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It changed over time, and now the answer is not much. The early idea was very much like spotlight where each app would be able to respond to search queries its
by fidotron 3y ago
It changed over time, and now the answer is not much.
The early idea was very much like spotlight where each app would be able to respond to search queries itself without needing any remote connection. (The Android infra for this inter app functionality like this is criminally wasted).
Google suffered from what now afflicts Microsoft where you alter the product away from what is good for the user towards strategic interests of the company, so the Android search bar widget becomes a Google search bar widget.
Android is a truly lost opportunity - things like it should be possible to launch an Activity on another device, access content providers from another device and so on, all mediated by the OS.
- mschuster91 3y ago> things like it should be possible to launch an Activity on another device, access content providers from another device and so on, all mediated by the OS Actually, that does exist, at least for smartwatches. I fail to see the use case for other devices beyond sending links between Chrome on the device and on a laptop.
- dotnet00 3y agoSounds like something similar to what Samsung has where certain apps like Samsung Notes can 'move' between devices, such that if you were working on a note on phone and immediately switched to a Galaxy book or tablet, a notification shows to continue editing on that device. Besides, links and notes, a seamless transfer like that would be a pretty convenient feature for video/audio apps like YouTube.