How To Use The Recent Websites Feature On Samsung Galaxy Phones
The South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung has released Recent Websites, a new feature that improves theconnectivity between Samsung Galaxy Books and phones. It helps access the websites users visit from their phones on their Galaxy Book. Overall, the feature is designed to increase productivity as it instantly allows users to switch browsing from a Galaxy phone to a laptop.
While consuming news on smartphones, users often want to read more about a particular topic. Although phones are handy and easy to carry around, some users prefer reading on the larger display of their laptops. Hence, they copy the link to the article on their clipboard or paste it on cross-platform communication apps like Gmail, WhatsApp, and Telegram from one device, and access it on the other device.
This is where Samsung’s Recent Websites feature comes in — it helps users share their browser history with their devices, enabling instant access. Samsung mentions in itspress releasethat “according to a recent survey, 77% of people use multiple apps and devices together for a single task.” In times when people rely on multiple devices to get their work done, the Recent Websites feature should benefit a lot of users.
How to setup Microsoft Phone Link to access Recent Websites
Now, let’s discuss the steps involved in setting up the Recent Websites feature on your Samsung Galaxy phone and Galaxy Book. Before proceeding, ensure both devices are nearby and connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Use Recent Websites on your Samsung Galaxy Book and phone
Once you’re done with the setup, accessing your smartphone website sessions is just one click away on your PC. To use Recent Websites, open the Phone Link app on your Galaxy Book, containing a list of the websites from your Galaxy phone. Alternatively, you can click on Deskbands (represented by an upward arrow to the left of the clock) and select the Phone Link app icon to access the links. Clicking on a link will immediately launch it on the Galaxy Book.
However, users should also know that the feature is not built into Samsung’s One UI. Instead, it is available in Microsoft’s Phone Link app. The feature is compatible with One UI 3.1.1 or newer and Windows 10 20H1 or above. In addition, the feature is only available for websites accessed using the Samsung Internet app on a compatible Galaxy smartphone.
If Recent Websites does not work on your Galaxy Book and phone, either or both devices are not up to date. To update, follow the instructions given below.
