In September last year, Intel announced it was working on an app to seamlessly bridge the gap between Android or iOS smartphones and Windows PCs. Dubbed “Intel Unison,” the app has been released now, and it comes with several cool features. You can access your images and videos from your smartphone on your PC, quickly transfer files, reply to phone notifications, make calls, and a lot more. So if you are interested and wish to try out an alternative to Microsoft’s Phone Link app, go ahead and learn how to install and use Intel Unison on any Windows 11 PC. Yes, it works even on non-Intel laptops. On that note, let’s find out the instructions to download and run Intel Unison on any PC and Android or iOS smartphone.
In this article, we have included the requirements to run Intel Unison on a Windows 11 PC and have shared detailed instructions on how to make it work with your Android or iOS smartphone. You can also find our first impressions on Intel Unison at the bottom. Just expand that table and move to any section you want.
- Prerequisites to Use Intel Unison with Android/ iOS and WindowsHow to Download and Install Intel Unison on Any Windows 11 PCIntel Unison: First Impressions and Thoughts
Prerequisites to Use Intel Unison with Android/ iOS and Windows
To use Intel Unison, you must be running Windows 11 on your PC or laptop. The app currently does not support Windows 10 or older operating systems.
Finally, you must have an Android smartphone running Android 9 or above. For iOS users, you must have an iPhone running iOS 15 or above.
To download Intel Unison, head to the app’s Microsoft Store page and click the “Get in Store app” button. This will open Intel Unison’s listing in Microsoft Store on your Windows 11 PC. Currently, if you directly search for the Intel Unison app in Microsoft Store doesn’t show any results.
In the Microsoft Store app, click on “Get” to download and install Intel Unison.
After Intel Unison is installed, open the app and go through the welcome screen. Once you reach the pairing screen, it’s time to move to your smartphone.
On your iPhone or Android phone, install the Intel Unison app (Android/ iOS). You will need to allow a bunch of permissions before you can pair your Windows PC and use the app. After going through the onboarding screen, tap on “Scan QR code“.
Now, scan the QR code shown on your PC, and Intel Unison will start the pairing process automatically. Confirm the code displayed on both of your devices. Once successful, tap on “Get Started” on your smartphone.
Now, your smartphone will be connected to the Intel Unison app on your PC, and you can access almost anything you want. You can transfer files between the PC and your smartphone; access images, videos, and albums from your phone; find SMS messages, make and receive calls; reply to notifications, and more.
Intel Unison: First Impressions and Thoughts
First, I like the fact that Intel Unison is a neatly designed app keeping Windows 11’s aesthetic in mind. It’s not one of those bloated apps from manufacturers that indeed come with important functionalities but have terrible UI/ UX. Intel has done a very good job on the design front, so kudos on that.
I tested all of the features currently available in this app, including making calls from the PC, and they worked absolutely great. Unlike the Phone Link app, Intel Unison offers all the photo and video albums from your phone, making it easier to export everything you are looking for.
Next, what blew me away was the blazing-fast file transfer speeds delivered by Intel Unison. It was able to send a 40MB video file from my computer to my Android phone in merely 3 seconds using a Peer-to-Peer connection (Wi-Fi), which is amazing. Note that when you are connected via Bluetooth for making calls, the transfer speed slows down. So it’s recommended to disable Bluetooth if you want to transfer large files quickly.
