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title: "Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287055050.md"
description: "Google is introducing a new feature called 'Continue On' for Android, similar to Apple's Handoff. This feature allows users to transfer tasks from their Android phone to a compatible tablet. Initially, it will only support moving tasks from phone to tablet, with plans for bidirectional support in the future. Users will see a 'Continue On' icon on their tablet, suggesting recently used apps from their phone."
datetime: "2026-05-20T11:17:20.000Z"
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# Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff

At launch, Continue On will only allow you to move tasks from a phone to a tablet. | Image: Google

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 their phone, assuming it's also installed on the tablet.

It should allow Android users to directly open documents they were working on, or jump straight into the email they just had open. In some c …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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