It’s been a very long time coming! Microsoft is lastly eager to enhance integration between Home windows 11 computer systems and Android telephones. In case you hate transferring information between the 2, there’s excellent news forward.
Microsoft has began beta testing a brand new characteristic that allows you to “see your Android cellphone in File Explorer” and “wirelessly flick thru all of your folders and information, together with media that’s in your Android cellphone.”
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Not solely will you be capable of view what’s in your cellphone, however you’ll additionally be capable of transfer, copy, delete, rename, and even open immediately with out first bringing information and folders over to your PC.
One of the best half is that you just received’t even want a USB cable for this. You’ll be able to entry your Android cellphone wirelessly, which is implausible information for anybody who must work with their cellphone through Home windows recurrently.
To ensure that this to work:
- Your cellphone must be working Android 11 or later.
- Your cellphone wants the beta model of the Hyperlink to Home windows app that’s out there on the Google Play Retailer.
- Your PC must be working Home windows 11.
As of proper now, this characteristic is barely rolling out to those that are within the Home windows Insider Program, however is obtainable to all Insider Channels.
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As soon as registered for Home windows Insider and opted into any Insider Channel, you possibly can allow this characteristic by going to Settings > Bluetooth & gadgets > Cell Units and selecting Handle gadgets, then permitting your PC to entry your Android cellphone.
After that, you’ll see a toggle in File Explorer to view your cellphone. In case you don’t see the toggle, the characteristic hasn’t rolled out to you but.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.