Subj : Upcoming Google Pixel Tablet could copy a powerful iPad OS featur
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Apr 06 2023 14:30:03

Upcoming Google Pixel Tablet could copy a powerful iPad OS feature

Date:
Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:20:25 +0000

Description:
Google's forthcoming Pixel Tablet seems poised to mimic Apples handoff 
feature.

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Googles upcoming Pixel Tablet is set to arrive packing the latest 
connectivity tech, including ultra-wideband support (UWB), based on a 
regulatory listing spotted online. 

An FCC (US Federal Communications Commission) listing for a Google-made 
hand-held device was spotted by 9to5Google , which speculates that UWB 
support could be used to enable features like digital handoff for audio; that 
is, tapping your phone to transfer the audio stream via a supported app or 
enabling it to tap into Googles reported Find My network rival . 

For clarification, the listing doesnt say that the device in question is a 
Pixel Tablet  rather it identifies a Google-made hand-held device that doesnt 
support cellular capabilities. Thats either a hint that Googles planning on 
building the next iPod, or it's the Pixel Tablet the company already 
announced a year ago which should be. Building a rival ecosystem 

More than just being considered simply a Nest Hub replacement, Google could 
be considering the tablet form factor as the center of your digital life. In 
other words, the Nest Hub features are simply additions to further this goal, 
rather than its entire raison detre. 

With its Android 12L and Android 13 updates, Google began investing heavily 
in Android device interconnectivity. Partly due to this, we got a small 
trickle of Android tablets that highlighted this Apple handoff-style 
interconnectivity (enabled by UWB), as part of their appeal  the upcoming 
OnePlus Pad stands out as an example of an Android manufacturer jumping into 
the tablet market for that reason. 

The key question remains whether Google can go further than Apple, rather 
than simply copying this key feature. The companys most ambitious 
cross-device features hint at a significant deviation, with Chromebooks set 
to soon gain the ability to stream apps from Android phones (albeit a year 
later than Googles 2022 announcement implied). Thats also a feature the 
as-yet-unreleased OnePlus Pad boasts, and one that Google could highlight 
with its Pixel Tablet. 

Combine that with a Nest Hub-style dock, a large screen that lets you locate 
all your devices, and powerful speakers  so your music can shine, and you get 
a feel for the potential a Pixel Tablet could have. 

Well learn more about Googles cross-device plans at Google I/O in May 2023, 
but were already excited for the potential, as more information trickles out.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/upcoming-google-pixel-tablet-could-copy-a-power
ful-ipad-os-feature


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