As part of the August 5 Galaxy Unpacked virtual event, Samsung announced plans for more integration between its new Galaxy Note 20 series devices and Microsoft’s Windows 10 and Office apps. These integrations build on the existing partnership between the two companies which dates back several years.

Samsung officials said today that it will be supporting more of the coming capabilities of Microsoft’s “Your Phone” app. Currently, using the existing “Link to Windows” integration feature, Samsung enables users to access their phones’ messages, notifications, photos and calls directly from their Windows 10 PCs. Certain Samsung phones already allow users to control phone apps from their PCs, and the Note 20 Series devices will get this ability, as well. In addition, “later this year,” users will be able to run multiple mobile apps side-by-side on their Windows 10 PCs, according to today’s announcement.

Samsung and Microsoft also will be enabling the Samsung Notes app to sync to Microsoft OneNote and Outlook, and Reminders to sync with Outlook, To Do and Teams, officials said today. This synchronization capability will be available starting later this year in OneNote for the web, OneNote for Windows 10 and Outlook for the web. In order for it to work, users will need to be signed into the same Microsoft account

Samsung also said it will be supporting xCloud game streaming (now known as “cloud gaming”) with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on the Galaxy Note 20 starting on September 15. The beta of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will be available September 15.

Starting on August 21, 2020, the Galaxy Note20 series will be available in carrier and unlocked through Samsung.com, carriers and retailers online.

Microsoft has been supporting Samsung Android devices with its own apps since at least 2015. This year, Microsoft will be launching its first Microsoft-branded Android phone, known as the Surface Duo. It will be interesting to see if the Duo changes the nature of the Microsoft-Samsung partnership over time.