![]() You can’t, say, send a YouTube video from your Galaxy S6 to an HTC Nexus 9. ![]() Samsung Flow only works over a Bluetooth connection, and even then it only works between seven currently supported Samsung devices. In practice, however, it probably won’t be as straightforward and simple as it seems - at least not for the time being. Samsung Flow may propagate notifications across devices so that users can act on relevant notifications in a timely fashion.Users may defer activity to a future point in time.Users may act on content within an application on a different device.Users may transfer an application across devices.These are the four types of “transitions” Samsung says are currently supported: With Samsung Flow, sending that spreadsheet and where you left off in it to your tablet or desktop is theoretically not much more than pressing an Android intents share button. Maybe you open a spreadsheet from your phone but decide there’s just too much data on it to make any changes from your tiny, 5-inch phone screen. The idea behind Flow is that as you move throughout your day, you’re going to be using a bevy of different screens with different sizes and shapes - some of which will live in your pocket while others might live on your wrist – and not all tasks will be perfect for the one you’re using at any one moment. The idea of signing into your bank account in Microsoft Edge and using your smartphone's biometric authentication is just around the corner, and that is a big advancement for pushing Windows 10 into the next era of security and privacy.Late last year Samsung used a punchy video on YouTube to introduce a new platform “that allows users to seamlessly transition their activities across their devices.” They called it Samsung Flow, and today it has finally become available in the Google Play Store with the “beta” moniker slapped to the end of its name. Since the Companion Device Framework is open to developers and hardware manufacturers, we should see more of this tie in between hardware and the OS for consumers for not only unlocking PCs and tablets but eventually logging into websites using Microsoft Edge. Will other Android manufacturers take advantage of Microsoft's Companion Device Framework? We'll have to wait and see. The important takeaway here is not that that you should necessarily run out and buy a Samsung device (although you could do a lot worse) but rather that Windows 10 is entering into a new phase of cross-device compatibility with advanced features previously limited to the Apple ecosystem of iOS and OSX.Įverything that Samsung is doing with their Galaxy smartphones and TabPro S can be replicated by other manufacturers looking to get in on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile and even Android hardware.Įverything that Samsung is doing.can be replicated by other manufacturers If we're totally honest with ourselves, there is little doubt that Samsung makes some of the best hardware around these days. However, these abilities need to be taken as an exciting development as it gives companies like Samsung a way to leverage the new openness of Windows 10 to help sell and push their own products. Of course, many on Windows Central will be miffed that Samsung Flow is an Android app feature and limited to Samsung's own Windows 10 Galaxy TabPro S tablet. Samsung is working closely with Microsoft as the Galaxy TabPro S was made with support from Redmond and we have confirmed with the company that Samsung Flow is utilizing the APIs from Windows Hello and the new Companion Device Framework.įinally, users can also get an instant setup of their Galaxy phone as a mobile hotspot for the tablet akin to how Windows phones work with PCs now. ![]() ![]() Samsung Flow also includes its own Notification service that mirrors notifications to the TabPro S from the Android phone including integration into the Windows 10 Action Center. Samsung goes even further, however than just unlocking the TabPro S. The owner of the PC can, of course, revoke permission at any time to any phone granted access using Flow. One idea that Samsung had with the remote Windows Hello ability is that you could let others use your TabPro S without ever giving them your PIN or Microsoft Account password. The setup works quite flawlessly with little to no delay especially if using the NFC tag, which launches all the necessary components with one tap. Since the devices need to be linked via Bluetooth, the smartphone needs to be in the presence of the TabPro S. Once Flow has initiated it presents a fingerprint notification screen on the Android phone, and the authenticator uses the built-in fingerprint reader to unlock the PC without ever touching the tablet. The PC does not need to be on but can remain in Standby
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