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Intel is adding a brand new feature to its PCs: an app called Unison, which allows users to make calls, text, and send files between Windows and Android devices. It’s a feature Macs have had with their own products for years, and it’s meant to keep users focused on their workflow.
The move, according to Engadgetcomes a year after the acquisition of Intel Israeli company Screenovate, which led the tech giant to overhaul its phone integration tool and enable VPN, firewall and IT support. Through Unison, Intel is also able to establish wireless connections between Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile networks while being more battery efficient.
The Unison app makes it possible to quickly push file transfers, such as photos or video, from your phone to PC or vice versa. Though there’s no official confirmation at this point on how fast those transfer speeds are.
According to Josh Newman, Intel’s VP of mobile innovation, only a few HP 12th Gen Evo PCs will have Unison, and it will be available for 13th Gen PCs next year. While it seems possible that the app could support earlier Intel hardware, Newman stated that Intel wants to see how well it performs first.
How can Unison change Android and Windows for the better?
The Unison app will provide features that Mac users have enjoyed for years, and has the potential to become an absolutely life-changing feature for PC owners. Especially when you consider that it’s meant for calling, texting and sharing files with reworked network connections to really make the service shine.
It’s not nearly as seamless as Mac and iOS, but it’s already better than Microsoft’s Phone Links app which only enables integrated notifications between Windows devices. With a little more time and investment, Unison could almost instantly share files between Windows and Android devices in a wide variety of media.
It seems support will ultimately depend on how well Unison does on 12th and 13th Gen Intel Evo PCs, but the potential is certainly there and we look forward to expanding Unison’s service to other Intel PCs and even computers in general.