MacVoices #23100: MacVoices Live! - iMessage on Windows: How and Why? (1)

Published: March 13, 2023, 8:16 p.m.

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, new panelist Ben Roethig, Patreon supporter Brian
Flanigan-Arthurs
, Eric Bolden, Brittany Smith and Jim Rea taking on the big and small questions about iMessage coming to \xa0Windows. \xa0Exactly how it works under the hood, the missing features to why Windows users want are all questions and and answered\u2026and asked again. (Part 1)



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Show Notes:

Links:


Microsoft is bringing iMessage to Windows with the Phone Link app by Andrew Orr on AppleInsider:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/28/microsoft-is-bringing-imessage-to-windows-with-the-phone-link-app


Previewing Phone Link for iPhone users on Windows 11 with Windows Insiders
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/28/previewing-phone-link-for-iphone-users-on-windows-11-with-windows-insiders/


Phone Link app \u2013 iOS support
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_other/phone-link-app-ios-support/a399da5c-4d25-408d-b874-6c8d492146a1


Guests:


Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is a MacVoices listener and Patreon supporter. Find him on Twitter.


Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, and on his blog, Trending At Work.


David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud


Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim on Twitter.


Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on \xa0Twitter and Mastodon.


Brittany Smith is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, Devise and Conquer, along with companion video courses for folks with ADHD. She\u2019s also the cofounder of The ADHD Guild, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated \u201cwell-rounded geek\u201d. She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator and on YouTube with tech tips.


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