Windows warns Phone Link won’t show ‘sensitive’ Android 15 notifications

Microsoft’s Phone Link app warns that certain “sensitive” notifications will not be displayed on Android smartphones running the latest version of Android 15, According to the post Discovered by Mishaal Rahman Windows Center.

The result of this warning is Android 15 privacy features It automatically classifies notifications containing 2FA codes as “sensitive” and prevents third-party apps from seeing them. The extra privacy might come in handy if you inadvertently give a malicious app access to your notifications. But it may be inconvenient if you often rely on checking the 2FA code displayed on your computer through Phone Link.

Rahman said Windows should still display sensitive notifications for Android devices that come with Phone Link pre-installed and require a “companion device role.” This includes Samsung phones running One UI 6.1.1, but not other Android phones like the Google Pixel or Nothing Phones. Windows Center.

Rahman Written in October Users can bypass the notification hiding feature by turning off “Enhanced Notifications” in Android 15 notification settings. However, doing so also turns off features like replying to suggestions, and could again make it easier for malicious apps to glean details from all your notifications.