Photos companion app download

The latest version of Microsoft Photos can be found in the Microsoft Store. Learn more about the Microsoft Photos app for Windows To see the Photos Companion app in action, check out this demonstration of some of the latest features for Education: Microsoft Education: Movie making for the classroom using the Photos app DA starting at second mark.

Experiment complete Thanks for the feedback! Start a video project in the Photos app on the PC, and add pictures and videos from your phone directly into a project.

Make a masterpiece on your own or pick a theme and let the app work its magic. Transfer pictures and video from your camera roll into the Photos app so you can enhance and edit, customize with ink, and share with friends. Also, if in case the Import from mobile over Wi-Fi option is not visible in the Photos app on your Windows computer, you need to enable the Show additional preview features option that is available in the Settings section of the Photos app.

Microsoft's Garage team says in a profiling post that the Photos Companion app has been built with students and educators in mind as it would offer a simple way in a classroom to share media irrespective of network speeds or mobile data charges. However, the app is considered to be useful to anyone "who is looking to complete an epic video project, send media to a friend's PC, or just get that one special photo onto their computer so it can be edited and turned into the next great post, cover photo, or presentation".

It is important to note here that while the new Microsoft app provides you a way to move your memories from mobile devices to a Windows 10 PC, it is not really worthy if you already have the option to back up your photos and videos to a cloud service, such as Google Drive , iCloud , or even Microsoft's OneDrive. You can easily get your required media by accessing your cloud account. Plus, it eliminates the requirement of using the same Wi-Fi network on the mobile device and PC to transfer content that is mandatory with the Photos Companion app.

Having said that, it is indeed another step by Microsoft to make its presence felt on mobile devices and is helpful if you'd like to have all your photos and videos under one roof read the Photos app. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

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