You Phone/Companion Connection-Link

Anonymous
2018-12-14T09:58:33+00:00

hi I want to connect my android device to my hp windows 10 pro using the "You Phone' and " Phone Companion" but there is is know connection even though they are both connected to a WIFI hotspot from another device. My android is stuck in a loop saying " We're checking one more thing on your PC before we ask for a final permission, while my PC stuck on" We need permission to connect and access data onyour phone. Please check your phone and tap allow."

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-27T05:09:39+00:00

    I would have to question if the software is worth the trouble.  From all these posts, I gather there are other solutions with far fewer bugs.  I would make the determination myself but I haven't been able to get the connection to work and this seems like hours tracking down settings.  Reset the phone?  After all the customizations, migrating data and contacts and setting up accounts?

    There are people and companies that release programs that work most of the time and fail only rarely.  Seems like MS has chosen to go the other way on this.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-19T16:30:40+00:00

    As of Jan 12, 2021, with the installation of the latest Windows 10 update (20H2 OS build 19042.746), my Windows Your Phone app is now working.

    I installed my OS updates, checked the Windows Store and pulled down the latest Your Phone version.

    I wiped the storage of the Android app and the Windows Store app to start fresh.

    They connected, paired, whatever. It's working now.

    I have no idea what changed.

    When running the Android app, it still launches with "Finish linking on your PC", and the Check your PC screen on Android shows, with the spinning wheel. Nothing happens on the PC. I cannot get past this screen on Android.

    But the main functions of the Your Phone app on Windows all work: Notifications, Messages, Photos and Calls.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-19T06:27:21+00:00

    Link your phone and PC has hung my PC

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-17T15:29:58+00:00

    I used this method over Your phone, as it's just another half developed MS app that wastes more time than it saves.

    Absolutely half-developed or half-heartedly developed. 

    Another issue is that it compresses your photos to such an extent that they are literally unusable. In 2020s your photos do not even transfer in 1920x1080 who wants smaller photos than that? Why on earth did they develop this crappy software like that?

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-17T14:15:40+00:00

    If you just need to see and use your android phone from your PC for anything other than making phone calls, you can try Scrcpy - it's free and open source, and actually works.  There are a few steps to get it set up but once you get it running just hook your phone up to your PC/laptop via usb and forget it.

    I used this method over Your phone, as it's just another half developed MS app that wastes more time than it saves.

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