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Google Launches “Continue On” Android 17 Phone-Tablet Transfer

5/20/2026

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Google announced the Continue On feature for Android 17, enabling task transfer between Android phones and tablets in the United States.
The announcement occurred during the “What’s new in Android” talk at Google I/O 2026.
Continue On provides bidirectional handoff, allowing an activity started on one device to appear on another linked device.
Google plans to ship Continue On in Android 17 release-candidate 1 after a beta released about a month earlier.

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Story summary

Google announced the Continue On feature for Android 17, enabling task transfer between Android phones and tablets in the United States.
The announcement occurred during the “What’s new in Android” talk at Google I/O 2026.
Continue On provides bidirectional handoff, allowing an activity started on one device to appear on another linked device.
Google plans to ship Continue On in Android 17 release-candidate 1 after a beta released about a month earlier.