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Microsoft has released several amazing Android apps and this might be the coolest one yet The newly-branded Microsoft Groove music app is still grayed out for iOS devices and the Cortana app won’t be available for either iOS or Android until later in the year.ĭo this now: Use this app to see if your Android phone is vulnerable to the 'Stagefright' bug Microsoft isn’t done with the app yet though. The app then checks to make sure you’ve signed into the app with the same account that you’re using on your Windows 10 computer, and in the case of OneDrive, ensures that you’ve turned on the “Camera upload” setting so that all of your photos and video will automatically upload to the cloud.

For the less tech-savvy among us, Microsoft has made the process as painless as possible by giving users the ability to email a link to themselves for whichever app they want to download. The Phone Companion app also features instructions for setting up apps like OneDrive, Office and Skype on your mobile device.

In the Phone Companion app, you will see a notification that reads: “ is plugged in to this PC”Ĭlicking the “Show ^” button to the right of the message will give you a slightly more detailed look at your phone, including the amount of storage you’ve used on your phone and your SD card as well as the battery charge Plug your Android phone or tablet into your computer with a USB cable Within this menu you will also be able to import all your photos and videos into the Photos app or manually transfer files with File Explorer In the Phone Companion app, you will see a notification that reads: “Apple iPhone(/iPad) is plugged in to this PC”Ĭlicking the “Show ^” button to the right of the message will give you a slightly more detailed look at your phone, including the amount of storage you’ve used Windows 10 will recognize the device and begin installing necessary drivers Plug your iPhone or iPad into your computer with a USB cable

If you’re not sure what to do when you open the app for the first time, we’ve listed some helpful instructions below for iOS and Android device owners who want to sync their data with a Windows 10 computer. Thankfully, ExtremeTech was there to remind me of its existence. We covered the app back when Microsoft announced it in May, but I had completely forgotten about it by the time I began installing Windows 10. READ MORE: Stop Windows 10 spying dead in its tracks with one free app