Phone link error 256 with S22 Ultra

Anonymous
2024-11-20T07:36:00+00:00

I have had Phone link working for years with my Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra.

Recently, part of the functionality stopped working, specifically, the "open phone screen" part. I keep getting an error 256.

The phone is on Wifi, connected to a Ubiquiti NanoHD.

The PC is a desktop on 10 Gbps ethernet.

Both are in the same /24 subnet, using DHCP with IP reservations in the router.

The phone says it's connected to the PC. The PC says the phone is connected to it.

I can see the phone's text messages & photos on the PC.

I just can't open the phone screen on my PC, or show any app on my PC's screen.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Connect Phone and PC

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-22T19:15:10+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-22T19:08:15+00:00

    Link to Windows is developed by Microsoft. Both the Windows side and the Android side. It just happens to be bundled with Samsung phones, and you can't uninstall it. However, you can roll it back to the original factory version. I did just that.

    I linked my phone again. And then got this :

    So, it looks like the protocol is not stable and they require both sides to be the same version. SMH.

    Seems like one would need to roll back the version of the app on the Windows side, too to get it working again.

    I'm not sure how to do that. It's possible to uninstall Phone link on the Windows side, but I just don't know where to download the older revision.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-22T19:03:25+00:00

    Same exact problem still searching for a solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-22T18:44:47+00:00

    Yea, I restarted both PC and phone, deleted app and reinstalled it. I'm sure this has to do with the most recent Samsung update. So frustrating.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-22T18:33:21+00:00

    I'm having the exact same problem

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