Microsoft no longer has a mobile platform, but it makes sure to offer, on Windows, features similar to those that Apple offers Mac and iPhone users. If you are using a Windows 11 PC and an Android smartphone, you can use the “your phone” app on Windows to control your smartphone apps remotely, access notifications, photos, or access texts. And, regularly, Microsoft improves this synchronization system between Windows 11 and Android.
This week, Microsoft has also announced the preview test of new features between Windows and Android devices. “” “This update brings a modernized design, smarter integration and new ways to access the content and control your PC remotely, including the possibility of locking your PC – all from your Android phone ”we read in the announcement of the Redmond firm. It will also be possible to check, on Android, the percentage of the PC battery, or if it is connected to WiFi.
A functionality tested in preview
Microsoft also indicates that it made the interface of its Android application, for the link of smartphones with Windows, more intuitive. This update is tested in preview. For the moment, in order to take advantage of this novelty, it will therefore be necessary to use the latest Windows Insider Preview version. But the update should, later, be deployed on all devices under Windows 11.
In any case, once this update is deployed, it should make the connection between Android and Windows 11 even more practical. The functionality that allows you to lock a computer remotely, with your Android smartphone, is particularly useful. For example, if you leave your workplace, forgetting to lock your PC, you can use this feature instead of turning around.
- Microsoft is testing the functionality that makes the link between Android smartphones and Windows 11 PCs
- The new version will allow, for example, locking your PC remotely from your Android smartphone
- The update is tested in preview, and should land on the stable version of Windows 11 later
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