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On January 5th (local time), Google introduced new features related to Android, Chromebook, and Nest scheduled to be offered in 2022 in conjunction with CES 2022. "Everything works fine on Android," he says. Neither Windows PC nor Android smartphone Fast Pair will be available immediately and will be available "in the coming months" or "within the year." When these become available, it seems that things like the cooperation of Apple's iPhone, Mac, and AirPods can be realized with Android, Chromebook, Windows PC, smart home products, and Bluetooth earphones (hereinafter collectively referred to as headphones). Expanding support for Fast Pair "Fast Pair" is a function that Google has been providing since 2017 to speed up pairing of Android devices and Bluetooth accessories. Currently, it can be used with Android smartphones and earphones such as "Pixel Buds" and Nest terminals. The Fast Pair will also work on Chromebooks and earphones, Chromebooks and Android smartphones. The GIF video below is a Fast Pair for Chromeobook and Android smartphones. The Google account settings of the smartphone are transferred by Fast Pair to the Chromebook connected to the same Wi-Fi as the Android smartphone. This feature will be available on Chromebooks released this year later this year. Fast Pair will also be available in the coming months for earphones and devices with Google TV or Android TV, and for Android smartphones with the Google Home app and Matter-enabled smart home products in the coming months. For example, when you connect a smart lamp, a notification will be displayed in the Google Home app on your Android smartphone in the same Wi-Fi network, from which you can set the lamp. In addition, in collaboration with Acer, HP, and Intel, some Windows PCs will be able to perform Fast Pairs like Chromebooks. This is expected to be realized "within the year". Unlocking Chromebooks and Android Devices with the Wear OS Smartwatch The smartwatch with Wear OS 3 announced last year will be able to unlock Chromebooks and Android devices (in the coming months). As of this writing, Samsung Electronics' "Galaxy Watch 4" from South Korea is on sale as a Wear OS 3 smartwatch. You can already unlock your Chromebook on your Android smartphone. In December last year, Google announced support for BMW's "digital key" for Android smartphones so that people can safely lend BMW's "digital key". "If you have a UWB-compatible device, you will be able to use the digital key without taking your smartphone out of your pocket," and "you will be able to lend the digital key to your trusted family and friends in a safe way." This is expected to be realized by the end of the year. Automatically switch the connection destination of Bluetooth earphones For example, if you are watching a movie by connecting the Bluetooth earphones to a smart TV or tablet and there is an incoming call on your smartphone, the movie will be paused and the earphone connection will be automatically connected to your smartphone. Coordination, such as switching, connecting to the terminal that was watching the movie again when the call is over, and canceling the pause, will be realized on some earphones in the next few months. Also, some earphones will be equipped with 3D audio function in the coming months. Adjust the sound according to the movement of the user's head to create a sense of reality. Cast Android device content to Chromecast built-in Bose speakers This feature is expected to be available in the coming months. Enhancement of Phone Hub function "Phone Hub" is a function that links Android smartphones logged in with the same Google account as Chromebooks. By the end of the year, conversations from the chat app on Android smartphones will reach distant Chromebooks, such as in another room. Also, Android's "Camera Roll" (photos and videos taken but not yet uploaded to Google Photos) will be added to Phone Hub. The Google Assistant can warm up the car and unlock the door (first with Volvo) With the Google Assistant's "action", you can remotely warm up the car, unlock it, check the remaining battery level, etc. It will be possible with a car.
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