Users Guide

NOTE: You can respond to an incoming message from the text message notification and also reject an incoming call with

a text message.

Files

The Files feature can be used to access photos, videos, music, and documents from your smartphone.

You can copy files from your computer to the smartphone. The process occurs in the background, and you can use the Alienware

Mobile Connect application for other tasks while the files are being copied. You can also copy the files from your smartphone to the

computer. When you drag and drop a file from or to the computer, while the files are being copied, the new file joins the existing

copy queue.

Copy files from computer to smartphone

Steps

1. Click or tap the Files icon.

2. Click or tap the three dots at the upper-right corner.

3. Click or tap Copy to phone.

A browser window is displayed.

4. Select the files to copy.

5. Click or tap Open.

The files are copied in a queue and you can see the progress bar at the bottom. You can also copy files from your computer to the

smartphone by dragging and dropping them into the Files tab.

Copy files from smartphone to computer

Steps

1. Click or tap the Files icon.

2. Go to the Photos to transfer images, Videos tab to transfer videos, Music tab to transfer music, or Docs tab to transfer

documents.

If the file is not fetched from the smartphone, Get is displayed on the thumbnail.

3. Hover your mouse pointer over the thumbnail.

4. Click or tap Get.

The status of the image changes to Ready and a green dot is displayed on the thumbnail when the photo or video is ready to be

transferred.

5. Drag and drop the file to a location on your computer to copy.

The Alienware Mobile Connect application checks periodically for new files that are added to the phone. You can manually

refresh the list by clicking or tapping the three dots at the upper right corner and selecting Refresh.

Mirroring

Screen mirroring enables you to mirror your smartphone to your computer and control it with your keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen

using Alienware Mobile Connect application. The screen brightness is reduced when the mirroring is active. Alienware Mobile

Connect only plays the audio from your smartphone during a phone call.

The following icons are available in screen mirroring feature:

• Rotate—You can choose between Auto-Rotate, Portrait, and Landscape view for the mirrored smartphone. The setting on the

smartphone for rotation behavior does not change. However, changing the view on the application tab may rotate the

smartphone screen accordingly.

• Change the language—You can change the input language when you type inside the mirrored smartphone window.

• Share—You can share files from the computer using the mirroring tab. You can either click or tap the share icon to choose a file,

or you can drag and drop the file to the application window. The file gets copied onto your smartphone after a file is selected, or

dragged and dropped. The sharing menu is displayed on the smartphone to select a sharing app and complete the action.