Confirming that your iPhone and PC are compatible to use this feature is the most important thing to start with. The iPhone should be running iOS 14 or later, and Windows 11 must be installed on your PC. If you don’t have both, you might encounter some problems later.
The quickest way to check your iPhone’s software version is to head over to Settings > General > Software Update. Confirm what iOS your iPhone is running on, and if there are any available updates on that same page. If you are running an iOS below iOS 14, click “Download and Install” to update your iPhone.
Once you’ve updated your iPhone, you can go ahead and check your PC. Click on Start > Settings > Windows Update > Update History. That’d show you what version of Windows your PC is running on. If it’s not running on Windows 11, check if your PC is Windows 11 compatible, and then update it accordingly.
Windows 10 users can connect an Android phone to a PC using Microsoft’s Phone Link, but iPhone users will be out of luck. Only Windows 11 allows users to connect iPhones to their PC, as well as Android devices, and there’s no word if this feature will come to Windows 10 in the future.
