Windows 11 Search Opens Android Apps via Phone Link as Microsoft Expands 26340.9843 Phone Actions
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Updated · WindowsLatest · Oct 31
Windows 11 Search Opens Android Apps via Phone Link as Microsoft Expands 26340.9843 Phone Actions
3 articles · Updated · WindowsLatest · Oct 31
Summary
Windows 11 taskbar Search can surface a connected Android app as a “Mobile App” result and launch it through Phone Link, mirroring the phone app onto the PC instead of running it natively.
Microsoft has confirmed Search can already trigger phone actions such as calls, texts and Do Not Disturb in Insider build 26340.9843, though it has not yet documented app launching in its release notes.
Android app streaming still works only on select Samsung, HONOR, OPPO, ASUS, vivo and Xiaomi phones with Link to Windows, Android 10 or newer, and the same Wi-Fi network as the PC.
The feature matters more after Microsoft ended Windows Subsystem for Android in March 2025, making phone streaming the only official route for using Android apps on Windows 11.