Android smartphones will soon be able to switch off or restart Windows PCs • Межа

Microsoft continues to actively update its software for connecting Windows PCs to iOS and Android smartphones via Link to Windows, and recent discoveries suggest that the app will soon allow users to switch off their computers. This is reported by Android Authority. Upon reviewing the Link to Windows code, a new feature was discovered – the mobile app will allow users to remotely shut down, restart or put their PC into sleep mode from an Android smartphone. The app will also allow users to restart their computer to install Windows updates. Depending on the option selected, the app may send you a notification. For example, the shutdown and restart commands are accompanied by a warning that unsaved work may be lost. Putting the PC into sleep mode will trigger a warning that your phone will be disconnected from Phone Link, so you will need to wake the PC up manually. If users attempt to shut down or restart their PC whilst it is updating, they will see another notification: "A restart is needed to finish an update on your PC. Any unsaved work in open apps from your PC will be lost. Since you're away, you won't be able to save it from here. Do you want to restart anyway?" It is currently unknown exactly when the new features will appear in the stable version of the Link to Windows app. Read also: Google plans to add an analogue of Apple Handoff to Android 17 New Trojan attacks Windows and steals data from smartphones via Phone Link