Sometimes it's easier to type a long text on a real keyboard instead of a touchscreen. Android doesn't have it built-in, but you can view your texts on a PC.

From our testing, Phone Link seems to do a decent job of keeping messages in sync between the two devices, so if you read a message on your PC, it gets marked as “read” on your phone and vice ...

Connecting the two lets you send text messages, see notifications, instantly grab photos, and even run apps from your Android on your Windows 11 PC. We show you how to get started.

This lets me send and receive phone calls and text messages directly from my PC. Now, Microsoft has kicked off another feature that lets you control your phone from your computer.

Although mysms's compatibililty with both Android and iPhone is appealing, its PC component is awkward.

Whether you’re swapping photos from your phone or moving work files from your laptop, file transfers between devices should ...

With the help of Microsoft's SwiftKey keyboard app, you can copy and paste items between a PC and Android device. If you have a Samsung phone, try the Link to Windows app.

You can now link your Android phone to your Windows 10 PC to send and receive text messages, and also view and transfer photos from your Android phone. It's Microsoft's move to create much needed ...

Now available for anyone to download, a new test program called the BlueStacks App Player lets people run Android apps directly on their Windows PCs.

While it’s been possible for Android users to select and copy text from images, Microsoft has made its software play more nicely with Android devices.