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Google is Working on an Apple-like Continuity Feature for Android


 The biggest attraction of the Apple ecosystem is how Apple devices work with each other. The level of connectivity available through what the company calls Continuity is overwhelming. We have AirDrop and even other things that seem like black magic, like using your trackpad and keyboard between devices. Android made a lot of effort to create something similar, which is how we got things like Close Sharing. Still, deep integration between devices is still possible, but it's something Google is working on. This last addition can be especially useful if you have multiple Android devices. As Nail Sadykov discovered and posted by Mishaal Rahman, Android may soon be unable to connect Android devices that share a Google account. Connecting them can be as simple as going to Settings → Google → Devices & Sharing (once it's launched) and flicking the switch. From then on, these connected devices, whether it's a phone or a tablet (and maybe even Chromebooks?), will be connected to each other, making certain device performance higher .
 
What exactly? For now, it seems that connected devices will be able to exchange calls between devices (as mentioned earlier), and there will be an "Internet Sharing" option. It is possible that Google will eventually add more features to connected devices, perhaps until it reaches a point similar to Apple's Continuity feature on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. For example, we can see the option to copy and paste something on the clipboard from one device to another. This is, of course, pure speculation, but a man can dream. This feature doesn't exist yet, and it's unclear when or if it will. It could land as part of Android 14, or it could land in a year or two, perhaps even as a feature failure.

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