Microsoft is quietly testing a native way to push whatever you copy on a Windows 11 PC directly into the clipboard area of a linked Android phone, and early Insider reports show the copied text surfacing in Android keyboards such as Gboard and Samsung Keyboard almost instantly — a Phone Link...
Microsoft is quietly testing a Windows 11 feature that pushes whatever you copy on a PC directly into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — making paste-ready text appear almost instantly in Gboard, Samsung Keyboard and other Android IMEs. (windowslatest.com) (techradar.com)
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Microsoft’s latest Insider experiments push Windows’ clipboard past the desktop and into Android keyboards, promising near‑instant copy‑and‑paste between a Windows 11 PC and a linked Android phone — and notably, it appears to work with Gboard and other third‑party IMEs rather than being limited...
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Microsoft appears to be testing a native way for Windows 11 to push whatever you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s clipboard — a near‑instant, keyboard‑friendly transfer surfaced in Insider preview builds as an “Access PC’s clipboard” toggle that leverages the Link to Windows...
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Microsoft is quietly testing a native Windows 11 clipboard bridge that can push what you copy on a PC straight into a linked Android phone’s keyboard — and the changes could finally make cross‑device copy/paste fast, reliable and keyboard‑agnostic for millions of users. (windowslatest.com)...
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Microsoft is quietly testing a new Windows 11 feature that can push whatever you copy on your PC directly into the clipboard area of a linked Android phone — appearing in the phone's keyboard suggestions so you can paste without emailing, messaging, or using cloud notes. (techradar.com)...
Microsoft quietly added a native option in Windows 11 to push your PC clipboard to Android — and in early hands‑on testing it appears to land inside any Android keyboard that reads the system clipboard, including Gboard. (windowslatest.com)
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Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider updates bring a welcome accessibility upgrade to Narrator: an on‑screen Braille viewer that displays textual and Braille output in a floating window, making it far easier for sighted teachers, trainers, developers, and testers to follow Braille output...
Microsoft pushed a small-but-significant Canary-channel preview on August 29, 2025, when Windows Insiders received Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27934, a focused flight that fixes several user-facing stability issues while adding an important caution for anyone relying on built‑in recovery...
Today’s Beta‑channel drop from the Windows Insider team continues the 24H2 servicing stream with a focused, polish‑first update that blends new Copilot+ experiences, accessibility improvements, and a raft of targeted fixes — Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5770 (KB5064089) is now...
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Windows 11 is testing a seamless handoff for Android apps
Microsoft is piloting a Windows 11 feature that lets you pick up activity from certain Android apps right on your PC. The first integration is with Spotify, and the rollout is gradually reaching Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta...
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Windows 11’s Snipping Tool adds window‑mode screen recording for Insiders
Microsoft is rolling out a handy upgrade to Snipping Tool that lets you screen‑record a single app window without fiddling with manual crops. The feature arrives alongside Windows 11 Insider Beta build 26120.5761...
Microsoft’s latest Insider build pushes Phone Link deeper into Windows 11’s Start menu and — for the first time in a widely reported rollout — brings a fuller, more visible iPhone experience to the desktop, while also layering cross-device conveniences and a handful of stability and Copilot-era...
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Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) to the Beta Channel, a targeted quality-and-polish update for Windows 11, version 24H2 that layers a handful of incremental features, Copilot-era refinements, and several important fixes — while continuing Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s Copilot now speaks file-finding: the Copilot app can search your recent local files and images using natural language, and a staged Windows Insider rollout has begun that puts semantic file search and a redesigned Copilot home in front of testers and early adopters...
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Microsoft has started a staged Insider rollout of a notable Copilot app update for Windows (version 1.25082.132.0 and higher) that brings semantic file search to eligible Copilot+ PCs and a redesigned Copilot home that surfaces recent apps, files and Vision-powered guided help directly inside...
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Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary Channel on August 20, 2025, and the flight is a concise but telling example of what the Canary track is for: low-latency platform experiments, targeted rollouts, and rapid iterations that can both surface neat usability...
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Windows Insiders received a fresh Canary-channel drop today as Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928, a focused maintenance and settings consolidation update that both cleans up a handful of pressing stability issues and continues the steady migration of legacy Control Panel...
Microsoft has begun rolling out a targeted update to the Copilot app on Windows that brings semantic file search to Copilot+ PCs and introduces a redesigned Copilot homepage for Windows Insiders, marking a clear step toward tighter on‑device AI integration in Windows. rr channel updates over the...