Android 17 enables app handoff between devices and web, allowing users to resume tasks seamlessly and improving cross-device continuity within Google’s ecosystem.

Besides what was detailed in Google’s blog post, another new "cross-device continuity" feature coming to Android 17 is “Handoff.”

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google wants to make apps scalable across form factors. Android XR headsets will run the majority of Android apps by default. Android 16 and 17 should go a long way toward making apps ...