American tech giant Google is launching a new cross-device software development kit (SDK) that contains the tools required by the developers to make their apps play nice across Android devices, eventually non-Android phones, tablets, TVs, cars, and more.
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The SDK will let the developers discover nearby devices, establish secure connections between devices, and host an app’s experience across multiple devices. The cross-device SDK uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ultra-wideband to deliver multi-device connectivity.
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The SDK could also let users pick up where they left off in an article when swapping from their phone to a tablet, or even allow the passengers in a car to share a specific map location with the vehicle's navigation system.
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Google wants to extend this support to “other Android surfaces and non-Android OSs,” including iOS and Windows. For now, the cross-device toolkit is available in a developer preview and only works with Android phones and tablets.
