Multi-Screen Collaboration
Multi-Screen Collaboration turns your computer and phone or tablet into a seamless efficiency unit,
supporting drag-and-drop file transfers, sharable keyboard input and mouse navigation, and
cross-device document editing.
Multi-Screen Collaboration with a Phone
Multi-Screen Collaboration with a Tablet
Answer Voice and Video Calls on Your Computer
Once your phone screen is projected to your computer, you can join
conference calls made to your phone, with the benefit of the more
powerful camera and speaker on your computer.
When there's an incoming audio or video call to your phone,
answer it on your computer instead, with just a click. Swipe down
from the status bar on your phone to display the shortcut switches
panel, and touch Play audio/video on phone when
you want to switch the call back to your phone.
Note
● Make sure that your phone is running EMUI 10.1 or a later version.
● This feature is only supported in certain dialer apps.
● This call switching feature is not supported on
desktop computers.
Open Phone Files on the Computer
Once your phone screen is projected to your computer,
you'll be able to open, edit and save phone files on your computer
as needed.
● Open a file: Open a file (such as a document, picture,
audio file, video, or compressed package) from the Files or Email
apps on your phone, to view or edit it directly on your computer.
● Open a link: Click on a URL saved in a note on your
phone, to open it in the computer browser.
Note
● Make sure that your phone is running EMUI 10.1 or later.
● This feature is only supported by certain versions of third-party
apps.
Drag-and-Drop Files Between Your Phone and Computer
Once your phone screen has been
projected to your computer, you'll be able to drag-and-drop files
between the two devices, to share and edit important work with greater
ease.
Phone to computer: Touch and hold a file in the phone window,
until you see
displayed. Then drag the file to the desktop or a specific folder
on your computer.
Computer to phone: Select a file on your computer and drag
it to the phone window, to save it or send it to a chat in a communications
app, such as MeeTime.
File editing: Drag text, pictures, and audio and video files
from your phone or computer, to a corresponding app on the other device,
for more efficient and effective editing. For example, you can drag
a picture from your phone into an open presentation on your computer.
Cross-device copying-and-pasting: Copy the text from your
phone and paste it on your computer, or vice versa.
Open Multiple Apps at the Same Time
Once your phone has been projected to your computer,
you're free to open up to three phone app windows on the computer
screen, to enjoy next-level multitasking efficiency.
Open an app in the virtual phone window on your computer, and touch to open additional windows for other phone apps on
your
computer. The phone windows work independently of each other.
Note
● Make sure that your phone is running EMUI 11.0 or later.
● You can run two or three windows on your phone at the same
time.
Drag Text and Files Between Your Tablet and Computer
1.Open PC Manager, go to My Device > Tablet > Connect on your computer, and follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your tablet and computer.
2. Click on Collaborate to share your computer's
keyboard and mouse. From there, you can:
● Drag text: Select the text to be dragged, then click and hold down
on the text to drag it to the desired location on your tablet or computer.
● Drag files: Click and hold down on the relevant images or files,
and drag them to your tablet or computer.
Note
Make sure that your tablet's operating system has been updated to HarmonyOS 2 or a later
version.
Turn Your Tablet into an Extension of Your Computer
Make your tablet a second screen for your computer, to enjoy seamless
multi-tasking and effortless cross-device navigation.
Open PC Manager, go to My Device >
Tablet > Connect on your computer, and
follow the onscreen instructions to connect your tablet and computer.
● Selecting Mirror shows the tablet's on-screen content on your
computer desktop. You can also doodle or leave comments in files by using a
stylus.
● Selecting Extend allows you to extend the computer desktop to a
second screen. You can drag an open app window on your computer to your tablet,
to edit a file on your computer, while also searching for information within the
app window on your tablet.
To adjust the position of the sidebar on your tablet, or transfer computer audio
to your tablet, touch Settings.
Note
● Make sure that your tablet's operating system has been updated to HarmonyOS 2 or a
later version.