Samsung Flow

A Google user

Pathetic. In 2003, a BlackBerry could connect to your PC using a cable and begin sharing files in less than 30 seconds. Samsung can change app names all they want, but the end result is still a miserable and needlessly complicated experience. I give up more often than I successfully connect my phone to my PC.

Joshua Ortiz

This app has been working flawlessly for me. I do have a Galaxy A71, and transfer files works seemlessly. It's a little bit of work to pair phone with PC, but once you do, it connects automatically. As of now, I'm typing this review from my computer keyboard, so this app works. The only thing I don't like is that I can't connect my Galaxy Tab A7 simultaneously with my phone, so 1-star deduction for that.

A Google user

When it works, it's pretty good. Allows screen mirroring, which allows me to access everything on my phone. It just doesn't seem to maintain a very stable connection and when it loses the connection, you have to force stop it on the phone, and go to the task manager on the PC to kill the background process, then restart it all, just to get it to reconnect. Maybe there's an easier way, but I haven't found it. With SideSync, there was a USB connection option which was much more stable. Notifications seem to work well, when it stays connected. You can reply to text messages when you get a notification, without mirroring your screen, but if you want to initiate a message, you have to either pick up your phone, or mirror the screen and do it that way. All in all, this seems like it garners an incomplete rating. Allow me the ability to initiate texts without mirroring or picking up the phone and this would be a giant leap in functionality.

A Google user

It's an OK app, but it's a pain to get my phone and pc to connect. The only way I can get it to work is if I turn on Flow on both the computer and the phone, then in my phone go into Settings -> Notifications -> Advanced -> Samsung Flow and then toggle the notifications off and on again. Don't ask me why. It's the only way it works. I also don't like the fact that the notification is permanent... especially because it doesn't connect automatically.

Cyd Oldham

At first, once I figured out how to connect my devices, this app seemed like a miracle. BUT THEN, it disconnects every time you turn off one device, which means that my laptop is disconnected. Then it doesn't reconnect, and if I try to go in to the connection, it warns me that it will essentially delete the current connection (which isn't connected), to make a "new" connection. But that doesn't work either! I so wanted this to work, but right now it's just garbage.

A Google user

Can't connect using WiFi, only Bluetooth, and I've tried on multiple networks. Also not a fan of having to go into SmartView to start a new text message, and don't like the screen staying on (albeit dimmed) instead of going completely off. There's potential, but so far not worth keeping on my phone. Moving files is great and all. I personally just want to be able to text from my laptop comfortably and reliably.

A Google user

Seems like with every new file transfer program Samsung takes a step backwards as to function and interface. I thought SideSync was bad but this program is even worse. Poor interface, almost primitive, tried to transfer two photos and after an hour gave up. Would not transfer files even though it was connected to my PC. Linked via WiFi or BlueTooth, still did not work. Everything was an a transfer error. Could not tag multiple files at once, etc. No help or user interface that made sense, and I have been using computers for 40 years. Much easier to just plug in a cable to transfer files, which is what I finally had to do. Samsung need to do some serious work on a better unified interface across platforms and better data exchange with data and mail programs that do not yield endless errors.

A Google user

This app has great potential. With my Windows 10 laptop & Note 9, there's an issue on replying to any notifications from a group MMS message with Samsung Messages as my default texting app. The notification gives me no clue that it's from a group message, it just shows up as from an individual. I have no issues when using Android Messages as the default text appSecondly, I love that I can receive other notifications outside of the realm of texts, but what good are they if you can't act upon them. At least, automatically launch the phone mirror and launch the associated app for me, but I prefer not to. On the topic of phone mirror, can we have an easier way to unlock the phone without requiring picking up the phone, which defeats the point of using Flow. You can unlock your PC with Flow, which is great, but why not the other way around? Also, the app should have Android navigation buttons for easy access when phones setup to use gestures. Kind of a pain to perform gestures with a trackpad for phone navigation through the mirror or worse, configure my phone back to using navigation buttons before using Flow. And yes, I've walked through with Samsung Support, not impressed at all.

A Google user

I got this app because my S9+ will no longer communicate with my PC via USB no matter what I do. I am using it only for file transfer and using the wifi option. Except for the fact that it won't do over 200 files at once, it does the job. It does crash after a bit of use and I have to X out of it. There are probably a ton more things I can use it for once I get more familiar with it. I like it except for the crashing and the file limit. I do wish I could delete files that i am transferring.

A Google user

Much better than SideSync. Seemless and fast connection, even when at work on an ethernet connection. Works with my phone in my pocket. Annoying features: 1) the screen is always on, which affects battery life; screen rotates when I stand up/sit down with phone in my pocket 2) no easy way to access the bottom three buttons of Note-8. Put them on the top of the screen (home, alt-tab, back) 3) can't use phone from PC 4) can't respond to notifications; no Win10 notifications