How to Access Android Phone from File Explorer Windows 11
Microsoft allows access to Android phones from File Explorer in Windows 11 when enabling PC access to linked mobile devices is enabled.
Microsoft is gradually rolling out the ability to access Android phones from File Explorer in Windows 11 to Windows Insiders, when you enable the mode that allows your computer to access linked mobile devices. This allows you to access your phone from any folder or file view. Here's how to enable Android access from File Explorer in Windows 11.
How to access Android from File Explorer Windows 11
Step 1:
Open Settings on your phone, then select Bluetooth & devices on the left, then look to the side and select Mobile devices to access the phone device linked to the computer.
Step 2:
Go to the next interface, click on Manage devices . Next, in the Mobile devices section, click on the Android phone linked to the computer.
Step 3:
In the next customization interface, we will need to enable the Show mobile device in File Explorer setting .
Once this setting is enabled, when you connect your Android to your computer, you can access your phone from the File Explorer interface.
To use this feature, you need to pay attention:
- Android 11 phones or later.
- Use Phone link app version 1.24071 or later.
- Computer running Windows 11 version 24H2 or later.
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