Google has launched Google Essentials for Windows, an all-in-one app designed to make it easy to find and install the most popular Google apps.
Currently, Google Essentials makes it easy to install and use Google Messages, Google Photos, and Google Play Games directly on your PC, and it also includes shortcuts to Google's productivity apps: Google Docs, Google Drive, and Google Calendar.
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Google Play Games gives you access to thousands of PC and mobile games, including: Clash of Clansyou'll be able to sync your in-game progress and rewards across devices. If you want to jump back and forth between your computer and your phone for a game, you can (for games that support it).
Google Messages lets you easily read and send text messages from your computer, and Google Photos lets you view and manage your photos and videos on your computer's big screen.
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At the start of this rollout, Google Essentials is only available on HP's consumer and gaming brands, including Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, OMEN, Victus, and HP brands (OmniBook coming soon). Support for other Windows PCs will be available in the coming months.
This article was originally published in our sister publication PC för Alla and has been translated and localized from Swedish.