Intel Unison will connect Android and iPhone phones to PCs

During the Intel Innovation 2022, the company presented the Intel Unison, the new feature that will allow your smartphone to talk to your PC natively. The biggest news is that the software will allow both Android smartphones and iPhones to be used.

The novelty was announced today (27) during the Intel Innovation where the manufacturer revealed the 13th generation processor family, the main one being the Intel Core i9-13900K. We did a full story about the news.

How did Intel Unison come about?

In 2021, Intel acquired the Israeli company screenovate, focused on developing solutions to project the screen of smartphones onto TVs and PCs. This merger gave rise to Unison, Intel's own software so that you can use the main features of your smartphone directly on your PC.

How will Intel Unison work?

The experience with Unison promises to be seamless between your PC and your smartphone, emphasizing both Android and iOS systems. Using just a brief pairing system, here are some of the things you can do:

• File transference: With this, users will save much more time by being able to send and receive files quickly and securely on both Android and iOS. The best thing about this feature is being able to continue on the PC to edit a photo, for example, but without complications.
• Text message: No need to fiddle with your smartphone, when the Unison is enabled, you will be able to send and receive text messages directly from your PC using your keyboard and monitor.
• My Account: With the proper permissions to your smartphone contact list, you will be able to make and receive voice calls directly from your PC.
• smartphone notifications: You'll also be able to receive and control your smartphone's notifications directly from your PC, so you can keep track of everything.

O Intel Unison will be released later this year on select models of notebooks with Intel Evo from Acer, HP e Lenovo that have processors Intel Core 12th generation. Versions with the 13th generation of processors hit the market in early 2023. Intel promises that the software will have future updates with improvements and additional functions.

What makes Intel Unison different?

In the world of Windows, the topic that most attracts attention in the software is the fact that it accepts Android e iPhone without having to do any kind of gambiarra to make it work. However, there are some other things that catch our attention.

According to what the vice president and general manager of mobile innovation at Intel, Josh Newman told PCMag, the software stands out for being built on open and standard interfaces and APIs. This makes the app's UI stand out too, especially in the file transfer experience.

He adds that a lot of attention has been paid to this issue so that the design is good, but also intuitive. In the app, once the gallery is synced to your smartphone, the promise is that it will be as easy to move as any other file on your PC.

Last but not least, it was revealed that the program will be a Windows app and will come pre-installed on systems Intel Evolution — only supported on Windows 11 22H2 or newer. As for smartphones, you will have to download the app Unison that will be available on Google Play Store e App Store.

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Source: PCMag, Intel, XDA, engadget