{
  "id": 12688398,
  "title": "Windows 11 is getting the kind of Android integration Googlebooks were built for",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/windows-11-is-getting-the-kind-of-android-integration-googlebooks",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/windows-11-android-phone-quick-settings-controls-3720383/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that allows users to control their linked Android phone directly from the Quick Settings panel. This hidden toggle in the experimental build opens up controls for Do Not Disturb, adjusting the phone's volume, and playing a sound if the device is misplaced. This feature mirrors Google's vision for Googlebooks, a platform designed to provide seamless cross-device convenience. Microsoft has been working towards similar cross-device continuity with Phone Link for years. The Mobile devices tile, which lets users link an Android phone and access these controls, lives right alongside other settings like volume and Wi-Fi adjustments in Windows key + A. Although iPhones may also benefit from these controls, Apple's ecosystem remains strong due to the synergy between different Apple devices.",
  "summary": "A new Quick Settings tile puts useful Android phone controls within easy reach.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/androids-physical-navigation-buttons-are-back-on-googlebooks-but-not",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:44:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}