In terms of ecological experience, Android and Chrome users may be able to catch up with Apple in the future. Google announced at CES 2022 that it will work to make the cross-platform initial setting, connection, and sharing experience between non-Apple devices more seamless. To achieve this goal, they plan to open up the existing Fast Pair and Chromecast functions to more products, and at the same time make it easier to share between Android phones and laptops. “This is the first time for Android, and we will also work together to build a platform like Windows.” Google said.
First of all, in the Fast Pair section, Google will cooperate with Acer, HP and Intel to bring this feature to Windows computers, so that your Android phone can be quickly paired with a laptop. After connecting, you can easily perform operations such as Bluetooth settings, synchronization of messages, and file sharing via Nearby Share. This improvement will be the first to land on some Windows devices later this year.
Not only that, Fast Pair will also be available on TVs and other smart devices in the future. In the next few weeks, some Chromebooks will add the ability to automatically detect nearby Fast Pair headsets, allowing users to complete the connection with just one click. New Chromebook products launched later this year will also make initial settings easier. Users only need to connect it to an Android phone, and then they can directly import Google account, Wi-Fi password and other information. Google claims that Fast Pair will be available to Google TV and Android TV in the next few months, and this feature is also applicable to new Matter IoT products.
While improving the pairing experience, Google also hopes that sharing between devices can become as easy as AirDrop and AirPlay. They will open Cast to more brands in the future, and all Bose smart speakers and soundbars are the first products supported. In addition, Google is also preparing a technology for Bluetooth headsets so that it can automatically switch connection devices according to the scene. For example, when you are watching a movie on an Android tablet with headphones on, if someone happens to call you, the new technology will automatically pause the playback on the tablet and automatically switch the headphones to the phone, so you can pick it up directly Incoming call. When you hang up the phone, the headset will naturally resume the connection to the tablet, and the video playback will automatically continue. Simply put, it is to replicate the experience of AirPods on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Google also hopes to make this a system-level rather than app-level feature.
Later this year, the Phone Hub on the Chromebook will also add some new features. The messages in the chat app will appear directly on the Chromebook in the future. You don’t need to install additional apps such as WhatsApp and Signal, and you can immediately reply on the Chromebook. At the same time, the mobile phone album will also appear in the Phone Hub, so you don’t need to open photos.google.com if you want to view photos and videos on your laptop. In addition, locking and unlocking devices will also become more convenient. In the next few months, users of Wear OS 3 products can automatically unlock them as long as they are close to their Chromebooks and Android devices.
The locking, unlocking, and ignition operations on the car side can soon be completed with applicable Samsung or Pixel phones, but only some BMW models are initially supported. Later this year, mobile phones with built-in ultra-wideband modules will also be able to quickly open car doors. In order to meet the standards of the Connected Car Alliance, Google will also promote car key sharing. They will work hard to make digital car keys available to more Android phones and vehicles later this year.
Another very practical point is that in the future, you can tell Google Assistant to perform operations such as warming up, cooling, locking, unlocking, and confirming power on the electric car through voice. This improvement will be the first to land on some Volvo models in the next few months, and will be open to more vehicles later.
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