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Setting up Texting from a PC

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Written by Julia Francis
Updated over a week ago

Why do I care?

Courted provides phone numbers where available in the MLS, and provides drafts for outreach for you through our tool ComposeAI. If you set up texting on your computer correctly, you'll be able to send outreach from Courted in one click, directly from your phone number.

Linking with an iPhone

  1. Ensure both your iPhone and your PC have bluetooth turned on.

  2. From your PC, search “Phone Link” in Start menu (it should come preinstalled on your PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11).

    1. If you cannot find the Phone Link app, try downloading it directly from the Microsoft Store.

    2. Phone Link requires:

      1. A PC running Windows 10 (with the May 2019 Update or later) or Windows 1

      2. A PC with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support

      3. An iOS device running iOS 15 or later

  3. Open the Phone Link app. Follow the step-by-step pairing instructions on the screen.

  4. Scan the QR code presented on your PC with your iPhone's camera. This will initiate Bluetooth pairing.

  5. Make sure you grant permissions on your iPhone to sync your messages, notifications, and contacts to your PC.

  6. Done! You can now use the Phone Link app to easily send text messages from your PC.

Linking with an Android

  1. From your PC, search “Phone Link” in Start menu (it should come preinstalled on your PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11).

    1. If you cannot find the Phone Link app, try downloading it directly from the Microsoft Store.

    2. Phone link requires:

      1. A PC running Windows 10 (with the May 2019 Update or later) or Windows 11.

      2. An Android device running Android 8.0 or later. For the best compatibility and performance, we highly recommend using Android 10 or newer.

      3. Your phone and your PC both need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

  2. Open the Phone Link app. You may be asked to sign in to your Microsoft account if you haven't already signed in with Windows.

  3. Install or open the Link to Windows mobile app on your Android device. To do this, open a web browser on your Android device and then enter the link that's displayed on your PC (www.aka.ms/yourpc).

  4. Sign into the mobile app with the same Microsoft account that you signed in to on your PC.

  5. Once you've signed in, go back to your PC, select the I have the Link to Windows app ready check box, and then select Pair with QR code.

  6. A popup window with a QR code will appear on your PC screen.

  7. In the mobile app on your Android device, select Link your phone and PC. When asked Is the QR code on your PC ready? select Continue.

  8. You'll be asked permission for the app to access your camera. After accepting, an in-app camera will open. Use this camera to scan the QR code displayed on your PC.

  9. After scanning the QR code, you may be asked for additional Android permissions. These permissions allow you to access content from your phone on your PC.

  10. Follow the prompts on your Android device and then select Done.

  11. You are ready to go!

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