Windows-to-phone file transfer option #3: Phone Link (Android only) Microsoft includes a “Phone Link” app with both Windows 10 and 10 PCs. It provides a central location for many PC-to-phone ...

A USB connection links your Android phone to a computer to transfer files without an internet connection. You'll choose which files to move to avoid transferring things you don't want.

SHAREit is an app that uses wifi direct to transfer files between Android devices and desktops/laptops. Install SHAREit on your Android and computer to quickly send files both ways.

There are several ways to transfer files from your smartphone to your PC. Microsoft Edge, Windows' main browser, is also capable of such an exchange.

If you're trying to move files between your Android phone and a Mac, here are two ways (one wired, another wireless) to quickly do so.

Android File Transfer (AFT) is no longer available on its website. As an alternative, try MacDroid. Simply connect your Android via USB or Wi-Fi to transfer files easily.