Windows 10 has been a breath of fresh air for Microsoft in many ways. One of the many changes that it has left us is that mobile platforms have begun to be taken into account. Something that many users are sure to appreciate. Thanks to this, our Android device can interact with Windows 10 in various ways. For example viewing Android notifications in the computer.
There is a bridge that makes all of this possible. Thanks to Cortana, the operating system wizard, it is possible to achieve it. So that way you can see the notifications from your Android phone directly on your computer. How is this achieved?
Thanks to this, Cortana will send notifications from Android to Windows. But, it can also work the other way around, since it will be possible for us to send text messages from our Windows computer. For what they are functions that many can see useful, or as an experiment. We leave you below with the steps to be carried out:
1. Download Cortana for Android
Long ago it got Cortana available to Android devices. Although, the app has been famous for its many malfunctions. Currently it still offers some problems. What's more, Google Play has the application blocked in all countries except the United States. It is not a situation that seems normal, but neither Google nor Microsoft seem to give it any priority.
The good part is that we can directly download the Cortana APK on our Android phone. This available in APK Mirror, in this same link. Many see it as dangerous to download an APK to the device. But, if it is done from trusted pages like this there is no problem. Once we have downloaded it, we have to go to the next step.
2. Activate Cortana in Windows
If you have done it before, you do not have to do anything, but there may be users who do not have it activated. Usually, Cortana it could only be set to one language in a specific region (United States English). But, the company has become somewhat more flexible over time. What we have to do is click on the Cortana icon and then an options section opens. We will choose the language from the menu directly.
Thus, we have the assistant already activated. What you are going to ask us to do next is to do sign in to a Microsoft account. He will guide us step by step in this process, which is not complicated at all. In the end, he simply asks us to accept the terms and conditions.
3. Activate synchronization
Once the previous step is done, we return to Android. We have to open the Cortana application and enter the options. We go to the section of cross-device and there we activate the notifications that we want to receive in Windows 10. You can select the ones you want. We have several options available in it. Once selected, it will ask us accept permissions necessary.
Then we can choose from which applications we want to also receive notifications in Windows 10. Again, we select the ones that interest us or seem most important. Therefore, when we have them, we accept and it is ready.
Then, we go back to Windows 10 where Cortana is already activated. It is important to check that the notifications between devices are enabled (Send notifications between devices). There may be versions of the operating system in which it is done differently. In these cases, the path to check it is: Settings - Cortana - Notifications.
4. Synchronization and final adjustments
The process has now been completed and the sync is already activated. This way, when you have a missed call or other notification, you will also receive it on your Windows 10 computer. This notification will appear on notification panel. Also, if you click on it, you have the option to write a text message to the person who called you.
In this way, the process would be finished and you will be able to enjoy the Notifications from your Android phone on your Windows 10 computer. We hope you have found it helpful.
