It should all work seamlessly unless your main phone happens to be aSamsung Galaxy unit.
If so, sorry, then youre out of luck.
Users should get these features as soon as theyre released according to the featuresupport page.
Samsung Galaxy phones will have Auto Hotspot for any other Galaxy devices, but you won’t get it for your other Android tablets or Chromebooks.Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Google first showed off some of these features at itsI/O dev conference in May.
Internet sharing is easily the more useful of the two.
In addition, the sharing features should allow you to move your calls more easily between Android devices.
Currently, video sharing is limited to Google Meet and Gmail.
But there are several big snags that may make the new update useless.
On its support page, Google tells Galaxy users to try out Galaxys Auto Hotspot feature instead.
If you just happen to be a big Samsung diehard, then you wont care.
Otherwise, Galaxy users are missing out.
Weve known about thislimitationsince it was first announced, but its still a bummer.
Thats already useful, but this limitation is just another symptom of Samsungs increasinglyApple-like walled gardensensibilities.
Samsung users can already benefit from multiple Google-madefeatures like Circle to Search and Gemini.
That manages to coexist with Samsungs own touted AI features.
Why cant we share the love with instant hotspots as well?
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