Who wants to read an entire long-form article on a tiny phone screen? Windows 10 Fall Creators Update adds a new Phone section to the Settings app that lets you connect your phone to your PC. Once you make the connection, you can then send articles -- long or short -- from your phone to your PC to finish reading at your leisure. Establish a connection1. To link your phone, open the Settings app on your computer and click or tap Phone. 2. Sign in to your Microsoft account if you aren't already and then click Add a phone. 3. Enter your phone number and click or tap Send. 4. You might rightly expect to receive a confirmation code texted to your phone to make the connection, but Microsoft throws you a curveball and instead sends you a link to install Edge. To establish the link between phone and PC, you will need to install Edge and then sign into your Microsoft account. 5. Restart your PC and you'll see your phone listed on the Phone page in Settings, showing you that it's linked. Share linksWhen browsing on Edge on your phone, tap the share button in the center of the bottom menu bar. You'll see the Device name of your PC listed. Tap that and you'll immediately open a new tab in Edge on your PC. Unfortunately, the article you are reading doesn't open in the spot on the page where you left off but at the beginning. The other option on the share menu is Continue later. Tap that and it'll send a notification to your PC as a helpful reminder to read later. Click or tap the icon in the lower-right corner of your computer to open the Windows notification center. It will have a section titled Continue from your phone with your links to read later. You can also send links to your PC from the mobile Cortana app in the same manner as Edge. Change device name of your PCBefore you started throwing links from your phone to your PC, you probably didn't give a thought about the official Device name of your PC. If it's an ugly jumble of numbers and letters, then you can change it to something more pleasing and informative. To do so, go to Settings > System > About and then under Device specifications, click the Rename this PC button. Give it a new name, click Next and after a restart, your PC will begin answering to its new name.
This article explains how to connect an Android to a PC by using a USB cable or a wireless connection via AirDroid, Bluetooth, or the Microsoft Your Phone app. If you want to connect an Android to a PC, there are several options. The most common approach is to use a USB cable, but there are a number of wireless solutions that'll work just as well, and often offer a faster connection. Most Android devices come with a USB charging cable, with the charger end connected via the USB end of the wire. If you unplug the USB end from the charger, you can plug that end into your PC to initiate a connection with your computer. However, if you don't have your USB cable with you, or prefer a wireless solution, these are the ways you can connect an Android to a PC without a cable:
Using a USB cable to connect your Android to your PC is easy, but it only allows you to transfer files back and forth. You can't remotely control your Android using this connection.
AirDroid is an impressive app because it allows you to not only transfer files to and from your Android, but it also includes a number of remote control features.
If you only need a connection to transfer files, bluetooth is an excellent option because it requires no wires and the transfers are fast and easy.
Another convenient cloud bases service that'll let you access your phone's files, texts, and notifications is a new service provided by Microsoft called Your Phone. The Your Phone app is ideal for those situations when you've forgotten your phone at home. From your laptop, you can still see all messages and notifications you might have otherwise missed.
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