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Microsoft has rolled out a major update to 'Link to Windows' on Android, enabling features like remote PC locking, file transfer, clipboard sharing, and screen mirroring, enhancing integration and control between Android devices and Windows 11 without needing beta programs.
Microsoft has updated its Link to Windows app on Android, adding features that allow users to remotely lock their Windows PCs, view battery status, recent files, and clipboard, and cast their phone's screen, enhancing cross-device control and connectivity. These features are currently available to Windows Insider users and require updating the app to the latest beta version.
Samsung's One UI 7.0 update will discontinue the Samsung DeX app for Windows, which allowed users to mirror their mobile screens and transfer files between devices. Instead, Samsung is encouraging users to utilize Microsoft's Link to Windows feature, which offers similar functionality and broader compatibility with Android devices. This move is part of Samsung's effort to simplify its offerings, as One UI 7.0 will also remove support for Edge Panel downloads from the Galaxy Store.
Samsung Galaxy smartphones will soon be able to function as webcams for laptops and desktops through an upcoming update to the Link to Windows service, announced at CES 2024. This feature, available on the Galaxy Book 4 series, will allow users to utilize their phone cameras in place of traditional webcams, offering flexibility and high image quality. Compatibility will extend to Galaxy phones running One UI 1.0 and higher, potentially adding value to older Samsung devices.
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5 takes full advantage of the Galaxy ecosystem by offering features such as Quick Share for seamless file transfer between devices, Link to Windows for remote access to smartphone features on a Samsung notebook, Auto Switch for automatic connection to Galaxy Buds, and Find my Phone for locating a misplaced phone using select Galaxy Watch models. Joining the Galaxy ecosystem is as simple as purchasing the Galaxy Z Fold 5.