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Google's Android P will soon let users use their phones as either a Bluetooth or a mouse.While Android phones have been able to connect to Bluetooth peripherals for a while now, being used the opposite way has not been possible, till now.A commit in the Android codebase discovered this week reveals the addition of a patch which enables Bluetooth HID device profile service, this is what lets devices register themselves as peripherals when "asked." There are other types of Bluetooth profiles users are more familiar with which let users stream music to speakers among others.The APIs to take advantage of this have also been exposed, and devices running Android P - whatever it is called - will be able to use this feature.Android P has yet to be revealed officially by Google, but quite a few features from it have made their way into the news. A Bloomberg report earlier this year revealed that Android P would work to redesign Android so as to incorporate the notch for OEMs who in...

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