20 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 88ANDROID 12
ChromeOSintegration
Googleis alsokeentobuildupits
widerdeviceecosystem,soAndroid
12 willhavetighterintegrationwith
ChromebooksandotherChromeOS
devices.A singletaponthephone
willfacilitatetheunlockingofa nearby
Chromebook,whileyou’llalsoget
all of your chat notificationsthere in
ChromeOS,andbeabletoaccess
photosfromyourphoneonyourlaptop.AndroidTVremote
Thenewoperatingsystemwillalsolink
morecloselytoAndroidTV.Android
12 phoneswillbeabletooperateasa
TVremoteforallAndroidTVdevices,
lettingyouusethephone’smicrophone
forvoicesearch,ortypeusingthe
phonekeyboard.Digital car key
Google is also the latest
company to work on using
your phone as a car key.
Using a combination
of NFC and UWB (ultra-
wideband) tech, you’ll
be able to use your
phone as a secure key
to lock, unlock, or start
yourcompatiblecar,and
you’llevenbeableto
sharekeyssecurelywith
friendsorfamily.
SincethisreliesonUWB,thedigital
carkeywillbelimitedtophoneswith
thathardware– in thiscase,‘selectPixel
andSamsungGalaxyphones’,likely
includingtheGalaxyS21+andGalaxy
S21Ultra,sofartheonlySamsung
phoneswitha UWBchip.Scrollablescreenshots
Fora whileit lookedlikethissimple
toolwouldappearin Android11,as
companieslikeOnePlus,Huaweiand
Samsungalreadyhavethefeaturein
their versionsoftheoperatingsystem.
Butit didn’tquitemakethecut
in time,sowe’regladit’sarrivingon
Android12,grantingyoutheability to
captureimagesthatencompassthe
entirepageofa siteorapp,notjust
whatyou can see on the display.Google has added new Quick Settings options to access your
Google Home device settings and Google Pay.