Both Apple and Google companies talked about design and consistency in their Developer conferences last month. Both companies talked about improving back-end services. And both companies talked about new initiatives to make stuff on your phone appear seamlessly on your tablet or laptop. Android L release comes out this fall, this means your phone and your Chromebook are going to be able to share even more stuff than they already do.If you have your phone with you, it can unlock your Chromebook (and if you have your smartwatch with you, it can unlock your phone). If you get a call or a text or your battery is running low, you'll be told about it on your Chromebook.
On the other side Apple aims to implement same like facilities.For eample AirDrop will be able to move files between iOS devices and Macs. "Handoff" can send e-mails, webpages, and even files from iCloud-enabled applications on iOS to their counterparts in OS X (or vice-versa). You can receive texts alongside iMessages in the Messages app, and you can make and receive phone calls from your Mac even if your phone is in another room.
This isn't about which company is copying from which.This kind of integration is a logical next step for both Apple and Google after years of moving various operating systems and services closer and closer together.All of these features sound like great, logical ways to extend both companies' platforms, since you can often assume that someone using an Apple phone will be using an Apple computer. They're also going to make it harder than ever to extricate yourself from a given company's ecosystem once you've become embedded in it.
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