treating my Android phone like a second device after using Phone Link | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft Phone Link lets Windows users manage their Android phone directly from their PC, including answering calls, sending messages, transferring files, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-treating-my-android-phone-like-a-second-device-after-using-phone-link-pzps5up6t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pzpS5Up6T.png og:image:alt: I stopped treating my Android phone like a second device after using Phone Link og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I stopped treating my Android phone like a second device after using Phone Link **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft Phone Link lets Windows users manage their Android phone directly from their PC, including answering calls, sending messages, transferring files, and monitoring battery status. After finally giving it a real test, the author found it reduced phone distractions and streamlined workflow, despite occasional reconnection issues requiring QR code rescans. Features vary by device, and not all Android phones support the full feature set. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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