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New Delhi: Microsoft has recently reported that it is experimenting with expanding its Cross-Device Resume features in Windows 11, by allowing users to continue activities such as Spotify playback, document work, and web browsing on the PC from where they left off on their Android devices. According to some sources, the improvement is part of the Windows 11 Release Preview update that has begun rolling out, suggesting that the feature is close to broader availability.
The upgraded Cross-Device Resume support will enable the Windows 11 users to resume their Spotify playback, continue working on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, and pick up Edge browsing sessions that were active on their Android devices. The feature mainly builds on Microsoft’s existing cross-device functionality by expanding support beyond OneDrive-based activity to commonly used applications and services.
This extended functionality is reported to be included in the latest Release Preview update to Windows 11, which has been in experimentation since August. Its arrival in the Release Preview channel indicates that Microsoft is nearing general rollout in Windows 11. Along with the Cross-Device Resume improvements, the same upgrade may come with enhanced MIDI 2.0 support, voice typing improvements, and additional fingerprint sensor support for the Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-in Security. On Copilot+ PCs, this update is also expected to extend language support for Microsoft’s latest Settings Agent.
Microsoft first introduced this Cross-Device Resume in Windows 11 last year, enabling users to resume OneDrive sessions from their Android phone on a PC. The concept mirrors Apple’s Handoff features on macOS, which let tasks continue seamlessly across Apple devices. Microsoft previously attempted a similar approach in Windows 10 through Project Rome, an application handoff system that did not see widespread developer adoption.
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