I tested Microsoft's new Android phone in Windows File Explorer feature and now can't imagine how I lived without it.

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 feature that allows people to access files on their Android phone from File Explorer.

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Recent Windows 11 insider preview builds have introduced Android file sharing and a new look for File Explorer. Microsoft and leaks have teased both updates for months.

With the feature, you can sift through files and folders, including photos and videos, on your Android phone right in File Explorer on the Windows 11 desktop.

Soon it'll be much easier to move files between Android phones and Windows 11 PCs thanks to this change.

For Android TV users who are still looking for a good file explorer after File Explorer ES went full adware a while back, Solid Explorer support is also coming to the platform.