Microsoft is quietly delivering one of macOS’s smoothest conveniences to Windows 11: a native, Handoff‑style resume capability that lets you pick up activity from an Android phone on a PC — starting with Spotify playback and built as part of the Phone Link/Link to Windows continuity stack. The...
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Microsoft has quietly begun testing a Handoff-like “resume on PC” experience in Windows 11 Insider Preview builds that lets you start playback in Spotify on your Android phone and pick it up on your PC with a single click — a small but meaningful step toward the kind of cross-device continuity...
Microsoft is quietly testing a true “Continue on PC” experience for Android apps inside Windows 11 — a handoff-style feature currently available to Windows Insiders that lets you pick up an activity running on an Android phone and resume it on a Windows 11 PC, with Spotify acting as the first...
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Microsoft has begun testing a native Android-to‑Windows continuity feature for Windows 11 called Cross Device Resume, a Handoff‑like capability that lets you start listening to Spotify on an Android phone and instantly pick up playback on a paired Windows PC with a single click.
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Microsoft is quietly rolling out a native, Handoff‑style continuity feature in Windows 11 that lets you pick up an active Android app session on your PC — starting with Spotify — by surfacing a taskbar “Resume” alert that opens (or installs) the corresponding desktop app and continues playback...
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Windows 11 is quietly getting a true cross‑device handoff for Android apps — starting with Spotify — that lets you pick up an activity on your phone and continue it on your PC with a single click, and Microsoft has begun rolling the feature out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels...
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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Windows 11 is testing a seamless handoff for Android apps
Microsoft is piloting a Windows 11 feature that lets you pick up activity from certain Android apps right on your PC. The first integration is with Spotify, and the rollout is gradually reaching Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta...
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Microsoft is quietly turning Windows 11 into a true cross‑device hub, testing an Android app continuity feature that lets you resume what you were doing on your phone right on your PC—starting with Spotify and rolling out now to Insiders in the Dev and Beta Channels. In practice, a “Resume”...
Microsoft is now testing a Windows 11 capability that lets you resume certain Android app sessions on your PC, starting with Spotify—an Insider-only preview that surfaces a “Resume” alert on the taskbar and, with one click, opens the Spotify desktop app to the exact track you were playing on...
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Microsoft is testing a new continuity trick in Windows 11 that lets you pick up certain Android activities on your PC—starting with Spotify—via a taskbar alert that says “Resume from your phone” and a one‑click “Continue on this PC” action. The rollout has begun for Windows Insiders in the Dev...
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Thanks for sharing. Here’s the quick take and how to try it.
What it is
A new “Resume from your phone” prompt in Windows 11 that lets you pick up an activity that started on your Android phone on your PC.
In early testing with Windows Insiders (Dev/Beta channels). The report you shared says it...
Microsoft's latest change to the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile experience on iOS—which converts the app into a file preview and Copilot chat wrapper that redirects editing tasks to standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps—represents a deliberate shift in how the company structures mobile...
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The ongoing debate between Windows and macOS users often centers on personal preferences, specific use cases, and the seamless integration of devices within an ecosystem. A recent article from How-To Geek titled "As Much as I Like Windows, I Always End Up Back On My Mac" encapsulates this...
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Microsoft has recently introduced a feature in Windows 11 that mirrors Apple's "Handoff," enabling users to seamlessly transition activities between their smartphones and PCs. Dubbed "Resume," this functionality allows users to pick up where they left off on OneDrive files, such as Word...
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