Microsoft wants to copy Apple with a Handoff-like feature for Windows and Android

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft recently showed off a demo for a feature called “Cross Device Resume.” This feature allows you to continue where you left off in an app when you want to switch from your phone to your PC. Spotify and WhatsApp appear to support this feature. As you may know, Apple has a handy app continuation feature called “Handoff.” It allows you to start a task on one device and continue where you left off if you switch to a different device. Microsoft has been working on a similar feature for Windows 11 and Android devices, which it recently showed off in a demo. According to Windows Central, this feature is called “Cross Device Resume” and a demo for it appeared in a Build 2025 session labeled “Create Seamless Cross-Device Experiences with Windows for your app.” However, the session has since been edited to remove this demo from the video. Fortunately, X (formerly Twitter) user phantomofearth took a screenshot of the feature before the video was ... Read full article.