{"id":253586,"date":"2026-05-20T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/android-is-finally-getting-its-own-version-of-apples-handoff\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T15:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:35:29","slug":"android-is-finally-getting-its-own-version-of-apples-handoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/android-is-finally-getting-its-own-version-of-apples-handoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Is Finally Getting Its Own Version of Apple’s ‘Handoff’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Android Is Finally Getting Its Own Version of Apple’s ‘Handoff’<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/tech\/android-is-finally-getting-its-version-of-apples-handoff<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-20 11:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: lifehacker.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Love it or hate it, the Apple ecosystem has its perks. Take “Handoff,” for example: If you have at least two connected devices, such as an iPhone and a Mac, you can start a task on one and carry it over to the other. You can start reading an article in Safari on your iPhone, then pick it up when you get to your Mac. Or, say you’re on a FaceTime call on your Mac, but you have to run; you can simply switch to your iPhone to keep the conversation going, without having to call them back. It isn’t perfect, but it works, it works.<\/p>\n

Android doesn’t quite have the same setup. While some functions work across devices, like transferring calls, users with an Android phone often don’t have the ability to open the same task on their tablet, and vice versa. If you’re reviewing a spreadsheet in Google Sheets on your phone, you can’t just pick it up on your tablet for a larger view; you instead need to open Sheets on your tablet, then find your way to the document in question. The same goes for many other Google apps, like Chrome, Gmail, Drive, and Docs: Android could really benefit from a dedicated cross-platform option. Luckily, it’s on the way, in the form of a new feature called “Continue On.”<\/p>\n

How “Continue On” works on Android<\/h2>\n

Google announced “Continue On” during its “What’s new in Android” discussion on Tuesday. As reported by 9to5Google, this is a new feature as of Android 17, and will be available in Android 17 RC1. If you’ve ever used Handoff in the Apple ecosystem, you’ll understand the core idea behind Continue On: When you open an app on one of your Android devices, you’ll notice the app appear on your other device, with a “Handoff Suggestion label” hovering above it. <\/p>\n

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\n Credit: Google<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

Say you’re working on a Google Doc on your Pixel phone. When you open your Pixel tablet, you’ll notice the Google Docs…<\/p>\n

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