How to Pin Android Apps to Windows 11 Start Menu

This article explains how to pin apps from your mobile device using the Phone Link feature to the Start menu in Windows 11.

The Phone Link app is a feature on Windows that allows you to link your phone and PC using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and access your phone’s apps and data from your PC. It lets you browse, play, order, chat, and more using your PC’s larger screen and keyboard while your phone stays in your pocket or desk.

With your phone connected to your PC, you can choose how to display notifications, choose to hear audio from the PC or phone, turn allow the phone link app to sync over mobile without Wi-Fi on or off, unlink your phone from Windows, enable or disable auto startup for the phone link app, send and receive text messages from the app, add or remove Phone Link on the widgets board, turn dark mode on or off, open your phone screen in the app, turn show notifications for all my apps on or off, show notifications in the Phone Link feature feed, enable or disable using Phone Link with Windows suggestions, open Phone Link notification banners in the mobile app or Phone Link, enable or disable Phone Link to show text messages, enable or disable Phone Link to make calls from your mobile device, and more.

When you enable Phone Link to display apps and websites from your mobile device, you can pin those apps to the Start menu on your desktop.

Pinning Android apps from your mobile device to the Start menu using the Phone Link feature on Windows 11 can be very useful for accessing your phone’s apps and data from your PC.

By pinning your frequently used apps to the Start menu on your desktop, you can quickly access them without having to search for them every time. Additionally, you can customize how notifications are displayed and choose to hear audio from the PC or phone, among other options.

Pin your Android app to the Start menu using the Phone Link

As mentioned above, users can pin their apps on their mobile devices to the Start menu in Windows 11. This is only possible if they allow Phone Link to display apps and websites from their mobile devices.

Here’s how to do it.

First, open the Phone Link app.

Then, select the Apps tab to list all the apps on your mobile device. Next, right-click the app you want to pin on the Start menu, then select ‘Add to Start‘ on the context menu.

Next, click Start -> All apps, right-click the app’s icon on the list, and select ‘Pin to Start‘.

The app should now appear on the Start menu. You can launch it without first going to the Phone Link app.

If you want to remove the app, right-click its icon and select ‘Unpin from Start.’

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• Pinning Android apps from your mobile device to the Start menu using the Phone Link feature in Windows 11 allows easy access to your phone’s apps and data from your PC.
• By customizing how notifications are displayed and choosing to hear audio from the PC or phone, among other options, you can enhance your user experience.
• Following the simple steps outlined in this article, you can efficiently pin your frequently used apps to the Start menu on your desktop, eliminating the need to search for them every time.
• This feature is handy for utilizing your PC’s larger screen and keyboard while your phone remains pocketed or on the desk.