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Windows 11 Preview Brings Apple Handoff-Style Spotify Resume from Android to PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new Android-to-PC handoff feature to Windows Insiders that lets you pick up a Spotify track exactly where you left off on your phone—with a single click on the desktop...
Microsoft Pilots 'Continue on PC' Handoff for Android Apps in Windows 11 Insider Builds, Spotify First
Microsoft has begun testing a new Windows 11 feature that lets users seamlessly hand off active Android app sessions to their PC, with Spotify as the first supported app. The capability, dubbed...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Add One-Click Spotify Handoff from Android to PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 feature to Insiders that can hand off music playback from an Android phone to a PC with a single click. The capability, spotted in the latest Dev and Beta...
Microsoft Rolls Out Cross-Device 'Resume from Your Phone' to Windows 11 Insiders, Spotify First
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new cross-device continuity feature called "Resume from your phone" to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels, starting with Spotify as the first supported...
Windows 11 Insider Build 26200.5761 Tests Cross-Device App Resume: Spotify Handoff Arrives First
Microsoft has started testing a new cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093), part of the Dev Channel flighting for version 25H2. The feature, which...
Windows 11 Preview Brings One-Click Spotify Resume from Android Phones
Microsoft has begun testing a cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 that lets you pick up exactly where you left off in Spotify on your Android phone, right from your PC’s taskbar. The...
Hands-On: Windows 11 'Resume from Your Phone' Brings Spotify Continuity Between Android and PC
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds (Dev and Beta channels) are introducing a feature that Android and music lovers have been waiting for: seamless handoff from phone to PC. The...
KB5064093 Beta Build Puts Battery Percent on Windows 11 Lock Screen, Debuts Spotify Cross-Device Resume
Microsoft’s latest Beta Channel flight, KB5064093 (build 26120.5761), landed on August 22, 2025, with a trio of quality-of-life upgrades that punch above their weight: a redesigned battery icon...
Snipping Tool’s screen recording now locks onto individual windows — no more manual cropping
Microsoft’s Snipping Tool just got a lot smarter about screen recording. In the latest Windows 11 Insider Beta build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) and a parallel update to the Release Preview Channel, the...
Windows 11 Quietly Tests Handoff-Style Android-to-PC Resume—Starting with Spotify
Microsoft just took a page from Apple’s playbook, and then tried to erase it. During its Build 2025 developer conference, the company demoed a new Cross-Device Resume feature that mirrors Apple’s...
Windows 11 Build 26200.5761 Tests Seamless Android-to-PC App Handoff
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5761 (KB5064093) to the Dev Channel on August 22, 2025, delivering a tangible step toward cross-device continuity between Android phones and...
Windows 11 Build 26120 Introduces iPhone Integration in Start Menu via Phone Link
Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out one of its most significant cross-device updates yet, integrating iPhone support directly into the Windows 11 Start menu through the Phone Link app. Available...