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.

Usually, a new laptop with Windows 11 will prompt you to add your smartphone at first setup. But if you skipped it, this should help.

If you have an Android phone, you can now share files easily with your Windows 11 computer, and here's how.

On Windows 11, if you use an Android phone, you can use the Phone Link app to transfer files from your phone to your computer, and here I'll teach you how.

If your Windows 11/10 PC does not detect, recognize or connect to your Android phone, then here are some suggestions that will resolve the problem for you.

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.