Your Android Phone Will Soon Support Casting To Chromebooks And Cars

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At its I/O 2022 developer conference, Google announced that Android smartphone users will soon be able to cast their phone directly to Chromebooks and cars. The company announced several new products, features, and services at Wednesday's event, including the Pixel 6a and the Pixel Buds Pro. Google also teased a number of other products, including the Pixel 7, the Pixel Watch, and an all-new Pixel tablet. Some of the other announcements include new tools to let users choose the ads they see, more inclusive skin tone filters for Google Photos, a pair of new AR glasses, and an immersive view in Google Maps.

Google also discussed much more about Android 13, including many of the features that have already been revealed from the preview builds, such as themed app icons and the ability to set different default languages for different apps. Another notable announcement was Google Wallet, a new platform to store things like credit and debit cards, vaccine cards, driver's licenses, digital car keys, student IDs, and more. Google also paid a lot of attention to casting and multi-device functionality at its keynote.

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At Google I/O 2022, the company's senior product manager Liza Ma announced that Android users will soon be able to cast content from their phone to their car's infotainment screen. The process will let users bypass Android Auto and set up a direct connection between the phone and the car. In a blog post, Google said that the feature will help users stay entertained irrespective of where they are and what they're doing. Details about the feature are still murky, which means there's no word on exactly how the process will transpire and exactly