One of the advantages of using Apple products is that they benefit from perfect interoperability. For example, if you use an iPhone and a Mac, you can easily transfer a task that you were doing on your smartphone to your computer, using the Handoff feature.
Google deploys a similar solution
Fortunately, Google is already working on a similar solution. And according to a recent article from Android Police, this solution, called cross-device services, is gradually rolling out to more devices. Indeed, if this new feature was already available on Pixel models and Samsung devices, it recently arrived on Nothing devices, according to the Android Police journalist.
He received a notification from Google Play Services announcing the availability of the feature, as well as an infographic presenting it. To use cross-device services, you must have two devices signed into the same Google account. And once setup, it allows you to automatically connect to one device’s WiFi hotspot from the other device. Otherwise, if you make a call, you will also be able to switch from one device to another, without having to disconnect. “Apps can give you ways to share content between your own devices”also indicates Google on a help page. And he plans to enrich this functionality later.
How to enable Android cross-device services?
To activate Android cross-device services, you have to go to the smartphone settings, then Google, then Devices and sharing, then Cross-device services. All you have to do is check that cross-device services are activated, without forgetting to check the list of devices connected to your Google account.
Furthermore, as cross-device services are deployed via Google Play Services, this deployment does not depend on Android versions and requires little intervention from smartphone manufacturers.
- Google is developing a solution similar to Apple’s Handoff functionality, to enable better interoperability between products in its ecosystem
- Called cross-device services, this new feature facilitates connection sharing between devices, and also allows calls to be transferred from one device to another
- According to Android Police, Google is rolling out this new feature to more Android smartphones
- You can check the availability of this feature on your Android smartphone by going to settings
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