{
  "id": 5643814,
  "title": "Google wants to let you use your phone as a remote Googlebook trackpad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/google-wants-to-let-you-use-your-phone-as-a-remote-googlebook-trackpad",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T20:50:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebook-trackpad-3707888/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is set to introduce a new feature for their upcoming Googlebook laptops, allowing users to control these devices remotely through their Android phones. This development marks a significant step in Google's strategy to integrate heavy cross-connectivity between Android devices and Googlebooks. The company envisions users being able to not only cast apps from their phones to their Googlebooks but also interact with them in a more direct manner, using the phone's touchscreen as a trackpad for the laptop.\n\nThe concept of employing a phone as a remote control is not entirely new. Users have been using their phones to control various devices through associated apps for some time now. However, the potential of using a phone's touchscreen as a trackpad for a Googlebook is a new frontier. This approach closely resembles the Google TV control offered through Google Home, where users operate smart TVs using their phone's touchscreen. The Authority Insights story highlights this emerging trend, providing exclusive insights into Google's innovative approach in blending phone and laptop functionalities.",
  "summary": "Remote Googlebook control could be possible with a \"Cast trackpad\" on Android phones.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}