You Can Use Your Android Phone Inside A Windows PC, Thanks To Samsung & Microsoft's Efforts

It seems Microsoft and Samsung are teaming up in order to address an issue most of us have experienced at one time or another.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared onstage at Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 launch earlier today and he had a surprise.

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The two companies announced they're entering a partnership formed to "improve productivity and eliminate the gap between mobile devices and the PC." What they're basically doing is adding a way to sync the Galaxy Note 10 with your Windows 10 computer.

Samsung is bundling a new Microsoft app with the Galaxy Note 10 called 'Your Phone'. In essence it lets you mirror your Android text messages, notifications, and even the entire screen to a Windows 10 PC. Additionally, Samsung is also building OneDrive sync support directly into its Gallery Android app, to let your phone photos sync directly to the cloud storage service.

It's similar to Continuum, that Microsoft launched way back in 2015 -- or what we saw on Dell's computers at CES 2019 with Dell Mobile Connect. At the time, with their Lumia brand still around, it was basically a way for you to switch easily between a phone and desktop. YourPhone is even better though, as it effectively lets you bridge the gap between Android and Windows. You can find the app on the Google Play Store here, and it doesn't seem to be limited to Samsung devices.

Not just seeing notifications either, the syncing app lets you engage through your PC too. Though the ability to make phone calls through your PC will come later this year, right now you can respond to messages, access photos, and pretty much do almost everything on your PC that you would on your phone.

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The app listing also teases that certain apps will also let you work across the two devices, most probably the likes of Microsoft's own Office suite.

Additionally, the partnership also indicates Microsoft will sell the Galaxy Note 10 in its stores.