How to control phone from pc broken screen

Adam Birney / Android Authority

You might find that you want to control your Android phone right from your computer for one reason or another.

Maybe you have dreams of playing mobile games on the big screen, or perhaps you need to answer messages, but you don’t exactly want to install Android apps directly on Windows 11. Luckily, the process of mirroring or controlling your device is straightforward with a little bit of software help.

So without wasting any more time, here are the best ways to control Android from a PC.

The following Android remote control solutions don’t require you to have root access, which means they will work on every device out of the box.

Some limitations may apply, however. For example, Samsung’s Flow app only supports Galaxy devices. Here’s a quick summary of the available apps and their features.