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Google adds Samsung phone support to Googlebook features
Google is rolling out updates that let compatible Samsung phones work with Googlebooks’ Better Together features.
The support is for Samsung phones running Android 17 with One UI 9.
The features include continuing activity between devices, casting phone apps, quick access and syncing notifications.
Googlebooks launched without support for Samsung phones, leaving some owners unable to use these cross-device tools.
A Google Play Services update is also intended to simplify setup and fix a problem that can leave a setup QR code on screen after pairing.
The updates are expected to arrive automatically over the next few days, with rollout quickest when devices are charging and connected to Wi-Fi.
Both devices need the same personal Google Account, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, and compatible versions of Google Play Services and Cross-device services.
Some public or guest Wi-Fi networks may block the connection, so the features may not work on them.
Google is rolling out support for Samsung phones for Googlebook’s Better Together features.
The update brings Continue On, Cast My Apps, Quick Access and Notification Sync to compatible Samsung devices.
A Google Play Services update is also intended to simplify setup and fix a QR code issue.
The updates will roll out automatically over the next few days.
Samsung phones need Android 17 and One UI 9, along with compatible service versions and connectivity settings.
- Who
- Google is rolling out the updates for Googlebooks and compatible Samsung phones.
- What
- The updates add Samsung phone support for four Better Together features and improve setup.
- When
- The updates are rolling out over the next few days.
- Where
- On Googlebooks and compatible Samsung phones.
- Why
- To let Samsung phone users use the laptops’ cross-device features and to make setup easier.
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Samsung support would arrive in the following weeks.
Googlebooks launched without support for Samsung phones in the Better Together features.
Google confirmed that Samsung support would arrive in the following weeks.
Google’s updates for Samsung support and setup improvements will roll out automatically.
- Better Together features
- Continue On, Cast My Apps, Quick Access and Notification Sync
- Samsung phone requirements
- Android 17 and One UI 9
- Required service versions
- Google Play Services 26.37 or later; Cross-device services 1.0.1346 or later
- Rollout
- Automatically over the next few days
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