Separately, Microsoft Launcher on Android will also be getting support for enterprise customers with access to business applications via Microsoft Intune.The Microsoft Launcher was quick to download and install, and Android requests the necessary permissions both at launch and when selecting certain functions. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn’t share timing for this update.

Microsoft Launcher for Android (formerly Arrow Launcher) will also support Timeline, but it will go further with cross-device application launching. The likely explanation is that Microsoft is focusing on its Android launcher first, since it has more potential, and iOS limitations won’t allow for anything similar. Microsoft LauncherĪndroid users might be wondering why Edge for Android isn’t getting the same Windows Timeline functionality. Microsoft plans to make that possible for Windows 10 and iPhone owners, assuming they’re willing to use Edge. But at other times you want to take what you were doing on your computer with you. Sometimes it’s useful to go from your phone to a bigger screen, a keyboard, and a mouse. This is where Continue on PC could go well beyond its name. Later this year, Microsoft will let iPhone users access that same Windows Timeline via Edge for iOS. If you use Edge for iOS, which launched in November, you’re likely aware that your browsing sessions on your iPhone or iPad are available in the Timeline experience on your Windows 10 PC. You can also pick up what you were doing on your Android or iOS device, as long as you were signed into your Microsoft account while using Edge or Office 365.

Its highlight feature is Windows Timeline, which lets you search through all the activities you performed up to 30 days ago to find what you were working on, including apps, files, and websites. The fifth major Windows 10 release, called the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, arrived just last week. One use case Microsoft mentioned sounds particularly promising: being able to drag and drop your phone’s photos into a document on your PC without even taking your phone out of your pocket. As its name implies, Your Phone’s main purpose is to let you access your phone’s content - like text messages, photos, and notifications - right on your Windows 10 PC.

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