Microsoft’s Your Phone app possibly getting Drag and Drop
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Microsoft’s Your Phone app has been growing in popularity over the past several years. The app offers a link between your Windows 10 PC and your Android smartphone (requires a phone with Android 7 or newer), providing useful features for managing your phone.
Recently, Microsoft added support for RCS messaging for selected Samsung smartphones. Now, a Tweet by Aggiornamenti Lumia suggests that a new feature may be coming soon: Drag And Drop from your PC to your smartphone.
We do not know whether the rumored Drag and Drop feature will be officially released or when, and whether it will be exclusive to selected Samsung devices.
Other features of the Your Phone app include reading and sending text messages from your PC, as well as managing your notifications and calls. The functionalities available only for select Samsung devices are Content Transfer and Phone Screen, which allows you to interact with Android apps and phone content while visualizing your smartphone’s screen on your PC.
You can find whether your phone is supported on Microsoft’s Your Phone app help page which offers a list of supported phones for every referenced app function.
Questions & Answers
Q.Is the new Drag and Drop feature definitely being released?
Is the new Drag and Drop feature definitely being released?
It is not known if the rumoured Drag and Drop feature will be officially released. The information comes from a tweet by Aggiornamenti Lumia, suggesting it may be coming soon, but official confirmation is awaited.
Q.Will all Android phones be able to use the potential Drag and Drop feature?
Will all Android phones be able to use the potential Drag and Drop feature?
The article states it is not known whether the rumoured Drag and Drop feature will be exclusive to selected Samsung devices. Some existing features in the app are already only available for specific Samsung models.
Q.What are the requirements for an Android phone to use the Your Phone app?
What are the requirements for an Android phone to use the Your Phone app?
To link with a Windows 10 PC, an Android smartphone needs to be running Android 7 or newer. Users can check Microsoft's Your Phone app help page for a list of supported phones for each function.
Q.What features are currently exclusive to selected Samsung devices within the Your Phone app?
What features are currently exclusive to selected Samsung devices within the Your Phone app?
Content Transfer and Phone Screen are currently exclusive to selected Samsung devices. Phone Screen allows users to interact with Android apps and content while viewing their smartphone screen on their PC.
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