# Phone Link

Application: Microsoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am your phone, your phone companion, link to windows

Microsoft Corporation, Productivity

Di Windows app wey dey mirror Android or iPhone notifications. Di old name na Your Phone. Di process na PhoneExperienceHost.exe.

## Wetin you need know

Phone Link na Windows app. E no be third-party Your Phone download.

PhoneExperienceHost.exe na Microsoft Phone Link, package Microsoft.YourPhone. WhatsApp.Root.exe na WhatsApp. Browser SMS tab na still di browser.

- **Wetin e be?**: Phone companion

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If PhoneExperienceHost.exe dey busy, I go open Phone Link, no be WhatsApp. Your Phone na di old name. Third-party Your Phone exe na junk.

## Wetin be Phone Link?

Phone Link na di Windows companion for phone notifications, SMS on many Androids, photos, and calls. Di host process na PhoneExperienceHost.exe.

## If you never use am before

If Windows ask to link your phone, dis na Microsoft Phone Link, wey dem bin dey call Your Phone. E no be third-party Your Phone download. Di process na PhoneExperienceHost.exe. WhatsApp Desktop na different app. You dey pair Android or iPhone from di Windows app plus Link to Windows on di phone.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Notification mirroring**

Pings from di phone on di PC. Dis no be WhatsApp Desktop and e no be third-party mirror APK.

**SMS and calls on supported Android setups**

Microsoft document Android and iPhone feature differences. iPhone dey get less than Android.

**Recent photos**

Photo rail from di paired phone. OneDrive na different sync product.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey want phone notifications on Windows PC
- Users wey still dey see Your Phone for search
- Anybody wey mix am up with WhatsApp or store clone

## Current status

Phone Link (2018) na current phone companion from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices.

## How old e be?

Microsoft release Your Phone for 2018 and later change the name to Phone Link. Di package family still be Microsoft.YourPhone. Na Windows 10/11 feature era app, no be 2003 ActiveSync story.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 (October 2022 update or later) or Windows 11, according to Microsoft |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.                  |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| PhoneExperienceHost.exe | Main Windows executable |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Phone Link fit start with Windows so notifications go dey flow. Off am inside di app if you never pair any phone.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone\_\*\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |

## File formats

mirrored notifications, phone photos

## Common wahala dem

### Old phone no go unlink

Leftover pairing fit dey disturb. Microsoft account device lists and Phone Link settings na di supported cleanup, no be third-party cleaner.

### People dey uninstall WhatsApp to stop Phone Link SMS

Wrong app. SMS mirroring na Phone Link ontop supported Androids.

## How to get unstuck

### Open Phone Link from Start, no be Your Phone setup exe

Di app wey follow Windows come na di product. support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link na di help.

### Pair from di PC QR plus Link to Windows ontop di phone

Microsoft document Android and iPhone steps. Dem no get di same feature set.

### Reset di app for Settings if di host dey loop

Settings > Apps > Phone Link > Advanced options > Reset. No delete WindowsApps with hand.

## Alternatives

WhatsApp Desktop if na only WhatsApp you want. OEM phone suites if di vendor bring one. To skip Phone Link dey fine if you no want mirroring.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices ](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link)Vendor support                                        |
| Official site | [www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices ](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Di phone and working Bluetooth or Wi-Fi path matter pass desktop GPU name. Microsoft list Windows 10 (late 2022) or Windows 11.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[PhoneExperienceHost.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/phoneexperiencehost.exe/)[WhatsApp: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/whatsapp/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Phone Link official site ](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices)· Vendor product page
- [Phone Link help ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link)· Vendor support
- [Phone Link requirements ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link-requirements-and-setup-9b80e56b-0d5e-4d02-9c70-92b2b7ad5864)· Wetin Microsoft list for Android and iPhone
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Category**: Phone companion

  **Process**: [PhoneExperienceHost.exe](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/phoneexperiencehost.exe/)

  **License**: Windows app wey follow come

  **First released**: 2018

  **Official site**: [microsoft.com/windows/sync](https://www.microsoft.com/windows/sync-across-your-devices)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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