A number of years in the past, Dell launched a neat function that enabled iPhone textual content messaging from inside the Home windows desktop. Now, a successor to that app is accessible on any Home windows 11 PC, no Dell required.
It’s known as Intel Unison, and whereas it’s solely alleged to run on a small variety of Intel-powered laptops, Windows Central reports that it really works on any pc operating Home windows 11. I’ve received it operating on my Lenovo Yoga C940 laptop computer from 2019, and it’s a revelation.
To set it up, obtain the Intel Unison app for Windows, then seize the companion app for iOS. (It’s additionally available for Android, as a substitute for Microsoft’s built-in “Phone Link” utility.) The Home windows app will then stroll you thru a number of steps to pair your telephone and PC.
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When you’ve achieved that, you possibly can ship and obtain textual content messages out of your pc, together with these delivered by way of iMessage. The app additionally helps you to view your telephone’s digicam roll, ship information to your telephone, make telephone calls by way of your desktop, and see your telephone’s notifications.
There’s one large limitation: As an alternative of syncing your full message historical past, Unison solely reveals the messages that you just obtain whereas the app is open. Nonetheless, it’s helpful for choosing up a dialog with out reaching in your telephone, and for rapidly rattling off replies with a correct keyboard.
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The actual draw back is that I now must rethink my determination not to upgrade to Windows 11 on my desktop computer.
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