Subj : Good news  Microsoft is finally realizing a feature resembling Ai
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Aug 14 2024 19:45:06

Good news  Microsoft is finally realizing a feature resembling AirDrop for 
Windows PC and Android device users

Date:
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:36:14 +0000

Description:
Windows and Android users will soon enjoy seamless file sharing via 
Microsofts Phone Link and Link to Windows apps.

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Are you a Windows 11 (or 10 ) user whos jealous of Mac owners with iPhones 
who can use AirDrop to seamlessly transfer files? AirDrops slickness is hard 
to deny, even for the most hardened Apple dissenters, but Windows users with 
Android smartphones should soon get similarly smart file sharing powers, with 
any luck. 

The new file sharing system for Microsoft s OS was spotted by Windows Central 
, and its now present in testing in the Release Preview Channel (the final 
stage of testing before release, as the name suggests). It works via the 
Phone Link app ( on PC ) and the Link to Windows app (on your Android) , and 
Microsoft explains all the details in a support document that was recently 
updated. 

As mentioned, the feature will work in a similar way to AirDrop in Apples 
ecosystem, and itll be hosted in the built-in Share menu of the device youre 
sharing from, whether thats your Android phone or Windows PC. All youll need 
to do is tap on, or right-click, the file you want to share, then choose to 
Share and then find the relevant app (Phone Link, if youre sharing from a PC, 
or Link to Windows if the file is on your phone). (Image credit: Sofia 
Wycilik-Wilson) A long-awaited arrival that could really impress 

This feature will be available for PCs running Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
Youll need Windows 10 May 2019 or later, or any version of Windows 11 - and 
your mobile device will have to be running Android 9.0 or later. Also, your 
phone will need to run the Link to Windows app version 1.24032.518.0 or 
better, and your PC needs Phone Link version 1.24032.156.0 or later. 

Its worth noting that this new feature is not the same as the existing 
cross-device copy and paste feature in Phone Link, which enables you to have 
a shared clipboard between two devices where items that are copied are 
stored, able to be pasted into a suitable app on either device. 

All in all, this will be a very useful addition to Windows 11 (and Windows 
10) for those of you with Android smartphones, facilitating sharing files 
more seamlessly and potentially speeding up your workflow. Lets hope it 
progresses to the release version of Windows 11 (and 10) soon enough. YOU 
MIGHT ALSO LIKE... Say cheese! You'll soon be able to turn your Android phone 
into a wireless PC webcam in Windows 11 Microsoft wants to help even more 
Android phones be useful Windows allies Google just made life much easier for 
Windows 11 users with Android phones



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/good-news-microsoft-is-finally-rea
lizing-a-feature-resembling-airdrop-for-windows-pc-and-android-device-users


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