Subj : Windows 11s File Explorer could hook up directly with your smartp To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Jun 10 2024 17:00:06 Windows 11s File Explorer could hook up directly with your smartphone to make file transfers from Android easier than ever Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:50:07 +0000 Description: A new update to Cross Experience Host in Windows 11 could let you access File Explorer on your Android phone. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Microsoft has been hard at work further integrating Android devices into Windows 11 , recently allowing users to draft in their phones as makeshift webcams. Riding the same wave of inter-device connectivity, a new feature is apparently in the works that will allow you to see and use your smartphone directly in Windows 11s File Explorer - just like it was an external drive. According to reputable leaker @PhantomOfEarth on X, the groundwork is present in Windows 11 for the Cross Device Experience Host to be able to link File Explorer on the desktop to your smartphone. This will allow File Explorer direct access to the files on your smartphone, or the ability to shift files the other way, from your PC to phone. Looks like the Cross Device Experience Host will let you make your device show up in File Explorer in a future update, a toggle for this has been hidden in the app for some time. pic.twitter.com/9zwomWwdTz June 8, 2024 See more If you cast your mind back to the beginning of the year, you may remember that the Cross Device Experience Host is replacing the Phone Link feature , so if youre wondering why this may sound like more of a Phone Link feature, theres your answer. Once you turn on the feature - note that its still hidden in test versions of Windows 11 - @PhantomOfEarth observes that youll be asked to grant file access permissions, after which youll be good to go. Here's a permission request dialog related to this feature. pic.twitter.com/sCYeFDY7qS June 8, 2024 See more Exciting times Sadly, there isnt anything else revealed about the feature, and we dont even know the basics of how itll actually work. Were assuming itll use Wi-Fi, maybe, to connect your phone and PC, so that your smartphone is always there in File Explorer whenever you sit at your computer with it (with both on the same Wi-Fi network). Thats pure speculation, mind. We expect to see this functionality make an appearance in the Windows Insider Program , where devs and enthusiasts test out potential new features in preview builds of Windows 11. Until we have official word from Microsoft to confirm the feature is happening, though, we wont know for sure - so dont get your hopes up too high. That being said, its still a pretty cool ability to look forward to! Not only could you move documents, photos, or other files between your PC and phone a lot more quickly and conveniently, but as noted, it seems like once youve set permissions your device should automatically register in File Explorer. This is definitely a feature I would have enjoyed when I was a student and had to search and scramble between my phone and my laptop to make sure I had all the relevant research in one organized place. While I wont allow myself to get too excited yet, I will wait patiently and hope to see the feature on my PC before too long. You might also like... WWDC 2024 live blog: get ready for iOS 18, macOS 15 and a lot of AI Microsoft reveals new Xbox models including a white Xbox Series X Farewell, Nvidia GeForce Experience you were a terrible app and I hated you, but at least something better is on the way ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-file-explorer-could-ho ok-up-directly-with-your-smartphone-to-make-file-transfers-from-android-easier -than-ever --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .