Transferring files between a smartphone and a laptop is something we all do regularly. Most people still rely on a USB cable to move photos, videos, or documents from their phone to their computer.

To control your Android phone with your PC, you can use apps like Microsoft Phone Link, Pushbullet, Scrcpy, AirDroid, AnyViewer, TeamViewer, and Vysor.

This is my simple way to move photos from my iPhone to a Windows computer using the Photos app. I plug in my iPhone with a USB-C cable, tap "Allow" on my phone, and then do the rest on my PC. I open ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.