Android has always been great with files and file sharing. One of the most critical moments when you need to access files is switching from one device to another. Android has a built-in tool for migrating data from an old phone to a new one, and Samsung has its own data migration tool called Smart Switch, but these features could get even better in the future.
Google appears to be working on a new solution that merges two types of data migration/transfer methods to make setting up new devices much faster. Currently, there are three ways to import data when setting up a new phone: importing data from a Google account (cloud), importing data wirelessly, and importing data using a wired connection.
According to information from Android Authority, Google is working on a new data transfer method, ‘MultiTransportD2dTransport’, which can use Wi-Fi and a USB cable simultaneously to transfer data, using both connections. This will speed up the data transfer mechanism and speed up the new device setup process.
X/Twitter user Assemble Debug spotted this new feature in the latest version (1.0.624892571) of Google’s Data Restore Tool application.
Additionally, Google is finally bringing a feature that Samsung phones have had for years. The feature called ‘Restore to Anytime’ will now allow users to transfer data from one device to another at any time. Previously, users could only transfer data from one device to another after performing a factory reset on one of the devices. Now new data will be merged with old data on the phone.
However, the feature also has a limitation. You can only continue importing data from the device you previously used to import data.
So, what did you think of Android’s new features?
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(updated on May 6, 2024, at 19:36)
