Android to Windows — no account, no Phone Link setup
Phone Link can do this, but only after an account, an app and a pairing. Open a room in the browser on both, type the 6-digit code, and copy on the phone to paste on the PC.
Android-to-Windows is the one cross-device pairing Microsoft actually supports well — Phone Link and Quick Share both reach from an Android phone to a Windows PC. So here the angle isn't "there's no way to do this." It's "you shouldn't need an account, an install and a Bluetooth pairing just to move one link."
pastehere is the zero-setup version. Open a room in your phone's browser, type the six-digit code into any browser on the PC, and you're paired for as long as you want — copy on the phone, paste on the PC, with no Microsoft account, no app, and nothing to pair over Bluetooth.
How to do it in three steps
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Open a room on your Android phone
Go to pastehere.app in any browser and create a room. You'll get a six-digit code — no sign-up, nothing to install.
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Enter the code on your Windows PC
Open the same site on your Windows PC and type the six-digit code to join. The two devices agree on a key directly, so the server never sees it.
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Copy on one, paste on the other
Add text, a link, a screenshot or a file on either device and it appears on the other within a second. The room stays open until you destroy it.
Everything is encrypted in your browser with AES-256 before it leaves the device. Devices agree on the room key through a PAKE exchange over the 6-digit code, so the key never reaches the server — it only ever stores ciphertext.
What you can send
Anything that fits in a room moves both ways between your Android phone and your Windows PC:
- TextNotes, passwords, addresses, long passages — no length limit.
- LinksOpen a tab on the other device with one tap.
- ImagesScreenshots and photos, kept at full quality.
- FilesPDFs, archives, any file type — up to 15 MB each, 100 MB per room.
Phone Link and Quick Share are good — when they're set up
Microsoft Phone Link genuinely works for Android: notifications, messages, recent photos, and on some Samsung phones a shared clipboard. Google's Quick Share now has a Windows app for file transfers too. Both are solid once configured, and if you use them daily, keep using them.
The catch is the setup tax: a Microsoft account, the Link to Windows companion app on the phone, a Bluetooth pairing, and on a PC that isn't yours, none of that is an option. A browser room has no setup tax — open it, pair with a code, done — and because it's the same site on any platform, the habit carries over to the iPhone or Mac you pick up next.
Questions
Do I need a Microsoft account or Phone Link for this?
No. pastehere is just a website — open a room on the Android phone and on the PC, pair with a 6-digit code, and you're done. No Microsoft account, no Link to Windows app, no Bluetooth pairing.
How do I copy text from my Android phone to a PC?
Open a room on both, copy the text into the room on your phone, and it's on the PC's clipboard a second later. There's no length limit on text.
Can I use this on a work PC where I can't install anything?
Yes — that's a key use case. It runs entirely in the browser with nothing to install and no account, so a locked-down or shared PC works fine. (Check your employer's policy on moving work data.)