Microsoft Your Phone can now support running multiple Android apps side-by-side on the Windows desktop. But before you get too excited, it seems that Microsoft and Samsung have done a deal, because it's limited to recent Samsung handsets. The feature was first teased during the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and was believed to be flagship exclusive, at least to begin with, but a list of devices has appeared, which includes a much wider range of Samsung handsets, including mid-rangers and foldables.

The announcement was made on Twitter by Analy Otero Diaz, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, who said:

As reported by onMSFT, although the news has been warmly welcomed by some, social media comments have questioned why this is a Samsung exclusive, especially in deference to its own Microsoft Surface Duo and ahead of other brands’ devices which in some cases can’t render a single Android app in Your Phone yet, leave alone several.

The full list of supported models, includes the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy S20. Windows 10 is required for linking, and the feature is currently available on Windows Insider builds but has started rolling out to the stable channel too.

Oddly, the above list excludes many of the devices that support the ‘Link To Windows’ feature available as part of Microsoft Your Phone. Whether the omission is for technical reasons isn’t quite clear. We’re hoping that there are no technical limitations that would stop this feature from coming to other brands’ handsets further down the line.