A Microsoft employee who is a principal program manager lead for cross-device experiences just confirmed a new feature for the Your Phone app. Coming soon is the ability to show recently accessed apps from an Android phone right in the Windows 11 Taskbar.
#WindowsInsiders new @MSYourPhone feature coming your way! Recent apps built into your taskbar. Making it easier to go back to the apps that you were recently using on your Samsung phone. pic.twitter.com/fJgXT6zgRz
— Analy Otero Diaz (@AnalyMsft) February 9, 2022
Details are scarce at the moment, and Microsoft didn’t yet put out a blog post about this, yet the employee, Analy Otero Diaz, did provide the below screenshot of the new experience. Judging from what we see, it looks like the recently opened apps show in a sort of a hub (complete with Windows 11’s design) in the right corner of the screen above the clock. There also looks to be three recently opened apps by default, and a link to view all apps, too.
It’s nice to see that Microsoft is actively adding features to Your Phone on Windows 11, but from Diaz’s tweet, there’s the possibility that this can be a Samsung phone exclusive. That’s because, other than the Surface Duo 2, which recently was updated to support the Apps feature, Samsung’s phones are the only Android phones which allow using individual windowed Android apps on top of Windows in Your Phone.
It’s been asked if the Duo 2 will also get this feature with Your Phone, and we’ll update this post when clarification is made. In the meantime, sound off and let us know what you think by dropping us a comment below.
