Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Google Developing Cross-Device Feature to Rival Apple's Handoff
Google is working on a new feature that will let you switch from using an app on your phone to using it on another device, like a tablet, and continue where you left off, just like Apple's Handoff.
This means you could be reading an article on your phone and then easily move to your tablet or other Android devices to continue reading.
When switching, you will likely get a suggestion on the taskbar to continue the app.
This feature is expected to include functions such as notification syncing, file sharing, and app continuity across devices.
Unlike Apple's implementation, tasks may not be able to be handed off back to the phone from a PC/tablet.
Google plans to merge ChromeOS and Android into a single PC OS, potentially making it easier to implement this feature.
Google is developing a new cross-device feature similar to Apple's Handoff.
The feature will allow users to seamlessly switch tasks between Android devices.
The feature was discovered in the Android 16 operating system.
Potential features include notification syncing, file sharing, and app continuity.
Google plans to merge ChromeOS and Android into a single PC OS, which may allow easier implementation.
- Who
- What
- Is reportedly developing a feature similar to Apple's Handoff.
- When
- Information was found in Android 16 operating system.
- Where
- Android devices and potentially PCs.
- Why
- To allow users to seamlessly continue tasks across different devices, like Apple's Handoff.
- Feature Name
- Google's version of 'Handoff'
- Functionality
- Seamlessly continue tasks across Android devices
- Similar Feature
- Apple's Handoff
- Potential features
- Notification syncing, file sharing, app continuity
- Target Devices
- Android phones, tablets, and potentially PCs