In the big iOS vs. Android debate, you often hear Apple fans bringing AirDrop up as one of the iPhone’s most important benefits. However, it seems that OnePlus hopes to bring the sharing of air tropics and drag-and-slip file transfers to its Android phones.
O+ Connect, which includes a feature built into OnePlus’ Oxygenos Android wrapping and an app for compatible third-party devices, brings these features to OnePlus devices, starting with OnePlus 13R.
As for the flagship OnePlus 13, the company has confirmed O+ Connect Support is on the way, but we don’t know exactly when yet. In addition, the feature is only available to UK and EU users currently.
This allows users to view and transfer files between their OnePlus phone and iPhone, iPad or Mac wirelessly, which is usually impossible without using an intermediary such as Google Drive or Weransfer.
The corresponding O+ Connect app can be found on an official OnePlus site or in the iOS App Store.
Oddly enough, the O+ Connect app supports MacOs all the way back to version 10.4, which was released in 2005 as MacOS x Tiger – this means that any Mac released in the last 20 years must be supported; Talk about backward compatibility.
It is worth mentioning that the O+ Connect app was originally released under the same name for Oppo phones. Oppo and OnePlus are both owned by the parent company BBK Electronics, and although the two companies often share designs and functions, they are different. It’s something to keep in mind if you use both OnePlus and Oppo devices.
Building bridges
According to OnePlus, the integration of the O+ Connect app marks the start of an ecosystem that will aim to connect OnePlus users with devices from several other brands -not just Apple.
Personally, I have experienced the pure horror of trying to move a big video from an Android phone to my MacBook or from an iPhone to an Android device, one too many times.
Although third-party solutions like Localsend are very effective, I welcome OnePlus’ addition of O+ Connect-It is great to see phone manufacturers tackle this problem with first-party solutions.
I think telephone manufacturers have someone right to protect and surround their own ecosystems, but to make file sharing easier has no disadvantages from a consumer perspective. I’m glad to see OnePlus go in front of this.
O+ Connect is on its way to OnePlus 13, but I hope it will soon come to more of the best OnePlus phones. Tell us if you are using this new feature in the comments below.
