Link to Windows Downloads & RevenueLink to Windows · App Store & Google Play
Link to Windows gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Link to Windows by Microsoft Corporation is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 45 events
- 🔎Link to Windows reached Top 10 for “iosに移行アプリ”Android#7 in Japan search · popularity 87
- 🔎Link to Windows reached Top 10 for “redfinger”Android#7 in Indonesia search · popularity 91
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: linkediniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Link to Windows reached Top 10 for “microsoft”iOS#10 in Argentina search · popularity 73
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: fichiersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: linkediniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: winiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Link to Windows reached Top 10 for “microsoft”iOS#10 in Turkey search · popularity 75
- 📦Link to Windows updated to version 1.26101.103.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📦Link to Windows updated to version 1.26101.106.0AndroidNo release notes
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Productivity · FR
- 🌏Link to Windows: found on Samsung Galaxy StoreAndroid
- 📦Link to Windows updated to version 1.26101.20iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Productivity · IN
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: notificationsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 10 in 3 chartsiOSTop Free · Productivity · CA · Top Free · Productivity · JP · Top Free · Productivity · PL
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 10 in 4 chartsiOSTop Free · Productivity · IT · Top Free · Productivity · KR · Top Free · Productivity · TR · Top Free · Productivity · TW
- 📈Link to Windows new best rank in the overall chart: #55iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100iOSTop Free · All Apps · IT
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Productivity · DE
- 📈Link to Windows new best rank in the overall chart: #65iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Free · All Apps · DE · Top Free · All Apps · ES · Top Free · All Apps · NL · Top Free · All Apps · PL
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Productivity · TW
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new countryAndroidTaiwan
- 📈Link to Windows new best rank in the overall chart: #85iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new countryAndroidThailand
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100 in 4 chartsAndroidTop Free · Productivity · ES · Top Free · Productivity · MX · Top Free · Productivity · NL · Top Free · Productivity · TR
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Turkey
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100 in 6 chartsiOSTop Free · Productivity · AR · Top Free · Productivity · CO · Top Free · Productivity · MY · Top Free · Productivity · PH · +2 more
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new country in 6 chartsiOSArgentina · Colombia · Malaysia · Philippines · +2 more
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Productivity · SE · Top Free · Productivity · VN
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidSweden · Vietnam
- 📈Link to Windows charting in a new countryAndroidSaudi Arabia
- 📦Link to Windows updated to version 1.26092.10.0iOSBug fixes and performance improvements
- 📈Link to Windows entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Productivity · ID
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: notificationsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Link to Windows added hidden keywords: sync, desktopiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🆕Link to Windows first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Link to Windows first spotted by AppInsideriOS#91 in Top Free · All Apps · Canada
- 📈Link to Windows new best rank in the overall chart: #91iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📦Link to Windows version 1.26091.54.0iOSNo release notes
- 📦Link to Windows version 1.26082.130.0AndroidNo release notes
- 🆕Link to Windows: its developer released another app: Microsoft JewelAndroid
- 🆕Link to Windows released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Link to Windows released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Productivity FreeApp Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Link to Windows’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Link to Windows downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1M+ | 1B+ Measured |
 China Android | 1k+ | – |
| Total | 1M+ Confidence | 1B+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Link to Windows's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Link to Windows in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 连接至 Windows | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #11 Productivity Free | 30 of 30 countries | #14 | – |
| Google Play | #39 Productivity Free | 21 of 23 countries | #57 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in 
Mexico ▲ +29% · Japan ▲ +27%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 163 | 45% | ▼ -12% |
 India | 27 | 8% | ▼ -12% |
 France | 25 | 7% | ▲ +15% |
| China | 24 | 6% | ▼ -34% |
| Japan | 22 | 6% | ▲ +27% |
 Canada | 21 | 6% | ▲ +10% |
 Brazil | 18 | 5% | ▼ -24% |
 Germany | 16 | 4% | ▼ -40% |
 United Kingdom | 16 | 4% | ▼ -6% |
 Saudi Arabia | 12 | 3% | steady |
| Mexico | 12 | 3% | ▲ +29% |
 Australia | 8.2 | 2% | ▼ -25% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.0 ★ | 17k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 1.3M 62k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 1.3M |
What users say about Link to Windows
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the convenience of mirroring phone notifications and texts to their PC, particularly for productivity workflows. However, significant complaints focus on unstable Bluetooth connections, failure to sync images or older messages, and intrusive automatic call routing.
Mixed but leaning positive (60% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Makes life so much easier”
- Useful: “Works great with Microsoft”
- Connection & sync: “Also connect it to outlook 365”
- Features & content: “Is a nice tool to use so I can call from my laptop”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “this app sucks it won’t connect”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work like advertised”
- Useful: “Never works well with attachments”
- Features & content: “Since then I’ve verified all version levels (app, iPhone and Windows) and have had nothing but problems”
About Link to Windows
Enjoy these Phone Link features on your PC:
• Make and receive calls
• Manage your phone's notifications
• Read and reply to text messages
• View your phone contacts
• Share files between your phone and PC
Phone Link for iOS requires iPhone running iOS 16 or higher, and a PC with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support running Windows 10 (with the May 2019 Update or later) or Windows 11. Not available for iPad (iPadOS) or MacOS.
By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686
Link to Windows App Store
Link to Windows gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Link to Windows is #14 in Productivity Free in United States and charting in 30 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Productivity FreeLink to Windows on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Link to Windows’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 5 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Link to Windows downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Link to Windows's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Link to Windows in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 连接至 Windows | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
South Korea
Poland
Argentina
South Africa
Philippines
Colombia
MalaysiaApps near Link to Windows on the chart
Productivity Free, around #14.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Mexico ▲ +29% · Japan ▲ +27%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 45% | ▼ -12% |
| India | 27 | 8% | ▼ -12% |
| France | 25 | 7% | ▲ +15% |
| China | 24 | 6% | ▼ -34% |
| Japan | 22 | 6% | ▲ +27% |
| Canada | 21 | 6% | ▲ +10% |
| Brazil | 18 | 5% | ▼ -24% |
| Germany | 16 | 4% | ▼ -40% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 4% | ▼ -6% |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | 3% | steady |
| Mexico | 12 | 3% | ▲ +29% |
| Australia | 8.2 | 2% | ▼ -25% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Link to Windows
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the convenience of mirroring phone notifications and texts to their PC, particularly for productivity workflows. However, significant complaints focus on unstable Bluetooth connections, failure to sync images or older messages, and intrusive automatic call routing.
Mixed but leaning positive (60% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Makes life so much easier”
- Useful: “Works great with Microsoft”
- Connection & sync: “Also connect it to outlook 365”
- Features & content: “Is a nice tool to use so I can call from my laptop”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “this app sucks it won’t connect”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work like advertised”
- Useful: “Never works well with attachments”
- Features & content: “Since then I’ve verified all version levels (app, iPhone and Windows) and have had nothing but problems”
About Link to Windows
Enjoy these Phone Link features on your PC:
• Make and receive calls
• Manage your phone's notifications
• Read and reply to text messages
• View your phone contacts
• Share files between your phone and PC
Phone Link for iOS requires iPhone running iOS 16 or higher, and a PC with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support running Windows 10 (with the May 2019 Update or later) or Windows 11. Not available for iPad (iPadOS) or MacOS.
By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686
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Link to Windows Android
Link to Windows gets 1M+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Link to Windows is #57 in Productivity Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 21 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Productivity FreeLink to Windows on Google Play
App details
Link to Windows downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Link to Windows's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.microsoft.appmanager) on every Android store we track.
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 1,000,000,000+ | ★ 4.7 (1.3M) | 1.26101.106.0 | Open ↗ |
| Samsung Galaxy Store | not published | ★ 2.5 (747) | 1.26082.130.0 | Open ↗ |
Link to Windows in China
Google Play isn't available in mainland China. Its Chinese Android version on Tencent MyApp (measured, rounded down to a band). Top apps in China
| Tencent MyApp | 连接至 Windows | 1M+ lifetime downloads |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ProductivityFree | #57 |
| Japan | ProductivityFree | #39 |
| United Kingdom | ProductivityFree | #47 |
| Germany | ProductivityFree | #73 |
| France | ProductivityFree | #61 |
 Russia | ProductivityFree | #40 |
| Canada | ProductivityFree | #52 |
| Australia | ProductivityFree | #55 |
 Italy | ProductivityFree | #72 |
| Brazil | ProductivityFree | #95 |
 Spain | ProductivityFree | #69 |
| India | ProductivityFree | #123 |
| Mexico | ProductivityFree | #81 |
 Taiwan | ProductivityFree | #108 |
 Indonesia | ProductivityFree | #129 |
 Netherlands | ProductivityFree | #88 |
| Turkey | ProductivityFree | #93 |
 Sweden | ProductivityFree | #99 |
 Vietnam | ProductivityFree | #94 |
 United Arab Emirates | ProductivityFree | #181 |
 Thailand | ProductivityFree | #179 |
Apps near Link to Windows on the chart
Productivity Free, around #57.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Link to Windows
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (70% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Highly recommended to everyone!”
- Ease of use: “Makes work so much easier”
- Features & content: “It is missing a few features but its ok”
- Speed & performance: “has thr odd instance of being slow”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “refuses to stay connected”
- Crashes & bugs: “buggy never works correctly”
- Updates: “Reboots and updates dont fix the problem”
- Features & content: “Great tool to send images or links”
About Link to Windows
Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls*, view your notifications, and more.
Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as you share your favorite images between your phone and PC. Copy, edit, and even drag and drop photos without ever touching your phone.
Phone Link features:
• Make and receive calls from your PC*
• Manage your Android phone's notifications on your PC
• Access your favorite mobile apps** on your PC
• Read and reply to text messages from your PC
• Drag files between your PC and phone**
• Copy and paste content between your PC and phone**
• Instantly access the photos on your phone from your PC
• Use your PC's bigger screen, keyboard, mouse, and touch screen to interact with your phone from your PC.
Integrated with select** Microsoft Duo, Samsung, and HONOR phones for an even better experience:
The Link to Windows app comes integrated so no additional apps need to be downloaded from the Play Store.
Link to Windows is easy to find in the Quick Access tray (swipe down from the top of your screen to access it).
Exclusive features like cross-device copy and paste, Phone screen, file drag-and-drop, and Apps.
Let us know what features you'd like to see next by selecting “Send feedback” in the Phone Link settings.
*Calls requires a Windows 10 PC with Bluetooth capability.
**Drag and drop, Phone screen and Apps all require a compatible Microsoft Duo, Samsung or HONOR device (full list and breakdown of capabilities: aka.ms/phonelinkdevices). The multiple apps experience requires a Windows 10 PC running the May 2020 Update or later and has at least 8GB of RAM, and your Android device must be running Android 11.0.
The Link to Windows accessibility service is for those using a screen reading tool on the PC. When the service is enabled, it lets you control all your phone’s apps from your PC using Android keyboard navigation while receiving spoken feedback from your PC speakers. No personal or sensitive data is collected via Accessibility Service.
By installing this app, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=246338 and Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=248686.