Good news for android overall. Hopefully, this could be extended to other OEMs by 2025 and not be optional like virtual A&Bs when it arrives.

(Meanwhile, my current smartphone running 4.19… )

    • @vind
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      2010 months ago

      What’s Auracast?

      • @[email protected]
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        2610 months ago

        Bluetooth broadcasting. One device will be able to stream to hundreds and thousands of devices.

          • @[email protected]
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            910 months ago

            Huh? Why not? Being able to stream multiple languages in a single cinema showing or supporting those with hearing difficulties is amazing.

            Even going to clubs and from the outside it looks like a bunch of weirdos dancing to themselves is amazing.

            • @[email protected]
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              210 months ago

              This comment is hinged entirely on the assumption that a(more like many) for-profit business won’t immediately make it a money printer to make line go up, sure the tech may be amazing and huge for accessibility but I see it getting almost immediately milked like most other new technologies.

              • @[email protected]
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                1410 months ago

                So we should, what, stop coming up with new ideas because someone might use them for bad things? I guess we should stop making new kitchen knives because you could use them for murder?

                • @[email protected]
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                  -110 months ago

                  No, we should legislate (and then actually enforce that legislation).

                  I really don’t see any other way to reign in the unchecked capitalism at this point.

                  • Kushan
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                    710 months ago

                    What exactly should we be legislating here? We’re talking about an extension to existing technology that you’re already familiar with - Bluetooth - to allow a one-to-many relationship instead of one-to-one.

                    There’s already plenty of legislation around incorrect use of radio spectrum, harvesting user data, etc. So what legislation are you referring to that’s missing?

    • Kushan
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      410 months ago

      Is this correct? I thought phones basically already supported it and have done since Android 13. Why is a whole new kernel needed for this one feature?

      • @[email protected]
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        210 months ago

        From what I can gather, there’s a bunch of optimizations for battery that should bring massive benefits