Boosting Mobile Productivity with Microsoft’s Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience for Android Devices

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Microsoft has introduced the Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience, a built-in experience for Android devices that allows users to access a full Windows experience from their smartphones. The app is designed to enhance mobile productivity, providing a seamless connection to Windows 365 Cloud PCs and enabling users to work efficiently from any location.

Introducing the Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience

Microsoft continues its mission to boost productivity with the introduction of the Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience. This innovation allows users to securely stream their full Windows experience from the Microsoft Cloud to any device, anywhere.

What’s New?

Designed for Android devices, this built-in experience empowers users to harness the capabilities of a full-fledged Windows experience right from their smartphones. This has been made possible through a partnership with Lenovo, and is integrated with the ThinkPhone by Motorola.

“The magic happens when you connect your device to a larger external display using a USB-C or HDMI cable, along with an external keyboard and mouse.”

Major Updates

The Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience is designed to accommodate a wide range of users across different situations and business contexts. It transforms your smartphone into a portable productivity hub, enabling you to work efficiently wherever you are.

Instant Access to Windows 365 Cloud PCs

Once signed into your enterprise account and connected to an external display, a list of cloud PCs appears instantly. You can select your preferred Cloud PC and dive into existing workflows in a one-touch experience.

Immersive Windows Experience

Pair a keyboard and mouse, and dive into an immersive Windows experience, as your device adapts to familiar keyboard gestures, leaving behind the interruptions of Android mobile UI elements.

Seamless Multi-tasking

With the Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience, you can continue to access your favorite applications on your smartphone while working on the Cloud PC on the connected display.

“Whether you need to make calls, send and receive messages, or check your social media feeds, you can do it all without disrupting your work.”

What’s Important to Know

The experience is designed to be frictionless. For a zero-touch experience, enable the “Start automatically” feature found as a setting on the phone. This feature automatically configures your displays for seamless connection to your chosen Cloud PC.

This is a game-changer in mobile productivity, re-imagining how we work and play on the go.

  • Windows 365 enables users to securely stream their full Windows experience, including personalized apps, content, and settings from the Microsoft Cloud to any device.
  • The Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience has been released in partnership with Lenovo as a built-in integration with the ThinkPhone by Motorola.
  • Users can transform their smartphones into a portable productivity hub by connecting them to a larger external display using a USB-C or HDMI cable, along with an external keyboard and mouse.
  • The app provides instant access to Windows 365 Cloud PCs once users sign into their enterprise (Microsoft Entra) account and connect the phone to an external display.
  • Users can continue to access their favorite applications on their smartphone while working on the Cloud PC on the connected display, enabling seamless multi-tasking.
  • From the Windows Blog