The tech giant is poaching one of the iPhone's best user interface elements, grafting it directly onto the Windows Start Menu For the longest time, the Windows Start Menu has provided an All Apps ...

Microsoft added a side panel to the Start menu in the Windows 11 2024 update last year that allowed Android users to get quick access to a phone’s battery status, notifications, messages, calls, and ...

iPhone users can now connect to Windows PCs directly through the Start menu, enabling easy access to messages, calls, battery status, and more. Users will be able to share files and PCs directly ...

while the floating Start sidebar allows Android users to access their phones’ chats, calls, and photos, that last bit is excluded from the iPhone menu. However, file sharing basically adds that ...

Meanwhile, Android users currently have a smoother experience, able to access their connected phones’ battery levels, messages, and calls right from the Windows Start menu. Now, iPhone users are ...

Windows 11 24H2 and even 23H3 are getting a new Start menu layout for the "All" apps page that organizes apps based on their ...

Windows 11 24H2 introduced a Start menu side panel for Android users This same panel is now in testing for iPhone owners A couple of other capabilities are being added, including a button to ...

Essentially, Microsoft has taken the iPhone's approach to app sorting and ... Many others, meanwhile, lamented the loss of critical taskbar and Start Menu functionalities, including app folders ...

Access your iPhone from the Start menu. To use these features, Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels need Windows 11 Build 4805 or higher, Phone Link version 1.24121.30.0 or later, and a ...