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Muskaan Saxena

Android users rejoice! You’ll soon be able to connect Windows 11 File Explorer to your smartphone and transfer files with ease

A young woman is working on a laptop in a relaxed office space.

You may remember that a while back, we reported on a nifty feature hidden in test versions of  Windows 11, allowing users to see and use their phone within the desktop OS (in File Explorer) as if it were an external drive. We have been waiting patiently for this feature to finally drop somewhere, and it looks like the time is now!

In an official blog post, Microsoft announced that it’s gradually rolling out the feature to Windows testers with Android phones across the various Insider channels (there are four, from Canary to Release Preview).

This means that for now, only some Windows 11 testers will be able to try out the feature, but the key takeaway is that Microsoft is working on releasing this - and it could be available for all users before too long.

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