TechPhonesAndroid PhonesChromebook users just got this great free upgrade for Android PhonesThe Chrome/Android ecosystem is getting better at bringing your devices and data togetherWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid PhonesChromebook users just got this great free upgrade for Android PhonesThe Chrome/Android ecosystem is getting better at bringing your devices and data togetherWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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One of the things I like about thebest phonesandbest laptopsis when they become one. For example, I can use myiPhone 13to scan things into myM1 MacBook Pro, or I can take a photo on my phone and it’s right there on my Mac. Well, sometimes anyway. It doesn’t always go so smoothly. But when it works it’s brilliant, and I’m pleased to seeGooglemoving towards a similar ecosystem for thebest Chromebooksandbest Android phones.
The new ChromeOS version 103 includes some useful new upgrades to the Phone Hub and better integration between Chromebooks andAndroidphones. There are also some cool new audio features for thebest wireless earbudsand improvements to the ChromeOS Screencast app.
Deeper integration between your laptop and your phone
As Engadgetreports, pictures you take on your phone will now show up immediately in the recent photos section of Phone Hub, an app you can also use to control some of your phone’s features. It doesn’t download automatically – you need to click it for that – so you don’t need to worry about accidentally filling up your Chromebook’s storage. It’s much more elegant than sending the photo to yourself or navigating Google Photos online.
The other new feature that jumped out at me isn’t here yet, but it’s coming later this summer: fast pairing for “hundreds” of Bluetoothwireless headphones. Fast pairing will save the headphones' details to your Google account and share them between your phone and your Chromebook.
What I like best about these changes is that they’re in ChromeOS and Android and not limited to specific devices such as thePixel phone: as nice as it is for Pixel owners to get special treatment from the Google mothership, the more Chromebooks and Androids that play nice together the more happy users there will be.
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