Windows users envy the iPhone mirroring capabilities of macOS, but there is a similar feature they can use which is built into Windows 11.
This works through Phone Link which is Microsoft’s app for syncing calls, photos and contacts from a mobile device to its desktop operating system.
Phone Link does support mirroring apps on certain handsets, such as most recent Galaxy phones, and some from One Plus and Asus.
To set up this feature on an Android device, open the Start menu, launch or search for Phone Link, select Android, scan a QR code with the Android device camera, sign into a Microsoft account, and give permissions.
Once this is done, in the Phone Link interface, users can go to the Apps tab to run Android apps from their phones either through true phone mirroring or by clicking an app shortcut to access it without opening it up on the phone.
With the latter, users can use a different app on their phone and will be asked if they want to switch when they try to open an app already being used by Phone Link.