{"id":557867,"date":"2023-02-28T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-now-works-with-imessage-but-theres-a-catch\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:38:33","slug":"windows-11-now-works-with-imessage-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-now-works-with-imessage-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 Now Works With iMessage, But There\u2019s a Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348c296524f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348c296524f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-now-works-with-imessage-but-theres-a-catch\/#%E2%80%9CWindows_11_Now_Works_With_iMessage_But_Theres_a_Catch%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Windows 11 Now Works With iMessage, But There\u2019s a Catch&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWindows_11_Now_Works_With_iMessage_But_Theres_a_Catch%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Windows 11 Now Works With iMessage, But There\u2019s a Catch&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-875913\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-871716\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/iPhone-14-Pro.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Windows already has integration with Android phones through the Phone Link utility (previously \u201cYour Phone\u201d), but those features were inaccessible to iPhone owners. Thankfully, Microsoft is now testing limited integration between iPhones and Windows 11 PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has released an early preview of Phone Link for iOS, available to \u201ca small percentage\u201d of people running Windows Insider builds running Phone Link version 1.23012.169.0 or higher. Interestingly, iPhone support seems to be limited to Windows 11, even though Phone Link is available on both Windows 10 and 11. It\u2019s not clear if that will change before the feature is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> access.<\/p>\n<p>Phone Link for iPhone uses Bluetooth to synchronize data between a phone and PC, using the same Bluetooth features often used for smartwatches or car entertainment systems \u2014 an interesting workaround for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s more strict limitations on background apps. After your iPhone is paired to your PC, you\u2019ll be able to make and take calls, send and receive text messages, and view phone notifications from Windows.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-875920\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Phone-Link-2-Large.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Phone Link displaying iPhone messages in Windows 11\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2023\/02\/28\/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar\">Microsoft<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a few catches to Microsoft\u2019s Bluetooth-based implementation, though. You can\u2019t reply to group messages or send <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> in messages, and according to <em>The Verge<\/em>, message history is limited to texts send or received by Phone Link. Still, it works with both regular text messages and iMessage, giving Windows PCs an <em>extremely<\/em> limited form of iMessage support.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone support in Phone Link should roll out to everyone once all the bugs are worked out, but there\u2019s no public timeline for that yet.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsexperience\/2023\/02\/28\/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar\/#:~:text=Introducing%20Phone%20Link%20for%20iOS%20in%20preview\">Windows Blog<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2023\/02\/28\/previewing-phone-link-for-iphone-users-on-windows-11-with-windows-insiders\/\">Windows Insider Blog<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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