SHAREit by Lenovo is an excellent cross-platform sharing app for Android. However, it doesn’t support transferring other data or sharing the clipboard, unlike AirDroid. You can also transfer photos between Android and Windows devices. Moreover, you can access your favorite Android apps on your Windows PC, thanks to its support for mirroring your mobile screen, like AirDroid. You can make and receive calls as well as check and reply to messages (even messaging services) and notifications. It functions mostly like AirDroid, so you get to access almost everything on your smartphone from your Windows PC.

Your Phone Companion is an app from Microsoft to link Android to Windows 10. Platforms supported: Windows, macOS, and Linux. Also, it lets you transfer files, remote-control Android, and do a lot more. What’s more interesting is it allows sharing the clipboard between your Android and Windows or macOS, like it’s done for virtual systems. You can place calls, send messages, and reply to the message notifications from your computer. AirDroid lets you surprisingly mirror or receive calls, messages, and app notifications on your large screen of the PC or Mac. The reason being it’s much more than a file sharing or a screen mirroring app, unlike many apps on this list. AirDroidĪirDroid is the most popular app for connecting Android to a PC or Mac. Touch typing might be fun, but your options are still a bit limited as compared to typing on.

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