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For years now, we have been a little bit jealous of Android fans with Apple continuity and smooth integration into its ecosystem equipment. One of the pitches is the best hotspot, where you don’t have to manually set up a hotspot to share your data connection with your secondary phone or tablet when you are closer to your secondary phone or tablet – it just works.
You may not know, though, the same feature of Android has existed since last September. It was developed as part of a new “Cross Device Services” menu, which came into many Android phones in a play system update. If none of these words make sense to you, you are not alone. Everyone I talked about it – including many tech journalists and neurological friends – did not know anything about this secret Android Instant Hotspot option, nor how to make it worth it.
But now it is changing. Now you don’t have to be a tech wizard Settings> Google> All Services> Cross Device Services> Next> And More to set it up more, because when you set up a new Android phone, Google has finally decided to turn it on as a default.
What happens when you set up a new Android phone?
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I noticed this change when I was setting up a new phone, Realmi GT7 Dream Edition. But this is not limited to Relmi just, and this should be the case with new Android phones leading to any brand. After signing in with my Google Account on the phone, I received a notification on my main device, Pixel 9 Pro XL, which told me that a new phone could now be shared with me.
This is reported from the cross device services and said that my new Relmi phone can now “find this (pixel) device and share things like video calls.” Ah, Google, why are you hiding the ball like this and not mentioning hotspots? I added to my circle in the cross device services and, of course, they were already on, was signed in my account, was added to my device group, and both were current features-cast casting and instant hotspot-acts, though I did not manually activate them when setting the phone.
So finally, after several months of a slow rollout and a stupid phase where it had to be turned on by the user (check to see an unclear way on top screenshots), Google has decided that it is time to relieve these features and enable each LM. Of course you can turn them off, but the summary is that no one will need to dig it in a clearly unclear settings so that it can be discovered that this option is present.
What happens when you don’t have a data connection
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With that, it was time to put it in the exam. I went out with my Pixel 9 Pro XL and Realmi GT7. The former has full access to my SIM card and data, the latter has nothing to do with Wi -Fi in my home.
After running away from my Wi -Fi for a few minutes, I pulled out the rail and tried to use it. It took a few seconds in the popup, “Use your phone’s hotspot”, but that happened. I tapped it, and that’s how, the phone turned on my pixel 9 Pro XL’s hotspot and I do not need to get a pixel out of my pocket. No password setup or entry, manual contacts, nothing. He worked perfectly.
Throughout the day, I continued to use the railphone, and whenever I need a connection, I can immediately catch it with my pixel without making a riot with anything other than it.
And this is what Android users have set up a new Android phone soon will experience it: an option that is pre -default and when they use secondary, less than data, phone or tablet, a notification and notification to use their nearest phone data.
As long as the two devices are involved in the same Google account and are close to each other, it should work without interruption.
Some warnings to keep in mind
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So, the features like Apple’s continuity are now flowing on Android, and all in the world? O is Well, yes and no. I have to mention a couple of pairs that I cannot check in my current setup.
First, I suspect your basic device will need to enable cross device services (ie, you need to manually do it). If not, your secondary device will be enrolled, but it will have no phone to share. Therefore, most common Android users will not discover quick hotspots or cross -device sharing unless they set up at least two new phones.
Second, I think auto -enrollment in cross -device services will only work when you are trying to set the new phone out of the box with a specific version of play services. So if you buy the Galaxy S25, for example, it is unlikely that it will be on your phone. But if you go to the S25 edge, you have a better chance to get it. Over time, however, all new Android phones should be sent with a play services version that turns it through the default out of the box.
And finally, the eagle’s eyes may be able to feel that the first notification I receive is “Find this device.” If you are excited, thinking that Google is now looking for my device network through default and registering a phone into it, don’t do it. I made the same mistake, but I saw the setting of “Find Your Offline Devices” was still inactive on GT7. Only “Let the device occur” was enabled. I arrived in Google, asking for clarification, and was told, like all Android phones, this information was also telling me that I could now find the phone based on its last well -known location. This does not mean that it is part of the network, collaborating in all areas, or can be found through nearby Android phones that act as part of a large Bluetooth network.
It was a small thing, but I think when it comes to confidentiality, Google is stuck with its guns and find my device / find the center. You have to choose and choose the level of privacy that you are willing to give. Otherwise, it’s closed.
Nevertheless, I am very excited about the instant hotspot feature, which makes more devices and users rolling as default. This I have experienced a smooth experience between two Android phones and I want more and more users to take advantage of it without digging it.
