Microsoft is adding a Windows 11 feature that makes accessing your phone’s photos even easier
There’s a new feature coming to Windows 11 that makes transferring screenshots from your phone to your PC much easier. Thanks to the tests conducted by Microsoft, you should soon have the ability to open and edit your screenshots from your phone directly on your PC.
The Windows Insider Developer Program is a channel that receives experimental builds of Windows 11 that represent any upcoming updates or new features that Microsoft plans to implement in the near future, to gather feedback before pushing features to the public version.
When enabled in the Dev Channel, Windows 11 Build 23619 now has a ‘Cross-Device Experience Host Update’ that will replace the existing Phone Link feature, using this new feature to connect your phone and your PC instead .
Once your phone is connected, a small pop-up will appear in your desktop notifications every time you take a screenshot on your phone. You should then have the option to view, edit or share your screenshot directly from your PC.
Easy and smooth sharing
I’m pretty excited that the feature is officially being introduced in the public version of Windows 11, because it takes the hassle out of sending your photos to your PC via a cable, messaging service, or cloud storage service for editing. At least once a week I have to email myself screenshots from my phone to open on my computer, so it will be incredibly time-saving to simply have a little notification pop up on my desktop instead that I can ignore or open and to go to work.
This feature will also be very good for those of us who may not be as technologically savvy or are just in a hurry to transfer a new photo. It’s much easier to explain to someone who might need help that if you connect your phone to your PC using this feature, you can simply take the screenshot and the pop-up will appear automatically, rather than having to go through a lengthy step-by-step process to explain to them.
It’s always good to see Microsoft continually working to improve Windows 11 – especially considering some people’s reluctance to upgrade from Windows 10. This update also came with some useful fixes, like fixing a bug that crashes changed your voice in Narrator in Settings, and more work to improve File Explorer performance.
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