The Phone Link app on Windows has a new settings page that no longer allows users to delete previously linked Android devices.
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«Phone Connection is a tool that allows you to connect Android devices to your PC. When connected, you can copy files, view photos, and send and receive messages on your phone. This is a truly useful tool for working with your phone via a Windows PC.
In recent days, messages have begun to appear on the Internet about changes in the device management mechanism in the Connect to Phone application. Users began complaining via Feedback Center that the three-dot menu on the Phone Link app’s settings page had disappeared, leaving them unable to delete phones—a response from a community administrator indicated that Microsoft may not be aware of the issue. know.
The problem was confirmed by journalists from the 9to5Google resource: for now, the only option is to exit the application and start again. Those who have only one device connected may not notice the changes, but they may also not like the automatic connection – it can be turned off in the settings. Whether the change is intentional or not is unknown at this time, and there has been no word yet on Microsoft’s intentions.