Samsung’s Galaxy S22 smartphones assist stay sharing with Google Duo | Engadget

Today’s Samsung occasion leaned closely on new {hardware}, however Google’s bringing some software program updates to these new units that may make it simpler to view content material with mates. The Galaxy S22 smartphones and the S8 laptops will assist the brand new live sharing feature in Google Duo. Much like how SharePlay works in FaceTime calls on iOS units, this function will allow you to and whomever you are chatting with view the identical notes, photographs, movies and extra on the similar time.

According to Google, this can solely work in Google Duo calls and can solely work with sure apps. YouTube is included, so you can share and watch a video with family and friends when you’re chatting with them. It’ll additionally work with Google Maps with shared and searched-for areas, Samsung Notes and Gallery for paperwork and photographs, and Jamboard, which is Google’s interactive whiteboard app.

The catch is that this function will solely be totally supported on Galaxy smartphones and tablets, in addition to Pixel smartphones. That means solely these with Samsung and Pixel units will have the ability to host live-sharing calls — these with different Android units will solely have the ability to be part of these calls, quite than host them.

Google’s new function comes just a few months after Apple launched SharePlay in iOS 15.1. Similarly, Apple’s function solely works on iOS units however there seems to be extra assist for it throughout completely different apps in the intervening time. For instance, SharePlay permits you to watch Apple TV+ exhibits as a gaggle, take Fitness+ exercises on the similar time and play just a few video games collectively. But Google at the moment does have the upper-hand on the subject of YouTube, because the video service will not be at the moment SharePlay-compatible. Google has not but said after we might see extra apps acquire assist for Duo stay sharing.

In addition to stay sharing in Duo, Samsung’s newest units can have entry to a few different new Android options. YouTube previews are coming to Messages, which principally means you can share previews of YouTube movies in Messages to assist your contacts determine in the event that they need to watch the video instantly or later. If they do need to test it out now, they will watch the total video with out leaving the chat. Thankfully, not like stay sharing, the YouTube previews function will finally make its method onto all Android smartphones, apart from Android Go units. Also, the Galaxy S22 and Tab S8 collection have Voice Access in-built, so quite than needing to obtain a separate app, you need to use these prompts to faucet, scroll and navigate with out utilizing your fingers.

Catch up on all the information from Samsung’s February Unpacked occasion proper right here!