More Android phones can now start using Google’s version of Apple Handoff

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Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority

• Google is expanding the rollout of cross-device services to more Android phones.
• The feature allows Android phones and tablets to talk to each other and collaborate if they are using the same Google account.
• Cross-device services work similarly to Apple’s handoff feature.

It’s not uncommon for Apple to borrow features from Android. At the same time, Google also occasionally takes inspiration from iOS. A good example of this is Android’s cross-device services, which mimic Apple’s Handoff feature. Officially announced back in May, this feature has only been available on select devices, but it’s finally starting to roll out to more Android phones.

If you’re unfamiliar with cross-device services, it’s a feature that allows Android phones and tablets to talk to each other and collaborate if they are on the same Google account. So if you start a video call on your phone and decide you want to continue the chat on a bigger screen, that call can be handed off to a tablet without you having to rejoin the call. You can also have one device share a hotspot with another device without the need to find the network and type in a password.




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