Google is preparing a feature called Continue On for Android 17 that promises to sync work between your tablet and phone. If you use an app on your phone, its icon will appear in the tablet's dock to resume the task. Additionally, you'll be able to open documents or emails right where you left off. The feature will be available in the first candidate version of Android 17, though no specific release date has been set.
How app synchronization works on Android 17 🔄
The system detects the most recent app used on the phone and displays its icon in the tablet's dock, as long as it is installed on both devices. Continue On goes further: it allows you to open files or emails at the exact point where you left off. This feature, along with the recent Googlebook laptops with Android, aims to improve interoperability between devices in the ecosystem, approaching the coordination that Apple offers between its devices.
Google discovers that two screens are better than one 😅
Finally, Google realizes that having a phone and a tablet shouldn't be like living in two parallel realities. Now, if you were reading a boring email on your phone, you can keep suffering through it on the tablet without losing your place. Of course, make sure both batteries are charged, because the magic of synchronization doesn't work with devices that are turned off. Almost as useful as reminding you where you left your keys.