How to control a smartphone from a computer: the secrets of Microsoft Phone Link

Some features of Microsoft Phone Link can significantly improve performance when sharing an Android phone with a Windows PC. Here are nine little-known tricks: Techno 24This shows how powerful integration can be.

Delete photos directly from computer

One of the most useful features of Phone Link is the ability to delete photos stored on your Android device directly from your computer. Phone Link lets you access images in your phone’s Camera and Screenshots folders.

It’s a great tool to quickly clean up your gallery. To use this feature, simply go to the Photos tab in Phone Link and delete photos with a few clicks.

Control Do Not Disturb from your computer

If you’re constantly interrupted by phone notifications, Phone Connect lets you enable Do Not Disturb (DND) right from your computer. This feature can disable calls and notifications without requiring physical access to your phone.

You can switch smartphone to silent mode directly from PC / 24 Channel Screen Display.

You can also customize sound profiles, switching between general, silent, and vibration with just a few clicks.

Call the phone in the room

It’s a very common experience to be busy and forget where you put your phone. If you have a habit of connecting your smartphone to your computer while working, Phone Link will help you find your device easily.

If the smartphone is connected to Phone Link, it can be found quickly / Screenshot of 24 Channels

The program allows you to remotely turn up the volume on your smartphone to help you find it. This feature causes your phone to vibrate and play a loud alert for 20 seconds, making it easier to find.

Hide smartphone content while streaming on PC

Mirroring your phone’s screen to your computer is a very useful feature, but you may want to keep the content on your device out of reach of anyone else who may be nearby.

Phone Connect gives you the ability to hide your phone screen while connected. This feature turns off the phone screen, protecting your privacy while still maintaining mirroring.

Copy text from photos

Phone Connect features optical character recognition (OCR), which allows users to copy text from images stored on their phones.

This is very useful when working with documents whose content needs to be transferred from paper to a PC. To do this, simply take a photo of the documents you will be working on and connect your smartphone to Phone Link.

Currently Phone Link only transcribes text in English / Screenshot 24 Channel

Then, from a PC, you can interact with these photos by copying the text directly to your PC’s clipboard, which will make it easier to transfer important information.

Selecting the sound source for programs

By using Phone Link to access Android apps on your PC, you can control audio playback from your PC or phone. This feature is especially useful if your sound system is connected to only one device, and allows you to adjust listening to multimedia files or calls more flexibly.

Instantly connect to an access point

Phone Connect also offers an Instant Connect to Hotspot feature that lets you automatically connect your computer to your phone’s Wi-Fi network.

Seamless file exchange between computer and phone

This is one of the basic features of Microsoft Phone Link, but it’s very useful as it eliminates the need for additional apps or data cables.

You can send files in both directions between your phone and PC. On your computer, right-click on the file and select “Connect to phone” to send it to your Android device.

Similarly, you can share files from your phone to your computer using Windows Connect.

Files from phone can be quickly sent to PC / Screenshot 24 Channel

Copy and paste between devices

For Samsung and Surface Duo users, Phone Link also supports cross-device copy and paste. This feature lets you copy text or images from your phone and paste them directly into apps on your PC, or vice versa. Great for those juggling two devices.

While these features make Phone Link an essential productivity tool, it’s also worth noting that many of them are exclusive to Samsung and Surface Duo devices. At the same time, a number of essential functions work on any Android smartphone.