American tech giant, Google has launched a new cross-device software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to build apps that work across Android and non-Android devices.

The cross-device software, compatible with the Android 8 version, is now available with a developer preview for Android phones and tablets and will arrive later for Android surfaces and non-Android operating systems.

Users can also share an app’s current state with the same app on another device and start the app on a secondary device without having to keep the app running in the background, IANS reported from New Delhi.

The initial release contains a set of rich APIs focused around the core functionality of device discovery, secure connections, and multi-device sessions, said the company.

With device discovery, you can locate nearby devices, authorize peer-to-peer communication, and start the target application on receiving devices.

Secure connections enable encrypted, low-latency bi-directional data sharing between authorized devices.

Multi-device sessions enable transferring or extending an application’s user experience across multiple devices.