When one device is not enough

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Demo of Google’s Cross Device SDK shows a preview Android-only library (built on Play Services) that discovers nearby phones/tablets, opens low-latency encrypted connections and transfers byte-array session state using coroutines. Key pieces are device discovery, session API for transfer and shared sessions; current limits: two devices only, app must be installed (auto-install promised), not meant for streaming large media, and API is preview / not production-ready. Samples and Java/Kotlin code are available.

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1. 0:00Introduction to multi-device apps
2. 1:32What is Cross Device SDK
3. 4:05SDK limitations and future
4. 5:51Device discovery API
5. 9:43Device filtering and selection
6. 12:14Secure connection API
7. 14:19Session API overview
8. 18:10Sharing sessions with multiple devices
9. 23:06Use cases and summary
10. 24:11Q&A session

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