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Microsoft has reportedly been secretly working on a new app called OneClip, which is in its testing phase. The multi-device, cross-platform app synchronizes user content across operating systems including Windows, Windows Phone, Android, and iOS.
OneClip resembles the Pushbullet app, and the two apps could eventually become head-to-head competitors. Pushbullet cloud clipboard app links multiple devices, connecting all user content.
OneClip can receive various types of digital data, including texts, images, web clips, phone numbers, and addresses, according to Tech News Today. A content refresh can be done on any device, but this should be done cautiously and rarely.
The synchronizing of multi-device content by the OneClip is "intelligent" because it automatically detects which content type is being added. It then places the content into the correct category.
A OneClip account can support multiple phones and CPUs. This means that OneClip content can be viewed on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
Two devices are linked by keying in a randomly-generated number into both devices. The process runs in the background, eliminating the need to manually copy data on different app screens, except in the case that the user wants to access an older file.
The OneClip app works on Microsoft Windows versions 8, 8.1 and 10. Meanwhile, iOS users can use the share sheet to transfer content to the Microsoft app.
OneClip will basically be a mobile-friendly version of Microsoft's OneDrive, according to Slash Gear. This makes it more of an innovative app than similar ones on the market. Microsoft has been testing OneClip since 2014, but no launch date has been announced yet.
