Android 13 is still several months away, but a new feature from the company’s upcoming operating system has been spotted online. Users may be able to transfer audio playback to their smart speakers with the help of a new tap-to-transfer feature, according to a new report. The company is also said to be working on a redesigned output picker for an upcoming Android version.
Android 13 is still several months away but details of a new audio and media-related feature, in the works for the next iteration of Google’s operating system for smartphones, has been spotted online. Google is reportedly working on a new feature that could allow users to move media playback between devices. The feature could offer similar functionality as Apple’s Handoff feature that allows iPhone owners to transfer media to and from the company’s HomePod speakers. Google is also working on redesigning the operating system’s output picker for media on Android 13, as per another report. In a mockup of a new user interface of a “Media Tap to Transfer” (TTT) workflow sourced by Android Police, Google is shown to be working on a feature to inform users on their Android phones (or “media cast sender” device) of available audio devices (or “media cast receiver” devices) nearby.
