Even if you don’t care about Bing AI, this newest Windows 11 upgrade has a slew of exciting new capabilities. For example, Windows Insiders will be able to test Phone Link for iPhones, which will allow you to call and text from inside Windows. (This follows Microsoft’s recent iCloud integration in the Pictures app in Windows 11.) Android users with Samsung phones who have had Phone Link for a time will be able to effortlessly switch on Wi-Fi hotspots and transfer their browser sessions. It’ll be fascinating to see how Microsoft’s approach compares against Intel’s Unison programme, which allows iPhones and certain Windows 11 PCs to sync calls, messages, and files.
With this upgrade, Microsoft is also delving further into “touch” interactions. If you have a detachable or convertible Computer, the taskbar will automatically shrink to free up extra screen space. Swiping up allows you to utilise the taskbar normally. This may be simpler for some people to live with than having the taskbar completely disappear.
