A few days ago, Samsung officially presented the new Samsung Galaxy S8, a terminal that, in addition to being Samsung's flagship, is one of the most advanced terminals that exist. But it will also be a terminal that will have a close relationship with Microsoft and Windows.
Along with the versions that Samsung has created based on hardware, there will also be a Samsung Galaxy S8 Windows Edition. This terminal will not have Windows 10 Mobile but will have all Microsoft apps for Android. However, more units of the main version will be sold. Then What to do if I have a Windows 10 computer and a Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile?
Below we show you 6 apps and / or applications that we can install and use so that our smartphone works quickly and effectively with our computer, without having to change the operating system or do some hack that annoys the terminal's warranty.
Companion for Windows 10
This program is created by Microsoft so that Windows 10 as well as other types of Windows work correctly with the mobile, not only offering better drivers but also offering better communication to transfer files and documents. The operation of the Samsung Galaxy S8 will be better with this application installed on our Windows 10. If you have problems with the drivers for Samsung, in the link that we have just left you you will find all the information to connect any device from the company to your PC with Wiindows .
Outlook and Office apps
Samsung Galaxy S8 uses Android and gmail account but we can use other alternatives such as Outlook. Once we have installed Outlook for Android, we can share content between mobile and Windows 10 calendar. You can also sync the Google calendar with Windows 10, but the sync is not as good as with Outlook and the rest of the Office apps.
Samsung Side Sync
Many have known DEX and talk about it, but Samsung has a more powerful and more interesting software, Samsung Side Sync. This Samsung app uses mirroring to show Windows notifications and content that appears on the Samsung screen. This allows us to have the mobile in our Windows 10 for work moments in front of the computer. For it to work correctly we only need to have the mobile connected to the pc via bluetooth or wireless.
Cortana
Samsung Galaxy S8 has Samsung's own assistant, but it is not exclusive. Cortana for Android is available for Samsung mobiles and we can install it and work with it, something that will allow us to connect our mobile and our computer with voice commands. In addition, in the case of the smartphone, Cortana allows us to carry out more exact and precise searches.
OneDrive
A cloud application for backups is always welcome and for many it is the only role that Google Drive has, but once OneDrive is installed, we can have the same but with a Microsoft application that is also on Windows 10. Not forgetting that OneDrive has a storage of 100Gb compared to 15 Gb of Google Drive.
Groove
Music is something that is part of the lives of many users. That is why many use the Google player to listen to music, but we can also use the groove app to do this function and also have the extra functions that will allow us to synchronize our music library between the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Windows 10 computer.
Conclusion
Many users They will use Samsung Galaxy S8 to use it as a work mobile and that is why it is important that you get along with Windows 10, something that seems not very difficult, although you always have to do some other configuration. Although, like many, the most popular question is whether it is better to have a mobile with Windows 10 Mobile or the Samsung Galaxy S8 What do you think?