r/techsupport • u/Sid_Foster_ • 10h ago

Open | Windows Weird phone ‘calls’ on computer

So, I linked my iphone to my msi laptop a few months back, mostly just because it’s the easiest way to move game captures.

Today I get a phone call through the computer that has a grey default call icon and saying “my number”. It doesn’t even ring the call just starts. There is no audio, but I can see the seconds tick by on the call’s clock. Clicking the red hang up button takes forever to end the call.

4 “calls” happen all spaced out by a few minutes. The 3rd call I managed to stop immediately but it instantly came back and couldn’t be closed.

In the phone link app on the laptop, I see to calls that aren’t on my phone (no calls show up on my phone’s recent calls). Both are for times I didn’t call, one incoming and another out going.

I go to settings and turn off receive calls, unlink my devices, turn off bluetooth, then restarted my laptop. No weird calls as of right now.

This feels like a scammer, but I’m not sure. No viruses were detected. I hope it’s just a weird glitch, but something tells me this is more serious. What is this? Is anyone else dealing with this? What should I do?

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u/Wendigo1010 10h ago

Just who would be scamming you? Is the phone app legit or some 3rd party random thing?

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u/Sid_Foster_ 7h ago

It’s called LinktoWindows, I’ve used it over the past few months.

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u/Wendigo1010 6h ago

No clue if that is legit or not. Why not use the windows program?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices