Windows 11 is getting the kind of Android integration Googlebooks were built for

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Windows 11 is getting the kind of Android integration Googlebooks were built for, according to Android Authority. A new Quick Settings tile puts useful Android phone controls within easy reach. TL;DR Microsoft is testing a new Mobile devices tile in Windows 11 Quick Settings that lets you control a linked phone without opening Phone Link. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, and its products and services include Microsoft Windows. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

The tile can let Android users toggle Do Not Disturb, adjust the phone’s volume, or make it play a sound when misplaced. The feature is still hidden in experimental Windows 11 builds, and iPhones may also get the same controls.

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