Dell Mobile Connect

I want this to work sooooo badly! Killing me to see. It constantly disconnects and it is so frustrating because I bought this Dell JUST for this app. I tried and tried and tried to use it for 3 months. Doesn't do group texting, takes 5 min to connect to the texts, if at all, often doesn't send, can't use a headset because it is constantly connecting and reconnecting, answer phone and then nothing comes through audio, and on and on and on. This is the app I've always dreamed of and I love the screen casting and that works really well and is awesome...but I can't deal with a horrible experience everywhere else.

I was actually pleasantly surprised at how good this app actually is. I haven't had any major issues so far. Messages and notifications pop up very consistently and has a pretty good interface. The only thing I've noticed is that if I walk away from my computer, that notifications on my phone seem to be delayed not sure if it has anything to do with the app or not though. All things considered, this is a pretty great app and makes communication with cell phone much easier. The only feature that I'm not a huge fan of is the screen casting. It's fairly laggy, and I'm unable to swipe up enough to get to the PIN entry, so I can't unlock without physically touching my device.

Features are nice, but the power consumption is enormous. better keep your phone hooked up because it won't last for more than half a day. Also, there is a problem with the app not working nicely with a Bluetooth headset (Plantronics Voyager) that is connected to the phone. It basically grabs the Bluetooth connection when it wants to sync and I am left talking in a headset that is no longer connected to the phone.

I really like the app so far. Only been using a few days but the texting part has been great. I have tried a few other apps and this is the only app that I can use for calling from my computer. I have not tried the calling feature yet only texting. It would be great to have Dell Mobile Connect incorporate a tab on the left to view photo gallery for easy access. I would also like to see syncing between phone and Dell. It may already sync and I don't know how to view synced items.The app on my computer has photos and messaging but no calling. All messages and photos sink to the computer app if it is working. Dell mobile connect is the best app I have found. At first it was not supported but I solved that issue by installing all necessary downloads on the Dell site. Works like a charm!!

Update: As of the latest BIOS update on my Dell G5, it doesn't work at all. Can't pair the the PC & my Pixel 2 anymore. Will be deleting the app - it's useless! Downgrading rating from 3 to 1 star because I can't give it 0 stars!! A P.I.T.A. to keep connected. Every time there is an update to the app or an update to Android or an update to my PC, which seems like every other day when you combine all three, I have to delete the connection along with the Bluetooth device entries on both my phone and my PC, go through the setup again, and then pray that it will reconnect. Sometimes it takes several tries. It's sooooo frustrating. If the app wasn't so convenient when it works, I would dump it.

It took some time to get the setup right, but once I got the phone and computer connected on Bluetooth and uninstalled/re-installed this app, everything worked perfectly! The screen mirroring is a fantastic feature that is not available through Windows Phone Connect app. The Dell Mobile Connect mirroring has saved me so much time and energy, and is especially helpful to prevent eyestrain when working for extended periods on the phone. No more squinting at the small screen!!!

Had been looking for a PC app that would allow to answer and make phone calls using my Android phone, and found that this app not only does this, without the need of an internet connection, as it connects through Bluetooth, but also allows to manage SMS messages, picture, music and video fiiles, along with documents, on the phone. On top of that, if the cellphone is connected to a wifi network, it allows to control the phone remotely, which allows me to have my cellphone charging while working on my computer, without worrying about missing any call, message, or overall notification on my phone. Super useful, and although some testing comes in handy to fully get used to it, it's main functionalities are super easy to understand.

I like. I think its pretty useful. The only reason it didnt get 5 stars is cuz i feel like it could use an upgrade in the graphics department. Meaning, its not too aesthetically pleasing. I wouldnt mind a bit of a touch up, but otherwise, it runs great. I would also appreciate it if the developers could integrate MMS, so far i havent been able to use that with the bluetooth features.

This is a reasonably well executed app, particularly the ability to perform essentially all phone functions on the phone via computer. There is one particularly annoying issue, however, that keeps me from rating this better than three stars - when the computer is rebooted or hibernates, one side of the connection (not sure whether it's the Windows controlling app or the phone's server app) loses the ability to "mirror" the phone's screen on the computer. So, the user has to physically re-authorize screen mirroring on the phone itself - without any way on the part of the user to reenable the mirroring without the phone. The absence of any mechanism to re-establish phone mirroring (that has been previously authorized) is a significant deficiency in the design of the system. That said, this is a useful app, that I do use and appreciate. Other than the requirement to periodically find the phone to reauthorize mirroring, the app is pretty impressive.

Somewhat buggy and somewhat limited, but free. The app has an issue where as well as recieving any new messages or notifications, it wall also deliver a notification for messages I may have received years or months ago. Additionally, you can now view files that exist on your phone but you still can not send any files that you have on your computer. I would like to be able to directly send a picture or something from my desktop and through a text message. Other paid apps have this feature

I am writing this review from my PC desktop through Dell Mobile Connect. I love it. There are only two things I have issue with. Cut/Paste on the PC doesn't appear to work. I use to be able to use my desktop mic and speakers on phone calls, but with the most recent Android update that is not working and I haven't been able to figure out why. But this is definitely a superior app.

I really like this app. It nicely integrates my phone and laptop. One problem I've found is that the stock Android messaging app throws an error when i send messages with DMC. It says my messages were not sent, but i know they were. i dont get this error when I set Textra as my default messaging app. Also, looking forward to the return of support for group texts.

Absolutely outstanding so far. I was excited when Microsoft introduced a similar thing but it was incredibly unstable. So far I have had zero issues with this. My favorite part is the ability to make/receive calls via the CPU allowing me to continue being productive while fielding calls. Very impressed that Dell opened this up to everyone rather than for Dell users only

My new phone does not like this app. I've used this app for two years and it's been great, set it up and it worked beautifully. However I got a new phone last week and what a nightmare. It couldn't / wouldn't pair... then it did but it won't connect. It sends endless messages to add a device yet both my phone and laptop are telling me they are connected. I'm giving up. The app is being removed. It's no longer fit for purpose.

I use this app at work. The area I 'work' at or I should say where I use my laptop does not get the best service via wifi hotspot. I have to put my phone in an area where it gets better reception and makes it a pain to have to walk away just to check messages etc, regularly. This makes my life so much smoother. I can text and check notifications from my laptop without getting up. 5 stars for sure this app is awesome.

I like notifications and the integration with text messaging. Much faster and more accurate to use the computer keyboard not the phone one. Other features - not so much. It usually reconnects when I go out of range then come back but sometimes it won't and I have to launch the app on the phone as if I were going to pair, then the PC reconnects. Using the mirroring function (showing phone on PC) is not worthwhile, takes too long to display, serious latency issues. I really wish I could disable the voice calling function. Sometimes the phone will ring and no one will be there, then I'll see that the sound is going TO the computer but the computer mic doesn't send voice back to the phone. PIxel 4/Android 11, Windows 10 Home 20H2

This Is a great app for checking Txt msg, notifications and screen mirroring. (typing this review on my PC, connected to my phone now). The only issue is sometimes it disconnects and I have to reboot PC and/or phone. I've been using it for a week now and it's about it 85% stable. Worth the install, for sure. BTW, I'm on a Latitude, not an XPS, Vostro or Inspiron.

It's still a work in progress and definitely needs refining. For example with the 9570 paired with my OP2 running LineageOS, I can't seem to access the Dialler services on PC neither does it reflect the calls I am receiving as notifications. Everything else seems to be working fine. [Update]: I upgraded to the OnePlus 7 Pro and the app doesnt seem to be working with my XPS 15. I did get it paired perfectly and everything but while it is connected, the notificatios do not reflect on my PC

Mirroring is pretty bad right now. Clicking to simulate a tap will randomly tap to the left or right of where you actually wanted to tap, and double-clicking randomly either moves the mouse cursour to the bottom right, or brings down the notification shade. It has been like this for more than a month and reporting these issues in app has yielded no results.

this is brilliant. I was using my phone companion from Microsoft but it would not connect on the computer for some reason this works just like that was supposed to. It is amazing and really helpful to me to be able to see my texts to be able to text from my computer to share files and music and what have you.

Massive increase in multitasking abilities. WOW. I'm on laptop and mobile and if I decide to set it up I could pull it off using an app on my phone. Yes, controlling the laptop and my phone from my phone. Oh but there's more. Then I can connect more devices. And record it to a cloud. Then build a team to edit it and extract the knowledge I'm pooling together. Dell Mobile Platform will be a part of my platform.

I really like this app because it actually works unlike many of the others out there and I don't get bombarded with any ads. There are definitely ways it could be improved here and there but all of those are small personal preferences. Overall a great, easy to use interface for my Samsung S9! Thanks Dell!

There's this issue where when I try to connect an android device, the PC app just tells me to update. There is no update on MS. I tried connecting as an apple device and I surprisingly connected. I can only call and send messages... I would have to "install" the app on my "iPhone" to use the rest of the features...do something about it.

I am glad I can find an app to receive and send messages from PC. It's not integrated as well as MacOS environment. But I am still hoping this app could improve and connect phone and PC more seamlessly. Now sometimes when connected,my laptop's CPU utilizes over 50%. This forced me to shut the connection.

Good start! This app can access sms, phone calls and contacts as well. But it wasn't access media such as images and videos. When we try to access media files it was shown as it trying to connect but it was never connected with mobile phone media files. Better to use for SMS and phone calls

If you're looking to transfer files to PC from the cell absolute waste of time 🤦 all this app does is ask for access to all of the data on your phone but when you connect with your computer you cannot even retrieve the info from the phone & transfer it to the computer because it has a prehistoric interface that doesn't allow you to drag content off the phone and drop it onto your PC. In my opinion this application is nothing but a information grab for market research purposes totally useless.

Quite simply awesome! I use it with my DELL Inspiron 15 and Honor smartphone. I've tried a lot of other apps that try to allow android phones to respond to SMS on computers, eg. AirDroid, etc. Without a doubt, this app is the best in terms of syncing without prompting it to and the ease of replying. Not to mention that it lets you makes calls through your laptop!