This link between your Android device and PC gives you instant access to everything you love. From your PC, you can connect to select Android, Samsung, and select HONOR devices with the Link to Windows app that's either preinstalled on your device or that you can download from the Google Play or Samsung Galaxy Store.

The Phone Link experience starts on your Windows PC and the Phone Link app. For more information, see Introducing Microsoft Phone Link and Link to Windows. In addition, the Your Phone Companion app for Android is now called Link to Windows. This app doesn’t offer Wi-Fi mode for phones with Nougat, but it contains both PdaNet for use with Bluetooth or USB Mode and Foxfi, which still can supply Wi-Fi mode, but you will want to check by carrier, device, and Android version for eligibility.Note: We’ve changed the name of the Your Phone app to Microsoft Phone Link. Must Read: How to Tether Android for Internet On-the-Go Solutions: Tip 1: PdaNet+ I think it’s still too soon to say, as developers can adapt just as carriers can, but until then we have to try to find ways around things ourselves. Some have pronounced the new security measures a permanent fix/barrier to finding a new loophole. With the release of Android Nougat 7.0, have carriers/manufacturers won the battle once and for all? It’s probably too soon to tell, but things aren’t really looking good for users this time around. But it has been a constant back and forth with Foxfi discovering and utilizing loopholes, and carriers/manufacturers closing them in each new update. In the case of the hotspot, one app has been on the side of Android users (while also making a little money itself) throughout the years, and that’s Foxfi. Whether it’s rooting, net neutrality, or the right to use your Android as a hotspot, everyone either wants money, control, or preferably both. It’s a constant power struggle between carriers and consumers.

Foxfi android 7.0 or later