{"id":306007,"date":"2025-12-09T00:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/306007\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:40:09","slug":"googles-got-an-app-to-streamline-how-pcs-connect-to-android-xr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/306007\/","title":{"rendered":"Google&#8217;s got an app to streamline how PCs connect to Android XR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"pc connect xr\"  alt=\"pc connect xr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pc-connect-xr.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s introducing PC Connect, for streaming your computer\u2019s display to an Android XR headset.<br \/>\nPC Connect supports multiple computers, letting you jump from one to another.<br \/>\nBeta access to PC Connect begins today.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/i-wish-i-waited-samsung-galaxy-xr-3617651\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy XR<\/a> is here, and while both it and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-play-store-xr-updates-3615625\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android XR<\/a> itself are still in their early days, we\u2019re already starting to get a real sense of the potential this kind of hardware offers. While many users may be content to stick to the content they find on Android, having a high-resolution, immersive screen strapped to your face practically begs for the chance to connect it with some of the other media in our lives, and when it comes to PC software, Google intends to make that as easy as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Zg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In another world, viewing PC output on a headset like the Galaxy XR could be a real chore, forcing you to hook up a physical DisplayPort cable, and then making you choose between viewing either that PC video feed, or the Android XR environment.<\/p>\n<p>With Android XR on the Galaxy XR, though, Google is slicing right through all that red tape. This is all thanks to a software solution called PC Connect. With your XR headset on, getting started with playing a game that lives on your PC will be as easy as selecting the PC Connect app.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does that make it easy to jump between devices if you\u2019ve got multiple PCs you might want to interact with through your headset, but the fact that we\u2019re still viewing this feed within Android XR means that you\u2019ve still got access to features like Gemini the whole time. As you can observe in Google\u2019s demo above, Gemini\u2019s able to see what\u2019s on your PC and not just answer questions based on what you\u2019re doing, but also interact with that screen, highlighting areas of interest.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re one of the lucky few to already have a Galaxy XR headset, you won\u2019t have to wait to give PC Connect a try, as Google gets beta access started today.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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