Google emulates with Android L the steps announced by Apple

Following the announcements made by Google at its recent conference 2014 Google I / O, we have seen how the platform Chromebook for laptops and desktops you will follow the steps of Apple with OS X Yosemite.

Google is emulating the steps taken by Apple to integrate Android applications and notifications on computers Chromebook. The idea is that there is more interaction between Chrome OS and Android-based devices, according to Sundar Pichai, head of Android. In this way, among the novelties of Android L, which will be the version of Android 5.0, highlights the fact that it can be run on computers with the Chrome OS operating system:

During the Keynote presentation, Pichai showed how a Beta version of the system was able to run the Vine application running on a Chromebook, as well as Evernote and photo apps.

Months ago, Apple already showed that the new version of the OS X operating system, known as Yosemite, will have greater interaction with the iOS mobile platform. In addition, the Notification Center section also acquires a greater prominence, allowing the notifications that are usually configured on the phone to also be collected on the computer, without having to resort to the mobile device to respond or attend any event message, calendar or reminder.

Currently, Chromebooks they already show notifications of Google Now, But future versions will also show phone calls, text messages, as well as relevant alerts, such as low battery of the mobile device. In addition, Chromebooks They can be unlocked with your smartphone. The laptop will recognize the user just by bringing the phone closer or taking a certain distance, automatically unlocking the device to access the system, in the same way that phones with Android L and the watches smart smartwatch.