This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing photos from your Android phone in the Phone Link app for your account on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.
With the Phone Link app on your PC linked to your Android phone, you can view and manage photos you've taken on your Android phone on your PC.
To minimize network bandwidth and maximize performance, the Phone Link app on your PC will only show your 2,000 most recent photos and screenshots from your Android device.
The Phone Link app on your PC can only show photos that are in the Camera Roll or Screenshots folders on your Android device. If you moved or saved your photos to a different folder, they will not appear in the Phone Link.
References:
Setting up photos in the Phone Link - Microsoft Support
How to set up Phone Link to view your photos

View and manage photos from your Android device on your PC - Microsoft Support
Set up photos in the Phone Link app

Troubleshooting photos in the Phone Link - Microsoft Support

Contents
- Option One: Turn On "Allow Phone Link to show photos from my mobile device" in Photos page
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Allow Phone Link to show photos from my mobile device" in Settings
EXAMPLE: Android phone photos showing in Phone Link app on PC
1 Open the Phone Link app on your Windows 10/11 PC.
2 Click/tap on the Photos tab at the top. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the See photos button.
1 Open the Phone Link app on your Windows 10/11 PC.
2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Features in the middle Settings pane.
4 Under Photos, turn on (default) or off Allow Phone Link to show photos from my mobile device for what you want.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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