Chances are that many members of your family use smartphones from multiple manufacturers. In mine, we have a mix of Samsung, Xiaomi, and HONOR. While all these devices are powered by Android, there are some OEM quirks that make communication between them in specific scenarios clunkier than it should be. As a tech enthusiast, why wouldn’t you offer guidance and encourage them to purchase devices from a single company?
It has some benefits, as my colleague Rita El Khoury discovered. Her “Pixel family” now makes it easier to troubleshoot and resolve problems on devices, keeps devices updated much more smoothly, and gives you Google’s brilliant backup and restore features — a must for those less savvy than ourselves.