USB is a pain: Pair your computer and smartphone via Bluetooth


Windows 10 computers can easily be coupled with smartphones to wirelessly exchange data, if your computer has Bluetooth capability built in. — dpa

If you still hook up your phone to your computer by USB cable every time you need to transfer something or back up your photos, stop.

Windows 10 computers can easily be coupled with smartphones to wirelessly exchange data, images or videos – that's assuming your computer has Bluetooth capability built in. Here's how it's done.

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