Some of the apps featured here are free, some are not, and some are free up front with an option to buy or subscribe for more bells and whistles. What’s more, with Bluetooth accessories such as heart-rate monitors, speed sensors and power meters becoming more common, you can get your smartphone’s Bluetooth connection and processor to do the work that used to require a separate computer and, not so long ago, wires. For others, such as Strava, you can just hit start, put your phone in your jersey pocket or in a bike phone mount and go. Interestingly, you can start a video project in Windows Photos, and then directly add images and videos into it from your phone.For some apps – Google Maps, for instance – you need to have your device on the handlebar to take full advantage. You can edit, customize with ink, and of course share photos with your friends once they're in the Photos app on the PC. The pairing isn't permanent, mind you, it will have to be redone every time you want to transfer something over, but that's not very hard. Once your phone and the Windows 10 Photos app are 'paired' after that barcode scan, you're able to batch send multiple photos to the PC over the same Wi-Fi network. To make sure that has the required functionality, grab the latest update from the Microsoft Store. To use it, after you've installed it from the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store, you just scan the QR code shown in the Windows Photos app. They will then be available in the Windows 10 Photos app. Its aim is to help you easily transfer the photos you have on your phone to your Windows 10 PC.

It's called Photos Companion and its name is pretty self-explanatory.

Microsoft has launched a new app for both Android and iOS today.

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