With your Android
phone unlocked nearby, Play Services detects the Pixel Buds and kicks off the setup process, introducing you to the Buds and all their various features.
Not exact matches
As far as the actual user experience goes, Android Lollipop features «Smart Lock,» which automatically
unlocks a
phone or tablet if there's another trusted Bluetooth or NFC device
nearby.
Early adopters will be able to buy the
unlocked phone for $ 650 without a contact at the Bell, Source, Telephone Booth or Wireless Wave stores in the Toronto Eaton Center or at the
nearby Virgin Mobile or Best Buy Canada stores beginning at 1 pm on Wednesday.
If you don't complete the calibration process properly, the lock won't understand when your
phone or key fob is
nearby, so it won't
unlock unless the
phone is right next to it.
Using the lock, you can do things like lock and
unlock the door from your
phone, say to let friends and family into the house when you're not home, and have it automatically detect when you're
nearby, so it'll
unlock without you having to put down all the groceries.
Android 5.0 also has its own «Smart Lock» features, which allow you to automatically
unlock your Android
phone in a specific location or when a certain Bluetooth device is
nearby.
There are several interesting features enabled by the
phone - watch combo, such as a Find my Phone / Watch function that lets your ring one device from the other, or a smart unlock feature that disables the PIN / password / pattern when the smartwatch is detected ne
phone - watch combo, such as a Find my
Phone / Watch function that lets your ring one device from the other, or a smart unlock feature that disables the PIN / password / pattern when the smartwatch is detected ne
Phone / Watch function that lets your ring one device from the other, or a smart
unlock feature that disables the PIN / password / pattern when the smartwatch is detected
nearby.
This lets you set another Bluetooth device (
phone, tablet, smart watch, car) or even an NFC tag as a object that will automatically
unlock your device when it's
nearby, the one caveat is that Bluetooth devices will need to be paired before they show up in the Trusted Device list.