How to control a smartphone using a PC or Mac

While it is quite possible to control your PC or Mac from a smartphone, the reverse is also true. In fact, there are solutions that allow you to take control of your mobile using your computer.

Even if in this case, it will be much easier to control an Android smartphone than an iPhone, even if it is possible in both cases. You just need to use the right tools. And precisely, we will detail the procedure to follow to take advantage of this very practical trick in a casual way.

Saving precious time

Controlling your smartphone from your computer can, in some cases, be very practical. Even if it’s just to keep an overview of your notifications, your calls, etc. without necessarily having to unlock your mobile and lose precious time. In fact, we have too much of a tendency to get caught up in our mobile as soon as we take it in hand, which is precisely why it is interesting to consider delegating and enjoying an overview of your cell phone on your computer screen.

This being the case, the procedure to follow to configure this solution will be different depending on whether you are going to evolve under Windows or OS X / macOS, under iOS or Android. Let’s take concrete cases. To check your SMS / MMS from an iPhone on a Mac, you will have to resort to the Messages application, directly integrated into the operating system and which proposes to manage your mobile number as soon as it recognizes your smartphone. From the logo to the apple.

If you are on Android, you will have to resort to an application similar to MightyText, to download both from the Google Play Store and on your computer.

It will take the form of a browser extension, compatible with Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer. Pour ne rien gâcher, elle va pouvoir en plus de cela gérer vos SMS, mais also relayer les notifications WhatsApp, Snapchat and Instagram that you pourriez receive sur votre mobile, ou encore vous envoyer des alerts de que la batterie de votre téléphone va lui sembler too weak. Convenient, and definitely nothing to say!

A screen mirroring solution

To go a little further, we’ll also mention the Vysor app, which will actually duplicate and display your Android terminal screen in Google’s Chrome web browser.

This is undoubtedly the most natural way to bridge the gap between your mobile phone and your computer, although you will need to control the Android interface with the mouse on your PC or Mac. But this is a simple matter of habit, which you will soon learn.

Finally, let’s mention the AirDroid solution, again dedicated to Android devices, which will allow you to manage your mobile data from your web browser, be it your photos, your music, your ringtones, and even your applications.