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Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 07:44:30 GMT

Headline : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Excerpt from the Link "As handy as services like AirDrop or Android Beam may be for shuffling content between nearby devices, they're platform-exclusive. That's not much help if you want to share photos from your Android phone to an iPhone, or vice versa. However, Google may soon overcome that barrier. Android Police, Techaeris and GigaOM all have evidence of Copresence , a service that would let Android and iOS devices swap content over WiFi . Reportedly, it uses location data (including Bluetooth) to set up the connection; after that, you can send directions, photos and other info without having to either bump devices or rely on cloud storage options like Google Drive or Dropbox. The technique shouldn't require a Google account, either."

My thoughts :

Different avenues to allow content transferring between devices / OS Platforms can only be a good thing and help a person not being suck in any particular Eco system or hesitate when thinking of changing platforms.

Source : Engadget.

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:38:43 GMT

On the flip side:

Apple does not want you to share files between iOS and Android easily. They also don't seem to want you to share between iOS and iTunes easily!

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:45:37 GMT

I don't have issues between iOS and iTunes 😉 and Apple did create -> Move content from your Android phone to iPhone <-http://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT6407 this guide to transfer from Android to IOS , however I think they should have created a flip side and added how to move content from iOS to Android, but back in the real world I don't see that happening anytime soon. 😒

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:00:08 GMT

What I took from the article is that Google want to make it easier to share to iOS devices, not transfer settings, etc.

I would regard that as them saying that they want to make it easier for a group of friends to share a file between their devices, direct from the OS rather than having to use an app.

In my view this is what MMS, or Bluetooth were for back in the day, but obviously people are sharing more and larger files. You quoted Airdrop and that is the sort of service/feature that should have an industry standard so that all manufacturers can utilise it, making it easier for us to share files.

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

MI5 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:00:34 GMT

Samsung got it covered http://www.samsung.com/uk/smart-switch/
along with Sony http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/apps-services/xperia-transfer/from-iphone-or-ipad/

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

jonsie — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:03:51 GMT

I'd have expected nothing less to be honest. Back of the net.....

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

MI5 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:07:03 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Back of the net.....

....shed

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Cleoriff — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:14:23 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
Back of the net.....
....shed

And there you have it...again...a net shed...

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

jonsie — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:14:52 GMT

I don't have a shed 😆

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

Beenherebefore — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:31:43 GMT

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

MI5 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:34:20 GMT

I've got 3 sheds

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

jonsie — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:35:03 GMT

Fair enough:smileysad:

Re: Tech News : Google wants you to easily share files between Android and iOS.

MI5 — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:38:07 GMT

A rather unfortunate advertising campaign though, in retrospect 😞