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Yesterday Google announced the latest Android feature drop, with 7 new features designed to help improve your everyday life in some way. But if you’re a Samsung Galaxy owner, that number drops to 6. Because it turns out you have something similar to the Instant Hotspot feature already.
Instant Hotspot is designed to make it easier for Android tablets and Chromebooks to connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot. Rather than having to type in a password to connect, as you would any other network, those devices will be able to connect instantly — no password required.
Google hasn’t elaborated on why Instant HotSpot won’t be coming to Samsung phones. Presumably it was a Samsung decision, and I’d wager that it may have had something to do with not having two features doing more-or-less the same thing. But since nothing has been confirmed, there’s no way of telling what’s happening behind the scenes.
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