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It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft finally has its own system for managing Android notifications from Windows.

This system makes it possible to see notifications from your Android phone on your Windows 10 PC as they arrive and to pull up your entire SMS history along with any pending notifications on demand. You can even reply to messages and compose new texts right from your computer.

Here’s how to get started.

On your Windows 10 computer

First, make sure you have the latest version of the Your Phone app:

• Open the Microsoft Store, and search for “Your Phone”
• If the app isn’t already installed, install it
• If the app is installed, click the three-dot menu button next to the “Launch” command. If “Update” appears as an option,…

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