Before the arrival of the new version of the Android operating system, the firm Google has begun to implement a novelty that thinks directly of users when walking down the street. There are many of us who forget the world while we enter our smartphone and this is becoming more and more common, causing us to start looking at the mobile and therefore losing the perception of the environment.
This practice can be very dangerous, being one of the most common causes of being run over in recent years. With the intention that this ends, through the digital well -being tools, a function that many of us should implement in order not to take risks will be integrated. We must not only be careful when crossing the street, but also with other pedestrians with whom we can collide or with other elements that are on the sidewalk and can surprise us.
This is how “Heads Up” will work as we walk down the street
For now, the implementation of this function is being carried out in a staggered manner, reaching first to users of the Google Pixel 4a, although it is expected that little by little it will be extended to other Google Pixel mobiles and in the future to all Android smartphones. as has happened with other digital well-being tools. To put it into operation, you will only have to access this section in the settings and allow access to physical activity, which is the same data that Google Fit receives, for example.
With this data, the smartphones will be able to detect when we are moving on foot through the street and consulting the mobile , in order to take advantage of the moment and show the reminder that you raise your head from the mobile or stop to avoid an accident. It will be possible to remove this reminder easily, although we will be bypassing a security system that can be very helpful.
Technology increasingly concerned about users
Although we can think that the mobile is fully intended to communicate or have fun, more and more options are integrated into the terminals to prevent its use from becoming a problem and even becoming a solution as we saw with the option to consult the emergency information of a person on the mobile. Android is increasingly focused on it and Android 12 is likely to offer us even more possibilities related to user security.
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