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The ability to access photos and screenshots from phones on Windows 11 is now available to Beta Insiders
KB5034855 is now live!
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Published onFebruary 16, 2024
published onFebruary 16, 2024
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Microsoft released KB5034855 to the Beta channel within the Windows Insider Program, and the Redmond-based tech giant introduced the ability to access photos and screenshots from mobile devices on Windows 11 with a single click, to the Beta insiders.
This ability was recently made availableto Canary insiders, and for now, it only works with Android devices, as Microsoft states:
We are also beginning to gradually roll out the ability to effortlessly access and edit your most recent photos and screenshots from your Android mobile device in Snipping Tool on your PC. With this feature, you’ll receive instant notifications on your PC whenever a new photo or screenshot is captured on your Android device.
As we explained in our related article, Windows users will be able to set this feature up very easily:
It’s worth mentioning that every time you take a new shot on your Android phone, you will get a notification on your Windows device prompting you to view, edit, or share the image from your mobile device.
Aside from this new feature to the Beta channel, KB5034855 also brings dozens of fixes which you can check below.
You can read the whole blog posthere.
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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