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I uninstall a lot of the pre-loaded apps and software that come with some phones and computers. Many of them are nothing more than bloat I’ll never use. If you have a Motorola phone, you might assume this is true of the Smart Connect app.
Smart Connect comes preloaded on Motorola phones and Lenovo laptops, but it can be used on any Android or Windows device. I decided to give it a shot on my Motorola Razr before uninstalling it, and I couldn’t be happier that I did.
If you haven’t tried Smart Connect yet, take this as your sign to change that.
Which Smart Connect feature would you use the most? 1 votes File sharing 0 % Wireless webcam 0 % App streaming 0 % Desktop mode 0 % TV casting 0 % None 100 %
Easy file sharing
I do a lot of file sharing between my PC and phones. Quick Share and Blip are good, but Smart Connect has an advantage over both. To get an image from my phone, I don’t need to unlock it and send the file. Smart Connect lets me browse the images from my computer and pull them over. The exception to this rule is iOS devices — you can use Smart Connect for file sharing on the iPhone and iPad, but you have to send them from the device.
Microsoft’s Link to Windows includes this and many of the features we’ll look at here, but it’s a chore if you’re using more than one phone or tablet. You have to select and connect to a different device each time, whereas Smart Connect stays connected to all your devices at once.
Wireless webcam, even for a Pixel
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