Try pinning them to the desktop! With Microsoft's Phone Link feature, you can seamlessly connect your Android phone apps to your Windows PC and pin your favorite ones for effortless access.

Your phone will scan your wifi network for compatible hardware, and you can tap on a device to connect. If you can configure Samsung DeX with a wired connection, it's usually easier and more reliable.

If you're plugging your phone into a Windows PC, you need the Samsung DeX app for Windows.With that installed and set up, you can then plug your Galaxy phone into a spare USB port on your desktop ...

Android Desktop Mode puts Android’s status bar on the top so you can see your Wi-Fi and signal strength, and there’s a taskbar on the bottom that lets you pin apps for easy access.

The latest Android 16 beta has a Desktop Mode that's similar to Samsung DeX. Here's how to use it on your Pixel phone.

Best of all, you can continue to use the phone when desktop windowing is active. All of this seems geared toward turning your phone into a multitasking machine. Like DeX, ...

A recent update to WhatsApp for Desktop on Windows allows the app to send and receive messages even if your phone is offline. The app also has a refreshed look and should perform better following ...

Apple's Phone app for macOS 26 means you don't need to pick up your iPhone to take a phone call while you're hard at work on your Mac. Here's how it works, and what it looks like in action.

Google's desktop mode builds on "desktop windowing," first introduced in Android 15 for tablets, allowing users to open multiple apps in freeform windows. The new feature brings this capability to ...

If you've got a Samsung phone, you've got an alternative, lightweight option for computing on the go: Galaxy handsets come with a desktop interface called DeX built right in, and depending on what ...