How to connect your Android and Chromebook with Phone Hub
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Android users have been watching Apple’s ecosystem get better and tighter for decades. iPhone owners can send text messages from iPads and Macs, share files and photos across Apple devices, and seamlessly pass their AirPods connection from one product to another. However, Apple finally has some competition.
Phone Hub is integrated withChromeOS, Google’s lightweight operating system forChromebooks. Phone Hub letsChromebook userslink their laptop to their Android phone. This guide shows you how to get started with Phone Hub, what features it provides, and how to enable them.
Setting up Phone Hub on your Chromebook and Android
Getting your Android phone connected to your Chromebook through Phone Hub is simple.
How to change your Phone Hub settings
There are some easy toggles to turn Phone Hub and its associated features on or off.
What can Phone Hub do?
The Phone hub is accessed by clicking the phone icon in the lower-right corner of the tray to the left of the date. Once selected, at the top, it shows the name of your phone and its connectivity and battery status. Beneath that are three key functions:
Below those buttons are the recent Chrome tabs from your phone if you’ve turned on the option. If you’ve enabled the option, you also see your recent photos from your phone beneath the Recent Chrome tabs. If you’ve enabled notification syncing, alerts from your phone show up alongside your other Chrome OS notifications on the shelf. If you dismiss a notification on your Chromebook, it is also dismissed on your phone.
Other Phone Hub productivity and connection features
In addition to the Phone Hub, there are a couple of ways your Android phone and Chromebook can interact. To get to these options, open theSettingsapp, go to theConnected devicessection, and click the arrow next to the name of your phone.
How to remove your phone from Phone Hub
If you’ve used Phone Hub and decided it’s not for you, it’s easy to disable.
A hub for a better ecosystem
Chromebooks and Android phones may not be as powerful a pairing as a Mac and an iPhone, but they’re well on their way. Smart Lock lets youuse your Android phone to unlock your Chromebookinstead of typing in a password or a PIN.
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