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Microsoft Your Phone Can Now Run Multiple Apps on Windows 10

Microsoft is expanding a Your Phone feature for running apps on Samsung devices to allow multiple apps to work on Windows 10.

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In August, Microsoft brought one of the most important possible features to its Your Phone service, the ability to run Android applications on Windows 10. This week, Microsoft is expanding that feature to become even more useful.

No, sadly Microsoft is not expanding this ability away from devices. The ability to run Android apps on Windows remains exclusive to Samsung for the time being. However, Microsoft is now making it possible to run multiple applications at the same time.

Until now, the feature only offered support for single apps. The new ability is rolling out to Windows Insiders this week.

This is an important addition because it makes Your Phone a great tool for multi-tasking. Of course, multi-tasking on mobile has always been a sticking point. If you have a Samsung smartphone, Your Phone will help by allowing you to stream apps to Windows 10.

Below are the relevant features for running apps on PC:

  • See a list of your installed Android apps directly within the Your Phone app.
  • Add your frequently used apps to the favorites section or search among your apps for even quicker access.
  • Launch any mobile app directly from your PC.
  • Apps and your mirrored phone screen launch in a separate window on your PC.
  • Pin your mobile apps to Windows Task bar or Start menu.
  • Stay in the know by keeping an eye on the app notification badging (unread notifications) in the All apps list or your Favorites.”

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Your Phone users on other smartphones will have to wait for app streaming to expand beyond Samsung. In the meantime, those users can be content with other new features for the service. This week, Microsoft brought the ability to delete images and a What's New screen to the app.

The What's New screen breaks down some of the new features included in each update. As for image deletion, it makes handling large image sets more easily.

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Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke has been writing about Microsoft and the wider tech industry for over 10 years. With a degree in creative and professional writing, Luke looks for the interesting spin when covering AI, Windows, Xbox, and more.

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