Microsoft has just announced that the app Your phone up Windows 10 can be used for control music and audio being played on Android devices. The function is already available immediately, although the implementation on the various systems may still take a few days, before the end of the extended roll-out.
Microsoft announced the new feature together with a new version of Windows 10 in the Fast channel of the Windows Insider program. The novelty allows you to control most of the audio or music apps that support multimedia controls through the notification center on Android and you can switch between multiple sources using a drop-down menu. Track details appear in the app and sync with any content playing on the phone.
Through the new functionality it is possible to play or pause music and go to the next (or previous) song using the interface on the computer. The function available on devices with Windows 10 October 2018 Update or later, although Microsoft recommends upgrading to the latest version of Windows 10. Smartphone side compatibility extended to all modulli with Android 7.0 or later.
Here are the news, as reported by Microsofts on the official blog and freely translated:
- View apps that play music and audio on your smartphone, interacting with them.
- The details of the audio tracks are played and remain synchronized with what is running on the smartphone.
- Control your tracks from your PC, through the Play, Pause, Previous / Next buttons.
- Switch between multiple sources using the drop-down menu in the audio player.
