Google's new Chromebook features make it easier to connect to Android phones

By: Vadim Osiyuk | 24.06.2022, 12:14

Over the past year Google worked on new features for Android and Chromebookthat better bridge the gap between phones and laptops. Today chromeOS version 103 contains some features that improve connectivity Chromebook to phones Android.

Function PhoneHub chromeOS, announced last year, receives recent additional photos. Thanks for the update chromeOS 103 you can quickly access the latest photos taken on your phone at PhoneHub. It's an easy way not to email yourself a photo or dig into it Google Photosto find the latest photos. This works even when you are offline. 

Google also improves function Nearby Shareto connect Chromebook to any Wi-Fi network on your phone Android. This will make the job easier if a friend or family member has one Chromebook and it needs to connect to your Wi-Fi, and this corresponds to a clear integration Apple between devices iOS and Macto easily share Wi-FI passwords. 

Actually new additions to chromeOS from Google this week is part of a broader effort to reconcile ecosystem integration Apple and work Microsoft Phone Link. Google calls its initiative "Better Together", and during 2022 it will implement software features that improve the performance of devices Android,, Chromebook and Bluetooth. 

Google is working on the system so that any messaging app on your phone can be mirrored on Chromebookby providing direct access to third - party messaging programs such as WhatsApp and Telegram on Chromebook

Framework Google Fast Pair will also make it easier to pair Bluetooth headphones this summer. Computers Chromebook will automatically detect when a new pair of Bluetooth headsets is nearby, and a pop-up notification will make it easier to connect. This is similar to the easy pairing available in Windows or AirPods on Mac

Google says more "better together" features will be available later this year and that "will share more exciting announcements about Chromebook this summer". 

Source: The Verge