Microsoft launched during this day a new application called Photo Companion, being specially designed for users Windows 10 who want to quickly transfer photos from the phone to the computer. The application is offered for both iPhone, as well as for Android, greatly simplifying the photo transfer procedure, without connecting the phone to the computer with a cable.
The Photos Companion application scans a QR code displayed on the computer to facilitate the connection with the phone, and then the photos are transferred from the phones using a Wi-Fi connection. Microsoft says that the application will simplify the lives of many users who use iPhone or Android and own a PC with Windows 10, its usefulness being very great.
Microsoft also wants the Photos application in Windows 10 to be used more in the educational environment, and this companion application aims to facilitate that. Of course, here we are talking about usefulness in education only for those who use computers with Windows 10 in classes, so in Romania it will probably be more useful for regular users.
"We began developing a simple, experimental app for iOS and Android to see if we could unblock educators and help them start using the Photos app in their classrooms. We knew that students often captured on multiple phones or tablets, but leveraged a single "project" PC to assemble their media and create their final project. We also knew that Wi-Fi access in the classroom was great between devices, but that any solution that required the cloud for transfer could be blocked by overloaded networks. Our solution was to build an app that would support direct wireless transfer between any phone or mobile device and the Photos app on any Windows 10 PC. This would enable students to transfer media to their own computers ... or to a shared, project PC ... without worrying about network speeds or mobile data charges."
The Photos Companion application from Microsoft can be downloaded available here, directly from the AppStore.
