Windows 11 Will Now Allow You To Send Files Directly To Android Phone: Here's How

Microsoft is rolling out a new update for its Windows 11 operating system that allows users to send files, links and more from their PCs directly to their Android devices, as per 9To5Google. With this new feature, Microsoft will add an Android smartphone as a shortcut named ‘My Phone’ to the Windows 11 share menu.

To use this new feature, users need to download a Link to Windows App on their Android devices and a Phone Link App on their PCs. By using both the applications on Phone and PC, the user needs to pair both devices. After pairing, your device will appear as a “My Phone” icon in the Windows share menu, allowing you to share content.

“We are rolling out the ability to easily share content to an Android device from Windows share window. The feature requires you to pair your Android device to your Windows PC using the Link to Windows app on Android and Phone Link on your PC,” said Microsoft.

This makes file sharing more convenient and faster than previous approaches since it adds Android sharing directly to the Windows share menu. As of now, Microsoft has rolled out this feature only for its Beta users. It’s still unclear when this feature will be available for all users.

However, as per 9To5Google, this feature might not work for all apps as many apps and programs on Windows have their own share menus rather than Windows 11’s share menu.

In other Windows news, Microsoft recently postponed the launch of their controversial AI feature called Recall. The feature, which was earlier slated to launch with the Copilot Plus PCs, records everything the user does on his PC to upgrade the search experience with more data under its wing.

As per reports, the tech giant held back the feature to fix these security concerns. “We are adjusting the release model for Recall to leverage the expertise of the Windows Insider community to ensure the experience meets our high standards for quality and security,” Microsoft said. Recently Microsoft faced a lot of criticism for this new feature that screenshots everything you do on your Copilot + PCs that are now available for sale in the market.