Intel® Unison™

It would feel unfair to me to not rate this 5 stars, as it seems like it would be a great app and this isn't even an issue with the app itself. I've been trying to install the windows component to actually pair my phone, but I cannot find it anywhere. Not online, nor in the official store, but I did find something that looked like the online store, but with all Chinese text. Whether or not it was the real app, it told me I couldn't install it on Windows 10, which seemed unfair and strange to me since Windows 10 is still supported for another 2 years. It could be because I have an AMD processor seeing as how the app is made by Intel, but I don't see why they would lock such a large chunk of the market out like that. I really hope it's not my processor, as that is the one thing I can't change to get this to work.

Shoutout to Intel for pushing this project forward. It’s difficult for any company to step forward with a product like this as it’s hard to see the commercial potential I really hope this app doesn’t get locked to Evo processors, there would be a significant amount of public backlash considering many people paid for more expensive processors… just to get locked out of the most fundamentally useful feature I’ve seen for my work life Commercial wars aside between Microsoft/Apple/Android… this is a win for all shareholders involved

First I’d like to start that this is a very genius idea that allows this app to connect our mobile device to out PC. However in order to use the app on PC and Mobile to the full to it full potential there are some troubleshooting I went through. When pairing my phone to my pc using the app happened instantly. It wasn't until the app on my PC tried to use Bluetooth to connect to my phone to grab my contacts and photos is were I had trouble the most. The way I by based this was deleting both apps on PC and mobile. Going into Bluetooth devices on my PC and phone and pairing them manually. Then I redownload the apps and pair my contacts and photos seamlessly. I don't know why the apps have trouble using the bluetooth to pair to one another but this fixed it. I would like to see in the future that this process made easier as showed case in the CES 2023 Demo.

I love the app as a windows user with an iPhone. Its surprisingly from Intel but it gives a clean experience and does a good job of integrating iPhone to windows like you might expect a mac. My biggest issue right now is not being able to pair/save multiple PC’s at a time (I have to forget my current paired PC and pair a new one) which is problematic when I’m often switching between laptops. Other than that I think the app is great. It does need refinements to its UI and UX (what doesn’t) and could operate more smoothly with less bugs but that’s normal. I would greatly prefer it if it were able to connect via USB and enable fast and intuitive file/photo transfer that way (the biggest thing I have a problem with trying to transfer thousands of photos from iPhone to my Windows Laptop).

Hopefully you can fix the issues that make this more of a hassle to transfer files than QD. While it does allow me to do transfers, I have to jump through extra hoops to get it accomplished. When I’m wanting to transfer something, my focus is on doing the transfer, not trying to configure the transfer apparatus each time. I do not need this app running in the background. When I want to transfer, I open the app on my mobile device and my computer, do the transfer, close the app and get on with what I’m doing. QD works that way for me. I just showed my wife the difference by successfully transferring a photo from my computer via drag and drop method with Quick Drop, the failing to do so with Unison. I will probably revert to using iExpand Drive

The iOS app works great, but the Bluetooth pairing is troublesome. TL;DR: Pair your phone to your PC *BEFORE* you download the Windows app! I couldn't get it to work until I saw a review on the iOS app saying that you'll have to pair the phone *BEFORE* installing the Windows app. I didn't have my phone paired to PC before and I tried pairing it to my PC’s Bluetooth, but the Windows app still shows connection error. So I ended up uninstall the app from Windows, unpair my phone from my PC. Then repairing (this time the battery status shows up on my PC's Bluetooth settings indicating the last pairing was unsuccessful while the Windows app was installed somehow) and then redownload the Windows app and it worked. Hope this will be addressed in the future.

It was working great for like an hour. I closed the app and went about my day. However, the second time I tried to load the app up I was prompted to reconnect and that's where the issues began. So my ipad says that it's connected to my PC but the actual PC app is stuck on a never ending "Connecting, please wait..." screen. I checked the settings on the PC app and saw that it also says my ipad is linked BUT the wait screen won't go away and allow me to actually transfer my files. My bluetooth is on, my ipad and PC are connected. I have removed and re-downloaded the apps twice. Now idk what to do. It's unfortunate because I really see the potential in this app. I just wish these bugs can be fixed. I want to be able to change my rating in the future.

I first want to say, as soon as I heard about this app I immediately downloaded it. It took a few attempts to get everything paired but I eventually got it “Working”. The file transfer works fine but it’s the messages that have issues. My contacts only showed up once and I was able to message a friend. The notifications seemed to be working. I got a call notification and tried to answer it form my computer but it didn’t work. I would also like to see FaceTime integrated as well. I think as soon as all the bugs are ironed out this will be the best app to come to windows.

Loving the idea and it’s almost there with the integration! Suggestions for future updates would be to keep message history instead of it deleting when phone gets disconnected from the pc. Another would be to allow group messages, I noticed if you are in a group chat on your iphone any incoming messages will come in on the pc as individual conversations so when you reply you are only replying to that person. Fixing that would be great!

I am revising my review of this product because I cannot in all fairness slam a product that probably does exactly what it was designed for. My problem is that it doesn’t work for me. When I first saw this app I was excited because I’ve been hoping for a product just like this. Unfortunately, I didn’t read the documentation thoroughly enough. This app is designed to work exclusively with Intel Evo laptops. I use AMD processors in my computers, so - this app won’t work for me. I think it’s a shame, it would be really great to have this app available for all PC’s. I have to apologize for the earlier negative review, my bad for not RTFM.

When it works, it works nicely and I appreciate that it’s working. However, I’m frequently having issues with the dropping connectivity with the app when trying to use my Bluetooth speaker, or earbuds. I do not have this problem when using simultaneous Bluetooth with any other device or application, only Intel Unison. if I want to use the other devices such as a video call, etc. I cannot even stream and audio app while my computer is connected to a Bluetooth speaker. I have to disconnect from unison in order for it to work. As a result, I typically have difficulty reconnecting.

This app does every single job you want, but incomplete. The app works through Bluetooth. You can message people and get calls from your iPhone via Bluetooth but you can’t get iMessage history and group texts do NOT work. You can transfer photos from iPhone to desktop and vice versa but you don’t the wrong metadata like when the photo was taken. You can get notifications and make calls from desktop but there’s no place to change the app audio settings like which mic to use or which audio settings to use. The worst part of this app is even when you’re not sending any files, delete all the files cached, etc, this app on your iPhone constantly takes more and more memory. I’m assuming it’s just saving every single byte of data that it’s transferring and also storing random bloatware because there isn’t an immediate reason for why the space it takes on my iPhone grows every single day. Until these issues are fixed or a fix is announced to be on the way soon, I will not be using this app. I’m optimistic but these are deal breakers for me unfortunately.

This has been YEARS in the making, and after countless attempts through workarounds such as AirMessage, we FINALLY have an app that enables iPhone to PC connectivity. This not allows iMessage on PC, but ALSO allows file sharing and dropping, replacing alternatives such as SnapDrop and Pushbullet (which is now beyond its lifecycle on iPhone anyways). I cannot be happier that this app is out, and this will fundamentally change the relationship between PC and iPhone. 10/10, would pay money for this.

My computer recommended this app . Because hp quick drop was no longer available. I was at first annoyed and not hopeful . Thinking this app wouldn’t work . But man it’s fast and the setup process was smooth,quick and easy .the images transfer from my computer to my phone in the blink of an eye. It’s way better the HP quick drop I was once using . No freezing or waiting a few minutes to get pictures. I love it

So the biggest reason I got this is to be able to message people from my pc using iMessage, however, I hate that messages disappear and you can’t see past messages or the conversation in general. Also it really needs a dark mode option. It’s so bright, everything in my computer is dark mode except that. I even switched to an alternate app for music from iTunes just because of the lack of dark mode. And lastly it should have a mini player version that is small to not take up much space on screen until you need it.

Love this app because it WORKS. Texts and calls actually come through from my iPhone. And right when I open the app from my Asus Laptop I can see my latest photos and can transfer quickly. I made it a point to only buy an EVO solely because of this app. The #1 thing stopping me from converting to Macbook is this app tbh because you're at such a disadvantage if you have an iPhone with a windows laptop. Great job intel and screenovate!

I will forever Be thankful for this app and software. The trouble of PC is that when I need files on my device to edit, I have to upload to my PC then upload to my dropbox, then wait for that to finish and then download on my device and then edit which takes me hours and stresses me out now with this I don’t have to buy a an Apple Computer anymore. I’ve just saved 5K, thank you and intel I will forever be grateful

Been struggling with transferring video files from iPhone to PC. Clumsy and terrible interface using usb cables. Very difficult to see file names and good previews of files to tell the difference between similar takes of a video. Dropbox and OneDrive are very slow. This app is a godsend. File transfer rates are super fast and you can see what’s being transferred easily. How did I not know about this app?

It seems most people find this app while searching for Airdrop-to-Windows, yet that is the one thing missing. I appreciate Intel’s effort to reduce the pain of Apple’s oversight of preventing us to simply send a few photos to our work PC. That pain makes the iPhone a paperweight instead of a useful tool. But this app would benefit greatly by adding an Action in Photos of “Airsend to Windows” or “Airdrip” or just “Send to Windows (Unison)” Unison lets us open our gallery on the PC, but my 256GB phone takes 10minutes to load thumbnails. Instead we should simply be in our normal Photos app and share it via an Action, and have it show up in our Windows download directory just like a Mac. Plenty of apps use this Action feature, and this is sadly missing here. Please consider updating 🙏🧞‍♂️

Wow. This app really works. I can easily transfer photos, videos, and files from my iPhone to my Windows 11 PC and organize them the way I want to. Better than directly connecting bc that would sometimes flip my photos upside down and I was never quite sure I got everything. Better than airdrop to pc too! And this works via Bluetooth so it’s very fast. Thank you Intel!

This app is fantastic and has helped me greatly during my first semester at college, but I can’t connect more than one device to my computer which has to be added. I use an iPad to take notes and so far I’ve had to use my phone as the middleman airdropping to my iPad and then connecting through my phone to unison. It would greatly improve productivity if this were added in the future.

Whatever issue the PC has detecting the phone is resolved once you connect the app. That allows you to open the DCIM file and copy your pictures over. The app only let me transfer 99 at a time, I have 15,000 pictures. It’s much faster to copy the file over instead. Not how I expected to solve the problem but glad I was able to.

It was useful because what I had to do when I did not have this app is send files from Discord to my computer and to OneDrive but now this app has completely changed my life now it’s way easier to transfer files from a Windows computer. Thank you for making this happen. I really appreciate it. Thank you.😊

The only fix/enhancement I would like to see in upcoming version is to sync the message history. While it’s connected it will sync the messages but once it’s disconnected it will not sync it so if you step away from PC and it’s gets disconnected you cannot see the latest messages. It seems like sync is done for the messages while it’s connected and data flow during that connection.

Only problem I had is it didn’t tell me I had to connect to my PC’s Bluetooth in settings but after I did that it works fine. File transfer is maybe a bit slower than Apple Airdrop but it’s not a big deal and it’s a million times faster than the previous methods of iPhone/PC file transfer.

I’ve been looking for a method to sync my iPhone and it’s contents with my Windows computer, something which Microsoft frustratingly doesn’t seem to support. Unison has provided not just a solution, but *the* solution. Phone integration, so elegant and simple that it’s almost on par with that of a Mac. It’s, really, all I’ve been asking for. (also the app’s design is stellar, however a dark mode would be nice.)

With Intel Unison, I finally have the ability to write and receive messages on my Winfows 11 PC through my iPhone. I can also transfer photos and videos back and forth. Unison does require the latest generation of PCs to work, but finally there's an app to cross that iPhone/PC divide.

The fact that this even works is a major plus compared to windows phone link. my number one request would be to be able to see the other people in any message group. Also, history does not populate so you have to be near your computer constantly to see any historical messages.

The only reason I downloaded this was to be able to text from my laptop. I hate that I cannot see previous messages and I don’t know WHOS idea it was to make the messages disappear but it was not a good one. What logical person would want to text and not be able to see a conversation thread. Please fix this and I will give your application 5 stars.

This app is nothing but trouble right from the start. It paired once, and never again more than few seconds. As such, in the past few weeks, I made a call once and never a second time. Attempting to send a message has been failing for weeks. I did try all troubleshooting links that are being shared here. I don’t know why a company like Intel associates itself with such a poor product. Releasing a product like this seems to be a political move more than a technical one. Technically, this app is a dud.

Pros: Easy to set up. Easy to get working each time I boot up my PC. The pc software is easy to navigate. Cons: Constantly asks for permission to have access to all my photos. Doesn’t display a conversation thread. You can only send a single message and temporarily see a single response. There is no dark mode. There aren’t any message settings on the PC software. Just needs some more polishing and it’ll be great.

I can easily share my photos and files to my windows computer! I record a lot on my phone and this makes it way easier to access my videos and transfer them to my computer editing software

Love the app and being able to text from my windows laptop. I just hope they add functionality in the future to pre load previous conversations. At the moment it seems like every time the app closes or your phone disconnects the message history is wiped.

The biggest issue for me is the lack of support for group chats and calls. It would also be nice to be able to manually refresh. A cool feature could be if you could stream audio to the computer like an airplay device. Overall a good utility and and the best IOS windows communication I’ve seen yet.

It's a great app, perfect solution to the cumbersome transfer limitations, I wish there was support for text transfer (sending text messages to each other on both ends), that would have been even better.

The App is decently fast via Bluetooth. It allows me to transfers my photos, file such as pdf can be quickly transferred, I can test from the laptop, initiate calls and all notifications are there. I was waiting for something like this for ages. Thank you Intel.

Would be very appreciative if you could select more than 100 photos at a time overall though happy to see someone’s breaking apples, ecosystem, and allowing some type of communication between an iPhone and a windows computer.

It's absolutely amazing that intel's been able to get this working so flawlessly. They're the only guys who have managed to get a PC and an iphone working in sync in a good way! Dell mobile connect pioneered this, but intel has given it the polish that it needed to be truly amazing.

I’ve tried apps to connect PC to iPhone before and it was always spotty and hard to use. Just face the latest version a try and it’s actually really smooth and has no apparent issues in initial testing. Kudos to Intel for finally figuring out

I have been a windows admin for over twenty years now and it has been a long time since I have experienced a program that does what it is supposed to do so quickly and flawlessly. This just made my day!

Thanks for making this app! But as soon as my computer goes in screen saver mode the mobile application goes into a forever connecting loop. Despite going in settings on the desktop app and enabling Allow Intel Unison to run in the background. Fix it! Fix it!

I can read and send messages from my windows laptop from my iPhone. It sends as a text message though instead of iMessage but it’s still better than nothing

Just reliable I had one file fail a transfer and I closed out the app accidentally aside from that great for transferring photos to my pc to edit

I think the App is great. I like the concept but I think and I believe the App will be much better with faster transfer and connectivity if devices are connected over WiFi. Using Bluetooth makes my phone heats up and I believe others might be having same problem. I’m using iPhone 13 Pro

Love the potential of this app and I am a huge fan of Intel products. But this has a few issues. Bluetooth pairing has some trouble and has trouble always connecting and I cannot make calls. I know this app is pretty new so I won’t diss on it too much. Great app otherwise!

I have to forget the device on my computer everytime for the devices to sync properly. Additionally the app on my iPhone 14pro will save the data and the only way to delete the data is to uninstall the app to free up space.

I’ve been looking for an easy way to transfer files between Mac and Windows without needing a flash drive. This seems to be the answer!

I tried it and it worked as intended the first time, but after awhile I had the app closed and I reopened it and it was just disconnected I tried reconnecting it but my phone keeps going back to the "connect to a PC" screen and I have tried reinstalling it on both my phone and pc and still didn't work. Till they fix this issue I cannot recommend this

You can tranzfer files from computer to phone and phone files to computer it’s really nice to because you can access your contacts and messages

The app works with IOS but with a major glitch that hat make it kinda useless! The moment I minimize the Unison app on my iphone the connection with the PC will be lost, once I re-open the app the connection will automatically re-store. So I need to keep my phone screen on and can't use any other app to get the notification on time! That's why it is kinda useless to use the app!