With the upgrade to Windows 10 spreading and introducing Cortana, though, it is now possible to send commands to your phone (and other things) from your PC.

Virtoo lets you wirelessly control your Android phone over Bluetooth & Wi-Fi. It lets you make calls, read messages & use any mobile application on your PC.

DeskDock is a free utility for Windows and Android that lets you control your Android device from a Windows PC using a mouse and keyboard.

There's a new AutoVoice extension for Chrome, which lets you control your connected Android device from any Mac, Linux or Windows PC.

Microsoft added several improvements and features to the Your Phone app with the rollout of Windows 10 20H1 Build 18932 to Insiders in the Fast ring, the addition of remote control for Android ...

These are the best apps to control your Android device from a PC. Use Android on a computer to play games, send texts and more.

You can control your Android phone from your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer using this free application.

That’s not the case with Scrcpy, however. Scrcpy is free, open source software that lets you interact with your Android phone or tablet via your Windows, Mac, or Linux-based PC.

The Microsoft Your Phone app will now let you control Android applications from your Windows 10 desktop, so long as you have a compatbile Samsung Galaxy.

Microsoft has updated its "Your Phone" app to allow Windows 10 users the abiltiy to control music from an Android smartphone.