--- title: "I turned my old Android phone into a Windows 11 touchpad, and my desk setup finally makes sense" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-old-android-phone-into-a-windows-11-touchpad-and-my-desk-setup-finally-makes-sense-px0qcrxpg source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-old-android-phone-into-windows-11-touchpad-desk-setup-makes-sense type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-28T15:02:27.658Z updated: 2026-06-28T15:02:46.403Z tags: ["android", "windows", "productivity"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I turned my old Android phone into a Windows 11 touchpad, and my desk setup finally makes sense **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Old Android phones can be repurposed as wireless touchpads for Windows 11 using apps like KDE Connect, Remote Mouse, or Unified Remote. The setup requires installing desktop software on Windows and the companion app on Android, with both devices on the same Wi-Fi network. KDE Connect is highlighted as the most feature-rich free and open-source option, offering keyboard input, gesture controls, media control, file management, and even CLI access. This approach provides an affordable way to add a secondary controller without buying extra peripherals. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I turned my Android phone into a laptop replacement, and it's more productive than I expected](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-android-phone-into-a-laptop-replacement-and-it-s-more-productive-than-i-expected-xwvwiy407) · XDA Developers · 9 upvotes · 2 comments - [I stopped treating my Android phone like a second device after using Phone Link](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-treating-my-android-phone-like-a-second-device-after-using-phone-link-pzps5up6t) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs](https://daily.dev/posts/your-old-android-phone-is-a-better-thin-client-than-most-mini-pcs-ve0b7eph1) · XDA Developers · 7 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-old-android-phone-into-a-windows-11-touchpad-and-my-desk-setup-finally-makes-sense-px0qcrxpg)