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The app-to-app tag on WindowsForum.com covers cross-device handoff features that let you start an activity on one device and resume it on another. Recent discussion focuses on Microsoft's testing of Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11, beginning with Spotify. This preview, rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels, shows a taskbar Resume alert that allows continuing a song or podcast from your phone to your PC with one click, including automatic app install if needed. The feature mirrors Apple's Handoff but for Windows and Android, highlighting Microsoft's push for seamless app-to-app continuity across ecosystems.
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    Windows 11 Android-to-PC Handoff Begins with Spotify

    Microsoft has started testing a native Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11—beginning with Spotify—so you can start a song or podcast on your phone and continue with a single click on your desktop, complete with a one‑click app install if Spotify isn’t already on your PC. The preview is rolling...
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