How to get Android notifications on your Windows 10 PC

 Android Notifications on Windows 10  PC Using Cortana

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There a lot of similar applications for this available in Google Playstore.  Windows Insiders get to test out many of the platform's upcoming features, and the latest build allows you to receive notifications from an Android device on the desktop. There's need to worry about notification overload, as you can set it up to only send alerts for the apps you want.

A majority of users use  Android smartphones and Windows PC in world. While the OS in both the platforms is different, thankfully there's a common bridge between the two. And this in the form of Android Apps, or rather Windows apps for Android.  Android notifications are a necessary evil of the smartphone era. They act as the message carriers for a number of apps notifying one about important messages, emails, ongoing discounts, missed calls, etc. But most of the times, when you are engulfed with work, it’s quite easy to miss out on these notifications. Once set up, your Windows 10 action center will be able to tell you when you miss a call, receive a text or have a low battery on your Android phone. You will also be able to receive app notifications from any app you have installed, and you can even control your phone via your computer with voice commands.

This feature works through Cortana and the Cortana app for Android.  Google Now is pretty sweet in its own right, so you might not have bothered with installing Cortana, but now there’s a compelling reason. As of today’s Anniversary Update to Windows 10, Cortana comes with the built-in ability to mirror your Android notifications, as well as notify you of important things like missed calls, incoming messages, or a low battery. Cortana for Android helps to bridge the gap in the notification system between Windows 10 and Android and helps to receive Android notifications on Windows 10 PC. 

You want to enable Cortana on both android and Windows 10

Once Cortana has been downloaded to your phone, sign-in using the same credentials which you used for windows sign in. Tap “App notifications sync” to enable the Android listening service if you want to mirror app notifications. Once signed-in, head over to the settings panel and tap on Sync Notifications. You will see four different types of notifications that can be synced: Missed call notifications, incoming message notifications, low battery notifications, and app notifications. All you have to do is toggle the switch to yes and choose the apps from the window.  The first three will be turned on by default, but the fourth -- app notifications -- needs notification access before it can be turned on. Once you turn this option on, you will see a new menu option that lets you choose specific apps to sync (or not sync).

Now open your Windows 10 PC setup. A point to be noted is that the logins – both in PC and Phone – need to be from the same ID. So in case you have logged in through a local ID, you can easily swap that with a Microsoft account quite easily. Open Cortana on your Windows 10 device and go to Settings > Send notifications between devices. This option must be turned on in order for Android syncing to work.

Once you have Cortana set up on your phone, you can even control it remotely with a few commands. For example, on the desktop say “Find my phone” to Cortana and it will locate your phone on a map. You can also ring it remotely to help you find it. On top of this, if you search for directions on your computer, you’ll get a notification from the Cortana app allowing you to look up those same directions in your map app of choice. These are some pretty nifty features that may be handy if you use Windows 10 and Android as your daily drivers.

Author : Jestin Jacob PK

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