It is often said that the level of integration seen between Apple's devices isn't found in the Android ecosystem. A few years ago, Microsoft started integrating Android smartphones into Windows 10 and Windows 11 through Windows Phone Link.
Now, a new feature allows the contents of Android smartphones to be visible directly inside the File Manager app on computers running Windows.
Galaxy phones' files visible directly inside File Manager on Windows OS machines like Galaxy Books
You could already access files from your Galaxy smartphone and tablet on your Galaxy Book laptop running Windows via the Windows Phone Link app. Now, Microsoft has taken a bigger step with respect to integration between Android and Windows.
As spotted by Windows Latest, You can now see files from your Galaxy smartphone directly inside the File Manager app on computers running Windows 10 or Windows 11.
As you can see in the image above, our Galaxy S23 Ultra is visible on the left-side pane of the File Manager app on our PC running Windows 11. This change happened on the server side, as we didn't change any settings in the Windows Phone Link app. However, for this change to appear, you need to install the latest version of the Cross Device Experience Host app on your Windows PC.
Needless to say, all of this happens wirelessly when your phone is connected to your Windows computer via Bluetooth, and both are on the same local network.
Once you click on your Galaxy phone's name, you can see the folders inside your phone's storage, and you can access files and folders from the device.
You can cut, copy, paste, delete, rename, and move files like you do on your computer. This makes file management a lot easier than earlier and is similar to how you can manage files when you connect your phone to your PC via a USB cable.
