Windows new feature: Access your Android phone’s apps directly from your PC

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/08/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20185/

by skolos • 6 years ago

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phillipseamore• 6 years ago

Only supports some Samsung models, not Android in general.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4551890/supported-d...

simcop2387• 6 years ago

Take a look at scrcpyfor anyone wanting to do this in other situations, https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

nix23• 6 years ago

WOW, nice thanks for the info!

shmoogy• 6 years ago

Thanks for this - seems like it will come in handy.

rahimnathwani• 6 years ago

"Tap into the power of Your Phone app with Link to Windows integration on select Samsung devices to instantly access your phone’s mobile apps directly from your Windows 10 PC."

ffpip• 6 years ago

Use scrcpy - https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

The Windows thing is only for Samsung's latest phones.

GekkePrutser• 6 years ago

And if you have a recent Samsung, DeX for PC is much better than this

craftoman• 6 years ago

That's NOT something new. It's called Link to Windows and it's a service provided by Samsung about a year now.

futhey• 6 years ago

Couple of interesting observations.

1. Audio streaming is not currently supported. I wonder if that is a design feature, or a temporary technical limitation? If so it certainly limits the range of applications.

2. They show Netflix, but anyone who is required to implement standard DRM schemes will likely need to block this functionality from their apps to keep legal teams & licensees happy.

3. It appears that clicks are not translated into touch events. Curious if this will cause some strange behavior or mostly "just work" like iOS simulator.

Seems neat, but leaves me really scratching my head to figure out the "killer app" for this.

brian_herman• 6 years ago

I wonder if you could create the feature using a emulated android phone... that would be cool!

Windows new feature: Access your Android phone’s apps directly from your PC

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