Google Will Make It Easier For Developers To Create Apps That Work Well On Various Devices

Google is trying to make it easier for developers to create Android applications that are connected in certain ways on various devices. (photo: page Julyto/voi.id)

JAKARTA - Google is now trying to make it easier for developers to create new Android applications that are connected in a certain way on various devices. In a blog post, Google explains that it launched a new device-related software development kit (SDK) kit that contains tools that developers need to make their apps work well across Android devices, and, in the end, on phones, tablets, TVs, non-Android cars, and more.

SDK should allow developers to do three main things with their app: find nearby devices, create secure connections between devices, and host app experiences on multiple devices. According to Google, cross-device SDK uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ultra-wideband to bring multi-device connectivity.

Google describes various usage cases for its cross-device SDK on its documentation page, and it looks like it can be useful in many scenarios. For example, this can allow some users on separate devices to select items from the menu when creating group food orders, so you don't have to skip your phone around the room.

This tool can also allow you to continue where you left it in an article when exchanging from your phone to a tablet, or even allowing passengers in the car to share certain map locations with the vehicle navigation system.

This almost sounds like an expansion of Nearby Share, which allows users on Android to transfer files to Chromebooks and other Androids.

In April, Esper's Mishaal Rahman saw an upcoming Direct Sharing Update that lets you share files quickly across all the devices you're using to sign in to Google. Google also said during its 2022 keynote CES that it would take Nearby Share to Windows devices later this year.

The cross-device Toolkit is currently available in the developer preview and only works with Android phones and tablets for now. But Google wants to expand support to other Android surfaces and non-Android OS, including iOS and Windows. Unfortunately there is no word yet when this will happen. Because its capabilities are still in the early stages.

Now users are still hoping to see an app that bridges connectivity between iOS and Android devices in the near future. But it will be interesting to see how developers apply new capabilities to get started, and whether it will make using certain apps more comfortable.