Microsoft's 'Your Phone' app and service is down, throwing up connection errors
Connection errors are currently plaguing the Your Phone service.
What you need to know
- Microsoft's Your Phone app and service are down right now.
- Users may experience connection errors between their phone and the Your Phone app.
- Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix.
Updated August 26, 2019: The service issues seem have been resolved. Your Phone should be working as normal now.
If you've noticed the Your Phone app on your PC isn't working as expected today, it's not just you. Microsoft has acknowledged that there's an issue impacting the service today, with users experiencing connection issues between their phones and PCs.
Thanks for letting us know! We are aware of the service impact and the team is working to resolve it. Please check back soon for any updates as to the status of this issue here: https://t.co/9Zn5KQNTxCThanks for letting us know! We are aware of the service impact and the team is working to resolve it. Please check back soon for any updates as to the status of this issue here: https://t.co/9Zn5KQNTxC— Jordan Becerra (@jor_bec) August 26, 2019August 26, 2019
According to the Microsoft 365 Office service portal, users may receive errors and experience connection problems when trying to use Your Phone. From the page:
It's poor timing for the service to go down given the recent launch of the Galaxy Note 10 and its built-in "Link to Windows" capabilities.
While Microsoft is working on a fix, it's unclear when one will be delivered. We'll update this post with more information as it becomes available.
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