Microsoft’s Phone Link is already super helpful if you own an Android phone, and it keeps getting better with every update. I recently
reported about Copilot and AI integration in Phone Link for Android messages. Now, Microsoft is rolling out the highly anticipated “Android in File Explorer” integration for everyone on Windows 11 (and Windows 10).
This feature is not directly a part of the “Phone Link” experience but rather part of the broader “Manage mobile devices.” Android integration in File Explorer is managed by a system component called “Cross-Device Experience Host”, which is maintained through Microsoft Store updates.
Microsoft confirmed to Windows Latest that the feature started rolling out to everyone in October.
In the coming days, most people should begin automatically seeing their Android phone storage in File Explorer. Microsoft told us. It seems to be a server-side update, so make sure you’re running the most recent versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
In our tests, we noticed that the Android phone shortcut automatically appeared in our File Explorer on all devices, including Windows 10.
Previously, the feature was limited to testers with Windows 11, but Microsoft has now decided to roll it out to everyone, even those on Windows 10 in addition to Windows 11.
www.windowslatest.com
