Android Cloning Apple's Handoff Feature Is Cheeky but a Good Thing
The feature will initially work between Android phones and tablets and lets users resume apps on another device in the same account.
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Google can be "inspired" by Apple and integrates the feature quickly into Android 17. In parallel, WearOS 7, which promises further improvements in battery life
Google has decided that it was time to copy (forgive, inspire) one of those functions that doesn’t matter if you come from an iPhone. It’s called Continue On and it’s the Android 17 Handoff, just what you needed to stop sending emails to yourself with links or screenshots from the mobile to the tablet. A multitasking shake: how it works Continue On The idea is simple and comes straight from Cupertino’s playbook: you start looking at flights in C…
Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple’s Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet. “Continue On” is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but Google says that at launch it will only support tasks moving from a smartphone to a tablet. Android tablet users will see the Continue On icon in the dock suggesting the most recently used app from…
'Continue On' Is Google's Answer to Apple Handoff — It's Coming With Android 17
Android 17 will arrive with a very useful feature, similar to Apple’s Handoff. The feature is called ‘Continue On’, and it will let you move tasks between devices seamlessly on Android 17. This will essentially bring cross-device continuity to a new level. ‘Continue On’ is Android 17’s best new feature, it brings cross-device continuity This feature, interestingly enough, was not announced during the Google I/O 2026 keynote. It was presented dur…
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