Enable Photo Notifications on Windows 11
Photo notifications on Windows 11 alert you when your phone takes a new picture or screenshot.
This feature uses the Phone Link app to show your latest mobile photos directly on your PC.
It’s available starting with Windows 11 build 23619 (Dev channel).
When you take a new photo or screenshot on your Android phone, Windows 11 will pop up a notification.
You can then quickly view and even edit that photo using the Snipping Tool on your computer.
Navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices. Ensure “Allow this PC to access your mobile devices” is on, then toggle “Get new photo notifications” to On. Your PC will then alert you when new photos or screenshots are taken on your phone.
Turn on or off new photo notifications from mobile devices on Windows
As mentioned, a new feature currently being rolled out to Insider Preview users will allow them instant access to new photos from mobile devices on Windows 11.
Now, let’s enable the new photo notifications.
First, open the Windows Settings app. You can do this by clicking Start and selecting Settings, or by pressing Windows key + I.
Once Settings is open, click Bluetooth & devices on the left side. Then, select the Mobile devices tile under the ‘Bluetooth & devices’ section on the right.
Next, choose the “Manage devices” button located under “Allow this PC to access your mobile device.”
Finally, select the “Get new photo notifications” tile and toggle the switch to On.
To turn it off, toggle it back to Off.
You’ll now receive notifications for new photos from your mobile devices.
That’s all there is to it!
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Conclusion:
- This article detailed how to turn “Get new photo notifications” on or off from mobile devices on Windows 11.
- The new feature enables users to effortlessly access and edit recent photos and screenshots from their Android mobile device in the Snipping Tool on their PC.
- Users can now receive instant notifications on their PC whenever a new photo or screenshot is captured on their Android device.
- To utilize this feature, users must navigate to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices and toggle the “Allow this PC to access your mobile devices” setting.
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