Intel Unison

{{Short description|Intel-developed software functionality}}

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| developer = Intel Corporation

| released = {{unbulleted list|{{Start date and age|2022|03|22|df=no}} (Windows)|{{Start date and age|2022|11|20|df=no}} (iOS)|{{Start date and age|2022|12|05|df=no}} (Android)}}

Discontinued June 5th, 2025

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Discontinued = June 5th, 2025

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| genre = Computer–telephone integration

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Intel Unison is a software functionality created by Intel for seamless integration between a personal computer and mobile device.{{Cite web |last=Altavilla |first=Dave |title=Intel Unison May Beat Microsoft To Ushering In Slick, Seamless PC-Smartphone Integration |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2023/02/17/intel-unison-may-beat-microsoft-to-ushering-in-slick-seamless-pc-smartphone-integration/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

Unison was announced in September 2022 and launched broadly throughout 2023 12th generation Core processors, although some Intel Evo compliant computers had a preview version of it already. The feature allows an Android or iOS device to pair with an Intel-powered PC, and be able to make and receive calls via the PC, send and receive texts, and receive and respond to notifications.{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Monica |date=2022-09-27 |title=Intel's new "Unison" app will connect phones (including iPhones) to Windows PCs |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/27/23374867/intel-unison-windows-laptop-connectivity |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=The Verge |language=en}}

Intel also said that Unison would turn into a platform for any developer to take advantage of.{{Cite web |title=Intel's Unison app aims to intertwine Windows, iPhone, and Android |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/1076137/intels-connected-unison-app-could-save-consumer-hardware.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=PCWorld |language=en}} Unison has been compared to a number of software such as Microsoft's Phone Link, Samsung Flow, and Dell's Mobile Connect.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Flow for Galaxy devices is like Apple's Universal Control, but better |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/1488129/samsung-flow-is-a-killer-app-youll-only-get-with-samsung-devices.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=PCWorld |language=en}}

As of March 2025, Intel announced it would shut down the service in June of the same year.https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-news/218696-intel-unison-app-will-discontinued-effective-june-30-2025-a.html