{"id":248804,"date":"2024-07-29T13:03:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/googles-first-cross-device-sharing-features-for-android-now-rolling-out\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:42","slug":"googles-first-cross-device-sharing-features-for-android-now-rolling-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/googles-first-cross-device-sharing-features-for-android-now-rolling-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Google&#8217;s first cross-device sharing features for Android now rolling out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Google is <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/android\/answer\/14997291?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:rolling out;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">rolling out<\/a> the two handy features <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/android\/thread\/277270751\/new-on-android-elevate-your-everyday-with-the-latest-features-and-updates?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first announced;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">first announced<\/a> at I\/O in May: Call casting and internet sharing. They&#8217;re the first wave of the company&#8217;s new &#8220;Cross-device services&#8221; that make it easier to hop between Android devices, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/07\/28\/android-cross-device-services-rolling-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:9to5Google;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>9to5Google<\/em><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to Google&#8217;s help page, Call casting lets you switch video calls &#8220;from your device to another device with the same Google Account&#8230; for example, a video calling app may let you cast your call to another device and the app will show a list of your nearby devices that you can cast to.&#8221; At the moment, this only works for Google Meet; to use it, you select the Cast button that looks exactly like the existing Cast\/Chromecast icon).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 693px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:72%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Android feature that lets you switch calls to another device now rolling out\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jdHV4K8hyhUIXr_5QutQUg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5Mw--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/0b828230-4d8b-11ef-b3d9-dacd2c6d0988\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Android feature that lets you switch calls to another device now rolling out\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jdHV4K8hyhUIXr_5QutQUg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5Mw--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/0b828230-4d8b-11ef-b3d9-dacd2c6d0988\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Internet sharing, meanwhile, lets you &#8220;automatically share hotspot access with your own devices,&#8221; Google wrote. It works with Chromebooks and Android devices signed into your Google Account, provided you have Bluetooth and device location enabled. It doesn&#8217;t work with Samsung devices, though, so Google suggests using the auto-hotspot feature instead.<\/p>\n<p>The new feature is currently on Android 11+ running Google Play services version 24.28.34. That&#8217;s currently in beta, so we should see a wider rollout soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/googles-first-cross-device-sharing-features-for-android-now-rolling-out-123019094.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Google is rolling out the two handy features first announced at I\/O in May: Call casting and internet sharing. 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