How to see android notifications in windows 10

The arrival of Windows 10 meant many changes for Microsoft. One of the most important is that the company began to take into account mobile platforms such as Android. A change of enormous importance for the operating system. So your Android device can interact with Windows 10 in various ways. One of them, very useful, is to see Android notifications on your computer.

How to see Android notifications in Windows 10

The bridge that allows us to see notifications from our Android device in Windows 10 is Cortana. It will be the one in charge of sending the Android notifications to Windows. Although it can also work in reverse. We can send text messages from our Windows computer. Something very interesting and that can be useful.

Therefore, below we are going to tell you the steps necessary to carry out this process.

1. Download Cortana on Android

Cortana has long been available for Android devices. Although in all this time it has had enough operating problems. In fact, the wizard still has some issues today. For example, unless you are inside the application or use the widget it will not listen to you.

Another problem of enormous importance is that Cortana is blocked in Google Play in all countries except the United States. Something that most users do not explain either, but it is reality. In addition, Microsoft seems to be in no rush or intention to launch the wizard in more countries, despite the fact that they seek to promote it clearly in Windows 10.

Luckily there is a way to get hold of Cortana and that is by downloading its APK. We can download it from APK Mirror at this link. In the case of applications like Cortana it is essential to download it from trusted pages, since it requires many permissions, so there is always some danger that can be hidden and abuse of those permissions. Once downloaded, we can go to the next step.

2. Activate Cortana on Windows

Unless we have previously done so, we have to activate Cortana in Windows. Generally, the Windows 10 wizard only appears if the system was configured in a specific language in a specific region, generally English in the United States. Although, over time it seems that the company has become somewhat more flexible.

Click on the Cortana icon and a section of options opens where we will choose the language from the menu. In this way we will already have the assistant activated. It will then ask us to log in to a Microsoft account. It will guide us step by step in this process. We accept the terms and conditions and this part is already finished.

3. Activate synchronization

We have to return to Android in this new step. We open the Cortana application and enter its options. We then enter the Cross device section and we have to activate the notifications that we want or are interested in. We can choose between several options. From notifying missed calls, new messages, low battery or notifications of applications that we have installed on the phone.

In the case of the last option, Cortana will ask us for access to the permissions in order to have access to the system notifications. We accept and give the necessary permits. Next, we have to choose from which applications we want to receive notifications in Windows 10. So you can select those applications whose notifications are more important.

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Once this is done, we return to Windows. Once we have activated Cortana, it is necessary to check that we have activated the notifications between devices options. In case it was not activated, activate it. It may happen that in the latest versions of Windows 10 the adjustment has to be done in a different way. Because Cortana has its own section in the System Settings.

If so, the route to follow is as follows: Settings - Cortana - Notifications.

4. Synchronization works and latest settings

The process is now complete and synchronization has already been activated. So the next time you have a missed call you will receive the notification on your Windows 10 computer. The notification will appear in the Windows notification panel. In addition, by clicking on it you will be able to compose and send a text message to the person who called you.

In the case of notifications from other applications that have a Windows version, you will get a notification to install the Windows version. It can happen with LINE, WhatsApp or other applications like that.

In this way the process is already complete and you will be able to receive all the notifications you have chosen from your Android phone on the Windows 10 computer. What do you think about this way of being able to receive notifications in Windows?