YourPhone app, which phone can you use it with?

Hi I am curious for the people here that use (or have used) the W10 YourPhone app:
Which phone are you able to use it with? And can you with your mobile run/stream Android apps through it on your W10 device?
(Note: I read that you need to disable battery optimization for the Android app since Google/Android can be quite aggressive in killing background processes.)

The official MS list is that it only supports Samsung phones (mainly Galaxy and Note, and a few A models), however on Reddit I came across people with other brands that could use it (e.g. a Pixel). So I am curious what actually works.

 

Ok so I tried it again with my android Nokia phone and noticed that I can get now SMS, call and notification functionality working. Photos do not sync (gives an error "Something went wrong Check that both of your devices are nearby, turned on, and connected to the same Wi-Fi network. If this problem continues, please report it." naturally I check all things related to battery background killers, battery savers, same wifi, bluetooth etc.). Running Android apps through YourPhone does seem limited to practically Samsung phones only.

 

I have a Samsung SM-P205, and I do not have possibility to run android app

 

, Hi, I think it only works on a selection of Samsung phones (not tablets), so stuff like Galaxy A series (A51 etc), S series (S10 etc), Note series. Supported devices for Your Phone app experiences (microsoft.com)

Spoiler: Devices that support apps YourPhone

Apps is available on Android devices in select markets running Android 9.0 or greater that have Link to Windows installed. If your Android device is running Android 11.0¹ or higher, you may be eligible for the multiple apps experience. Those devices have an asterisk* next to them.

Recently released devices:

• Samsung Galaxy Fold*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S20*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S20+*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G*
  

Other eligible devices:

• Samsung Galaxy A8s
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A30s
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A31
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A40
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A41
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A50
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A50s
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A51
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A51 5G
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A60
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A70
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A70s
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A71
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A80
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A90s
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note9
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note10*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note10+*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite*
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S9
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S9+
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S10
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S10+
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S10e
  
  
• Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
  

 

So I recently could try this out with a friend Samsung phone (A50 I believe) and his laptop and here are my observations in case someone is interested:
- streaming the app works fine though I did not try heavy stuff.
- you cannot copy paste from or to phone apps streamed to the laptop (e.g. between a phone note app and notepad), though Samsung did mention they added this to newer phones (e.g. S20 etc.).
- when the phone is locked it seems you cannot stream android apps (you will see a black screen in Your Phone on the laptop), I hope they fix this in the future so you could leave your phone in your pockets. Maybe Samsung Dex offers this feature?

 

Works great on my Note 10.