Google may allow Android users to send text from desktop
What's the story
We now live in an era where mobile-first is the norm.
So, while using laptops/desktops, one feels the 'incompleteness'. Most of them don't support a SIM card or can't connect with your smartphone to receive/make calls or send texts.
But now, Google is working to bridge this gap. Pretty soon, Android users would be able to send texts from desktops/laptops.
Here's how.
Bridging the gap
SMS Connect: Google's new feature that will pair two worlds
First spotted on ChromeOS last year, 'SMS Connect' is Google's new feature that will pair your Android smartphone to your ChromeOS-supported devices to allow you to receive/send text messages.
Notably, a set of codes in the Chromium Gerrit repository mentioning 'CrOS Android Messages integration' have been recently spotted to suggest at an impending pairing of the two worlds - Android and ChromeOS.
Connected platform
Google's SMS Connect will be similar to Apple's Continuity
Google's idea to pair Android and ChromeOS is pretty similar to Apple's Continuity which connects your device for a seamless experience.
With Continuity, you can receive/make phone calls or reply to messages without picking up your iPhone, edit a document on one device and resume your work on another.
Likewise, copy and paste images/video/text from your Mac to your iPhone or iPad and vice-versa.
A major revamp
About Google's ChromeOS 67
Google has recently rolled out ChromeOS 67, its latest Linux-based software for notebooks and desktops.
The ChromeOS 67 brings material design 2.0, split screen, support for Linux apps and making web-apps feel like desktop apps.
The version now also allows zipping files on Drive via the Files app, brings the ability to install Progressive Web Apps as standalone apps among other features and improvements.