The only thing I do know for sure is that Google is doing this without Microsoft’s help, which is both curious and troubling. With this addition, you’ll be able to use Nearby Share between your phone and PC (presumably in both directions). Google released this feature to Android last year (and, I think, to Chrome OS), and it lets you easily share information between two devices with Nearby Share, similar to Apple’s AirDrop. I assume this is something else, however, like a native app that literally communicates with your handset. Today, you can use the web app version of Google Messages to access your Android-based text messaging on Windows (and elsewhere). And if I’m reading that right, pair other Bluetooth accessories with both your phone and your PC. In the future, the two will work together so that you can connect your Android handset to your Windows PC to enable the other coming new Google features. Today, both Windows and Android offer support for Bluetooth Fast Pair (called Quick Pair on Windows) to quickly connect peripherals like mice and earphones. Which will include at least these three features:įast Pair. Protocol buffer messages and services are described by engineer-authored. The rest of it covers the productivity bit. Protocol buffers are the most commonly-used data format at Google. That covers the “gaming” bit in the first sentence of that quote. Here’s a breakdown of Google’s major messaging offerings over the years, with currently active services in bold: Messaging services: Google Talk, Google Plus Huddle, Google Hangouts, Google. Let’s deconstruct it.įirst, remember that Google in December announced-just as vaguely-that it will bring Play Store-based Android games to Windows in 2022. So that’s a lot of information, most of it pretty vague. We’re working with Acer, HP, and Intel to bring these experiences to select Windows PCs first later this year.” “For example, by connecting your Android phone to your Windows PC with Fast Pair, you’ll be able to quickly set up Bluetooth accessories, sync text messages, and share files with Nearby Share. “For the first time with Android, we’re also focused on building for other platforms, like Windows, whether it’s in gaming, productivity or other areas,” Google vice president Erik Kay writes. As part of a broader Android announcement, Google said today that it will integrate key Android features with Windows this year.
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