Not receiving messages in Phone Link App with iOS

Anonymous
2023-05-02T09:56:59+00:00

Hi,

I connected my iPhone in the Phone Link app.

I can send messages but the messages i receive do not appear in the app.

How can i solve this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC

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Anonymous
2024-01-10T04:22:26+00:00

this was the fix for me. I opened phone link, clicked on settings, and under features, i clicked the drop down for messages. I made sure the toggle for ON was checked. and then i selected "show replies from group chats as individual messages"

all of a sudden i started getting my messages.

Hope this works for anyone looking!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T16:19:49+00:00

    This reply doesn't address the issue being asked. I can send messages from the Phone link app using my iphone all day long. But they do not receive messages. Even after I have sent a message to that contact.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T22:56:54+00:00

    Same issue here.

    Clearly, this "solution" isn't fully baked. Besides, what good is an only "partial" solution? You can't see previous messages? You can't send an emoji? You can't send an image or an attachment? An "iOS limitation"? They seem to be able to do it just fine on a Mac and an iPhone. I guess what you're implying is that Windows has a limitation on what it can (and can't) do on an Apple product, hence a half-baked product. That's unfortunate.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-02T10:29:44+00:00

    Hi Nuno,

    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Are you talking about older messages? If so, it is not supported due to iOS limitations.
    Known Issues as per Microsoft:

    Messages

    Phone Link does not support creating or replying to a group message, or sending or receiving media in messages
    Phone Link will not receive the first message from a new recipient in Messages
    Phone Link does not support sending images, GIFs, or Memojis
    Phone Link cannot show messages if the iPhone’s messages settings are set to not Always “show preview”
    Phone Link will not display message conversation history if during use of the app the Bluetooth session disconnects

    Via:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/for...

    Also,

    See if the following helps.

    Open the Phone Link App.

    Click on settings, and under features,

    Click the drop down for messages.

    Make sure that the toggle for ON was checked. and then

    show replies from group chats as individual messages is selected.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T19:58:51+00:00

    Having the same problem, but haven't found a solution yet.

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