Samsung Opens Galaxy Connect Features to All Windows 11 PCs

8 articles · Updated · Android Central · Apr 22

Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Connect app to support non-Samsung Windows 11 PCs.
Previously exclusive to Galaxy Book laptops, the app now enables features like cross-device copy-paste, storage access, and second screen on Intel and AMD x64 PCs.
ARM-based devices remain unsupported, but the move brings Apple-like continuity features to a broader range of Windows and Galaxy device users.

On a non-Samsung PC, does the new Galaxy Connect app make Microsoft's Phone Link obsolete?

Is this a step towards true interoperability or a strategy to lure Windows users into Samsung's ecosystem?

Does opening its ecosystem risk a buggier and less secure experience on non-Samsung PCs?

By expanding to all Windows PCs, is Samsung inadvertently devaluing its own Galaxy Book laptops?

Is Samsung's new 'open' ecosystem already building new walls by excluding next-gen ARM-based PCs?

Can Samsung's software truly challenge the seamless hardware integration of Apple's renowned ecosystem?