If you have wondered how to use your mobile as the second screen of your computer? You can do it with Samsung SideSync , which is a utility that Samsung offers us for the exclusive use of its devices, these being the only ones compatible with this method.
Through this you can view your cell phone screen from the comfort of your computer, thus having a two in one. Also being able to control your device with complete freedom . This can be useful if you have to work on your computer, and you don’t want to waste time grabbing your cell phone.
This utility can be done wired, and if you cannot connect your cell phone to the PC by cable , you can link it via WIFI, it is important that the connection is stable.
How to install SideSync on my Smartphone?
To install the program on our cell phone, we must have an internet connection, either with mobile data or WIFI , although it is better to do it with WIFI, since the data may fail or stop connecting.
To find it we have two ways, on the one hand you will have to have a Samsung user , to be able to enter the dedicated store for these devices, once you have it, you will have to open the app and in the search bar enter “SideSync” , you must get out an application that has two facing arrows as an icon.
You will click on install and then you will accept the terms. With this, the download will start, the other option is to download it directly from the Play Store, following similar steps but for this, it will be enough to have your Google account started , in this option you must be careful, since the Play Store is more susceptible to having pirated apps.
For this you have to check that the manufacturer is Samsung itself , and so you will not have to fear installing the wrong app.
How do I install SideSync on my computer?
In the strict case of PC or laptop , since there is no store as such, you will have to go to the official Samsung website, and there you will have to go to support and then look for the option that says SideSync. With this you will be able to download it to your computer.
The program is not very heavy, and with a normal internet connection, you can have it in about 8 minutes on your PC , with this program you can share files between your cell phone and your computer, wirelessly and easily. Being very practical for office work.
Having the file on your computer, you have to open it and accept the installation terms , the process is similar to any other program, you can choose if you want to add the icon to your desktop or not.
There are those who say that for these applications to work correctly and quickly , you must have the equipment optimized, and your cell phone fast, this can be done if you reset it from the factory , thus correcting any performance problem you may have.
How to use my mobile as a second computer screen with SideSync?
Once we have the program installed on both our cell phone and computer, we will have to open the app in each of the parts, on our cell phone, it will come out that we have to give it special permissions, we should not be afraid of this, now that this app is manufactured by Samsung itself.
From our PC , just click and a small vertical window will open, in which it reads that you are looking for a device. When we have opened the program on the two devices, they will find each other.
We can click from the PC to link both devices, we accept from the mobile , and immediately a window will appear on the PC with the shape of our cell phone, in which we can use it without having to grab the mobile any more.
When the connection is made , we can select from the same PC if we want to transfer files or folders, we will have to open the app and the option will appear in the menu.
With this, our devices would be paired and we could take advantage of this application in its entirety, without any type of restriction, since it does not have or need any type of payment.
