#WINDOWS PHONE WONT CONNECT TO PC WINDOWS 10#
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The background activity controls built into the operating system take the same approach as the Battery Saver mode interrupting the app from connecting for longer periods on a portable device. If your device is really low on juice, do remember to turn it back on later. Sadly, that can also stop the Your Phone app from establishing a stable connection to your mobile after a certain amount of time has lapsed.Ĭonsider turning off Battery Saver mode to stop that from happening, which involves switching off the Battery Saver tile on the Action Center.

#WINDOWS PHONE WONT CONNECT TO PC WINDOWS 10#

If you are on a portable Windows 10 device, the operating system automatically suspends certain processes to conserve power. While it's quite inconvenient, the fact that your most recent photos (a maximum of 25) are accessible from the Your Phone app may be the reason behind Microsoft’s decision to implement such a limitation from both a performance and a cellular data management standpoint. Connect to Wi-FiĪre you connected to the internet using cellular data on your smartphone? If so, you need to switch to Wi-Fi to establish connectivity with the Your Phone app, although it doesn’t necessarily have to be to the same hotspot as the one that your PC’s hooked up to. Tip: On your PC, simply click on your portrait in the Start menu, and then click Change Account Settings to check out your current Microsoft ID. However, the procedure is quite tedious since it requires you to unlink your devices and go through the whole set up process from scratch. It's also possible to switch accounts on the Your Phone app (on your PC) instead. If it differs from the one on your PC, tap Sign Out and then sign back in with the proper credentials matching with the one you used on your PC. On the subsequent screen, tap Accounts, and you should see the Microsoft ID that you’ve signed in with listed within. To check if you’ve signed in with a different ID on your mobile after initial set up, load up the Your Phone Companion app, and then tap the Settings icon. Otherwise, your PC won’t connect to your mobile. You need to use the same Microsoft Account on the Your Phone Companion mobile app like the one used on your Windows user account. Just run through the checklist below, and you should be connected in no time. Click “Open Settings on Phone” to get started.When running into issues with connectivity, the Your Phone app on your PC displays the ‘We Can’t Connect to Your Phone’ error message.

#WINDOWS PHONE WONT CONNECT TO PC ANDROID#

In order for this feature to work, we must give the Your Phone Companion app permission to see Android notifications. The Your Phone app will now guide you through setting up some of the features. You can choose to pin the Your Phone app to the taskbar. Notification on your Android deviceīack on your PC, you’ll now see a welcome message. The notification will ask whether you want to allow your device to connect to the PC. The PC app will now instruct you to check your Android device for a notification. If the device you set up is your primary device, we recommend that you do this. When you first open the app on your PC, it may detect that we just set up a new device and ask whether you want to make it your default. If you don’t see it, download the Your Phone app from the Microsoft Store. You’ll find the “Your Phone” app preinstalled on your Windows 10 PC-open it from the Start menu.

That’s all there is to do on the Android side for now.

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