More convergence: Windows 10 will allow you to make phone calls from the desktop

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There is less than a week left until Microsoft releases Threshold 2, the first major update to Windows 10 with new features, which will add many of the features we&39;ve already seen in the Insider program over the past few months, such as bookmark syncing to Edge, messaging apps with Skype, and better support for tablets."

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But because Windows 10 is a system in constant improvement (what Microsoft calls Windows as a service ), new updates will come after Threshold 2.The next one on the calendar is called Redstone, and it would arrive in mid-2016. We already knew a few things about Redstone, but now another important news has leaked: the possibility to make phone calls from the desktop, along with other functions that aim at greater convergence."

Microsoft's idea would be to fully replicate what Apple has done with Continuity in OS X / iOS, allowing full access to SMS and calling functions from the desktopvia Cortana (we've already seen progress there on the Insider program).

There will also be synchronization of apps between PC and mobile

Microsoft wants to go a step beyond call integration, also offering synchronization between PC and mobile apps This means that For example, if we start writing an email on our mobile, then we can open the Outlook app on our PC, and it will show us exactly the same view that we left on our mobile.The same with Edge, Excel Mobile, and any other universal app.

The synchronization of apps between mobile and PC will make us feel as if the content flows freely from one screen to another. "

At its core, it&39;s like we&39;re running a single operating system, and apps and content just flow from one screen to another. Something spectacular, without a doubt, in case it manages to be implemented well. And best of all, it would be available to all teams, not just those with Continuum support"

Yes, these functions will be exclusive to Windows 10 Mobile In the case of app synchronization this is obvious, but given Microsoft's cross-platform vocation could mean that SMS and call integration will also reach Android and iOS in the more distant future, although that is unlikely to happen during 2016.

"As we said at the beginning, calls from the desktop and the synchronization of apps with Windows 10 Mobile should arrive in mid-2016 for all Windows 10 users, through the Redstone update, which will be completely free ."

Via | Winbeta