There seems to be no end in sight to the Techtember madness. After Apple’s iPhone 14 launch earlier this month and just before the Google Pixel 7 Launched next month, Intel managed to squeeze in time and held its press conference yesterday to unveil its new 13th-generation Raptor Lake desktop-class CPUs. At the event, Intel also showcased a new app called Intel Unison, which will soon make its way to your laptop and allow you to use your Android or iOS smartphone along with your Windows device like never before.
What does the Intel Unison app do?
Essentially, the goal of the software is to minimize the constant switching of devices that we do these days. It installs on your Windows device and connects to your Android or iOS smartphone, and you can do just about anything. It allows users to take phone calls, transfer documents, send and receive text messages, drag and drop photos, and much more seamlessly.
For example, you can quickly take a photo or scan a document on your phone and send it to your Windows laptop for editing without using a cable or save it in the cloud and then download it to your laptop. Instead, the photo will simply appear in your laptop’s ‘Unison Gallery’. It also allows you to push files from your Windows PC to your phone.
While some of the functionality is already available through Microsoft’s Your Phone app on Windows, the Unison offers some additional features, such as support for iPhones. It also makes for a faster experience as the app can use Intel Wi-Fi Direct or specific drivers for a deeper connection. It even syncs your smartphone’s notifications with your Windows laptop — something Apple’s ecosystem can’t do yet.
One important thing to note is that it only works on Intel Evo certified laptops. As for the launch, the software is currently not available for download. Intel’s Senior Director for Mobile Client Platforms, Daniel Rogers, say that Unison will be rolled out later this year and will be available on select 12th generation Core laptops from Acer, HP and Lenovo. To use Unison, you need to download the app from the Google Play Store or Apple Store. There is also a minimum requirement for Android 9 or iOS 15 operating systems.
Android and Windows get a taste of the Apple ecosystem
I have been a MacBook user almost all my life. While using an Android device until 2017, I picked up an iPhone in the summer of 2018 and immediately realized why people value the “Apple ecosystem.” Everything seems to gel so well. You can share files without interruption, copy and paste texts and images without even having to pick up your iPhone, and much more. It makes for a great experience.
Although everyone will tell you that this multi-device sync feature is a good thing to have and not a feature you required it becomes hard to live without once you start using it. Let me give you an example: I recently switched to eSIM on my iPhone and the iMessage iCloud sync stopped working for a day or two. That was the day I realized how dependent I am on this system. Messages didn’t come through on my Mac and I had to move away from my desk to my iPhone, connected to my bed, to enter the OTPs.
Unison is Intel’s effort to deliver this seamless experience to Windows users, who have been asking for it for far too long. While companies like HUAWEI and Samsung have taken matters into their own hands and made an effort to roll out exclusive connectivity features for their own devices, Intel is taking a different approach as it looks set to build a solution from the core level for all devices. regardless of manufacturer.
What do you think of Intel Unison? Will such a feature help you improve your productivity? Let us know in the comments below!
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