{"id":245245,"date":"2026-05-13T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/yes-youll-be-able-to-link-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:15:10","slug":"yes-youll-be-able-to-link-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/yes-youll-be-able-to-link-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, you\u2019ll be able to link iPhone to Googlebook for connected experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/youll-be-able-to-link-your-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/\">Yes, you\u2019ll be able to link iPhone to Googlebook for connected experiences<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/youll-be-able-to-link-your-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/\">https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/youll-be-able-to-link-your-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-13 12:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"chromeunboxed.com\">chromeunboxed.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support our independent tech coverage. Chrome Unboxed is written by real people, for real people\u2014not search algorithms. Join Chrome Unboxed Plus for just $2 a month to get an ad-free experience, access to our private Discord, and more. Learn more about membership here.<br \/>START FREE TRIAL (MONTHLY)START FREE TRIAL (ANNUAL)<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t seen it yet, there\u2019s been a massive leak of the early Googlebook OS in action that gives us our first real glimpse into what Google\u2019s vision for the mash-up of Android and ChromeOS will look like. While the footage of this Android 17-based OS is very much a work in progress, one specific icon in the app drawer is incredibly interesting for sure: <strong>Link to iOS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We already know Google is building Googlebooks to be the ultimate companion devices for Android phones with native app streaming and seamless file sharing. But based on this leak, it looks like they are making sure iPhone users aren\u2019t left out in the cold, either.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a closer look at the leaked video, we get to see the initial setup process for the Link to iOS app. While we don\u2019t get to see the app fully functioning with a paired device just yet, the permission requests give us a very clear picture of exactly what you\u2019ll be able to do.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing your iPhone to the Googlebook desktop<\/h2>\n<p>When the Link to iOS app is launched in the video, it prompts the user with three specific permission requests:<\/p>\n<p><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Featured Videos<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Access contacts and accounts:<\/strong> This ensures your address book is synced and available right on your laptop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make and manage phone calls:<\/strong> You\u2019ll be able to answer incoming calls and dial out directly from your Googlebook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Send and view SMS messages:<\/strong> Keep up with your text threads without having to constantly pick up your phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"110278\" src=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_584725.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_584725.webp 1000w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_584725-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_584725-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_584725-150x97.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"110276\" src=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_587357.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_587357.webp 1000w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_587357-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_587357-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_587357-150x97.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"110275\" src=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_588245.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_588245.webp 1000w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_588245-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_588245-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_588245-150x97.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This points to a deeply integrated, Phone Hub-style experience tailored specifically for Apple devices. It is a massive step up from the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/youll-be-able-to-link-your-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you\u2019ll be able to link iPhone to Googlebook for connected experiences https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/youll-be-able-to-link-your-iphone-to-googlebook-for-connected-experiences\/ Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/chromeunboxed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GooglebookiPhoneConnectionFeature.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-245245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245247,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245245\/revisions\/245247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}