
Interestingly, you can start a video project in Windows Photos, and then directly add images and videos into it from your phone. You can edit, customize with ink, and of course share photos with your friends once they're in the Photos app on the PC. The pairing isn't permanent, mind you, it will have to be redone every time you want to transfer something over, but that's not very hard. Once your phone and the Windows 10 Photos app are 'paired' after that barcode scan, you're able to batch send multiple photos to the PC over the same Wi-Fi network. To make sure that has the required functionality, grab the latest update from the Microsoft Store. To use it, after you've installed it from the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store, you just scan the QR code shown in the Windows Photos app. Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as you share your favorite images between your phone and PC. Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls, view your notifications, and more. They will then be available in the Windows 10 Photos app. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. Its aim is to help you easily transfer the photos you have on your phone to your Windows 10 PC.


It's called Photos Companion and its name is pretty self-explanatory. Microsoft has launched a new app for both Android and iOS today.
