Overview
- Google unveiled Continue On at its I/O showcase for Android 17 and published developer guidance, with availability set for the release-candidate build labeled RC1.
- The feature lets a task you start in an app on one Android device surface on another device signed in to the same account.
- Support starts with phones and tablets only at launch, though Google says the design allows handoff in both directions across those devices.
- In demos a phone session prompted a tablet dock suggestion to open the same Google Docs file, and a Gmail email on a phone handed straight to Chrome on a tablet.
- This mirrors Apple's Handoff and could push Android app makers to add the hooks needed so people can pick up work on another screen without relaunching or hunting for the same content.