Windows Phone Link makes file sharing easier, lets users extract text from images stored on phone

Microsoft has launched a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build that brings some new features to the pre-installed Phone Link app. The latest update (KB5037858) adds a new “My Phone” button in the app’s nearby share section, making it easier for users to send files from their PC to their Android phone.

This is a big improvement over the previous version, where the option to share files to Phone Link was only visible after tapping the ‘Share using’ button. Microsoft also seems to have added another feature that lets users extract and copy text from images on their Android phone to their Windows PC.