Overview
- Google unveiled Continue On at its Android session at Google I/O and published developer documentation and demo videos explaining how the feature works.
- Continue On makes an activity from one device appear as a handoff suggestion on other devices signed into the same account so users can open the same document, email, or webpage on the receiving device.
- Google built two handoff modes: native app-to-app handoff and web handoff that opens the session in the receiving device’s browser when the app is not installed.
- Developers choose how their apps participate, including opting for app-to-app, web fallback, or hybrid behavior, and Google says bidirectional handoffs are planned but the initial launch will only support phone-to-tablet transitions.
- Google says Continue On will be available to test in the Android 17 RC1 release candidate, and its real-world reach will depend on developer adoption, device support and how Google expands support beyond phones and tablets.