Microsoft Updates Snipping Tool and Phone Link to Streamline Android Screenshot Transfer and Redaction on Windows PCs

Microsoft updated Snipping Tool and Phone Link to make it easier to transfer Android screenshots to Windows PCs.
Windows PCs can now notify you via Phone Link when Android captures a photo, allowing you to open it in Snipping Tool.
Snipping Tool now has a quick redaction feature to remove sensitive info like emails and phone numbers.
OCR technology in Snipping Tool can extract text from screenshots for easy copying.
Updates improve interoperability between Android and Windows as Microsoft works on Windows Subsystem for Android.

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