Windows Phones

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  Microsoft Makes File Sharing Between iPhone and PCs Easier With New Link to Windows Feature

  Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for its Link to Windows app which makes the process of sharing files between an iPhone and PC more seamless, the company announced on Wednesday. Currently limited to Windows Insiders, it leverages the Phone Link software to establish a connection between Windows and iOS devices.

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  Samsung to End Support for DeX for PC With One UI 7, Asks Users to Switch to Link to Windows App

  Samsung will end support for DeX for PC with its upcoming operating system (OS) dubbed One UI 7, the company has confirmed. In its place, the South Korean technology conglomerate will prioritise the more recent Link to Windows app for accessing phone features on a PC.

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  Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Allows Game Pass Ultimate Members to Stream Select Games They Own

  Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Cloud Gaming service beyond the select Game Pass titles currently available for streaming. The Xbox parent announced Wednesday that Game Pass Ultimate members would be able to stream select games from their library of purchased games on supported devices.

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  iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users

  iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...

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  Microsoft Rolls Out Android Smartphone Visibility in Windows 11 File Explorer for Wireless Browsing

  Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for the Windows 11 File Explorer through its Insider Channels, the company announced on July 25. With its introduction, users will now be able to see their Android smartphones in the File Explorer when it is connected wirelessly via the Link to Windows app.

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  Microsoft Copilot Reportedly Tests Ability to Perform Tasks on Windows 11-Linked Android Phones

  Microsoft Copilot has reportedly received a new update that gives it the capability of managing certain tasks on a linked Android smartphone. There are some criteria to adhere to before the feature can work as per the report, but after setting it up correctly, users can ask the AI to send a text message or summarise messages in the inbox. The featu...

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  Microsoft Testing Tweaks on Windows That Make Sharing Files to Android Easier

  Microsoft allows for greater synergy between a Windows PC and a smartphone, letting users reply to text, receive and make calls and check their phone notifications directly from the computer. The Phone Link app on PC, which syncs both Android phones and iPhone with Windows, also lets users share files between devices. Now, Windows is making file sh...

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  Microsoft Phone Link App on Windows 11 to Gain Support for OCR Features: Report

  Microsoft Phone Link app is set to introduce text-copying capabilities on Windows 11, according to a report. The feature would reportedly work using the optical character recognition (OCR) feature which is already present in several other apps, enabling users to copy text from images. It was spotted in a Preview Build version of Windows, as per the...

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  Circle to Search Could Soon Support Split Screen Mode on Pixel Phones: Report

  Circle to Search reportedly suffers from a unique issue on the Google Pixel smartphones. It appears that the feature does not work when a user has enabled split screen mode that opens two different apps or windows at the same time. A report claims that Google is testing the issue and might soon fix it and allow users to access the feature even whil...

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  WhatsApp Blocks Profile Picture Screenshots on Android; Lets Beta Testers Pin Multiple Chats

  WhatsApp is now blocking screenshots of profile photos on the app on Android. The Meta-owned messaging app is also beta testing the ability to pin more than one message at the top of a chat window on the app, on the latest testing version of the app for Android smartphones.

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  Video: Passengers In Bihar Hold Thief Through Train Window, Drag Him For 1 Km

  The man attempted the theft from a moving train, but the alert passenger sitting inside the compartment held him by his hand which left him hanging by the window.

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  Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme Phones to Gain Phone Link, Link to Windows Support, But There's a Catch

  Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme phones have gained Phone Link and Link to Windows, according to an updated support document from Microsoft. Announced at the recently concluded 2023 Oppo Developers Conference, compatible handsets will apparently require a software update to the latest version of ColorOS (Oppo), OxygenOS (OnePlus), and Realme UI (Realme) i...

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  Mobile Phone Charging In House Explodes, Shatters Windows Of Parked Cars

  A bottle of deodorant, a mobile phone on charging mode, and a blast that shattered every window in the vicinity - a strange episode unfolded in Maharashtra's Nashik on Tuesday.

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  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: Covering the Basics

  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a revamped hinge, a larger cover display and a top-end processor. While the new Flex Window cover display makes the phone more useful when folded, it’s still missing a few things. Here's our full review.

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  Microsoft Phone Link for iOS With iMessage, Calling Support Rolled Out to All Windows 11 Users

  Microsoft Phone Link for iOS started rolling out to Windows 11 users on Monday. The new feature will let users access some of the useful apps from their iPhones on Windows PCs. The feature is already available for Android users and now iPhone users can also access the feature that allows Windows users to access their smartphone and perform various ...