Transfer files and data between Android and iOS devices might be about to become much easier if one believes the changes in the operating system source code of mobile search giant spotted by Android police.
It seems that Google is working hard on a new feature called "co-presence" which works on the same principles as Android Beam, but that allows iOS-powered devices to receive data.
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This means that you will be able to easily share photos, music, contacts, geolocation data, messages and other data between Android devices and iDevices. Your location, or the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, could be used to drive future feature, which is rumored to be based on the same kind of technology behind Chromecast and its underlying protocols Google Cast.
This process is something that all those who have been frustrated in trying to get a favorite photo of a smartphone to another have hoped. Unfortunately, the tool has not been officially announced by Google, and we do not know if he will actually appear on the Google Play Store . Android Police assumptions based on code that has been added in the last APK Google Play Services.
It seems that co-presence is an improved version of Google Nearby, a geolocation application that we discovered last June. Nearby was not officially disclosed, but is intended to include a number of automatic features (such as reminders and sharing) that are based on the location of your Android device.
IOS 8.1 now in nature, and Lollipop Android 5.0 which is very close to be pushed on the latest devices, Google knows that he must continue to work hard to compete. Copresence could be an important part of this, and should be available in the coming weeks.
It seems that Google is working hard on a new feature called "co-presence" which works on the same principles as Android Beam, but that allows iOS-powered devices to receive data.
See also : iPad Pro specifications on the giant Apple tablet
This means that you will be able to easily share photos, music, contacts, geolocation data, messages and other data between Android devices and iDevices. Your location, or the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, could be used to drive future feature, which is rumored to be based on the same kind of technology behind Chromecast and its underlying protocols Google Cast.
It seems that co-presence is an improved version of Google Nearby, a geolocation application that we discovered last June. Nearby was not officially disclosed, but is intended to include a number of automatic features (such as reminders and sharing) that are based on the location of your Android device.
IOS 8.1 now in nature, and Lollipop Android 5.0 which is very close to be pushed on the latest devices, Google knows that he must continue to work hard to compete. Copresence could be an important part of this, and should be available in the coming weeks.