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Thomas Deehan

How to connect your Android phone to a Windows PC using Phone Link

An Android phone connected to a Windows PC.

These days, Android phones are practically computers in their own right, offering access to your email inbox, productivity apps like Google Docs and Sheets, and plenty more besides. Sometimes, though, it's much easier to use this software on a Windows PC or laptop.

After all, we spend most of the working day at our laptops, and it can often be a lot easier to sort through files, photos, and documents if they exist on our workstation. With that in mind, this guide will show you exactly what you need to do to get your Android phone up and running with a Windows device.

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