Windows 11 to Enable App Resumption from Your Phone Soon

Whoa, so Microsoft is up to something again with Windows 11. They’re calling it “Cross Device Resume” and it sounds kinda like Apple’s “Handoff.” You know the deal—start something on your phone, pick up on your computer, like magic. Anyway, someone spotted this during that Build 2025 thing. But then—poof—it disappeared! That demo snippet? Gone. But some quick-eyed X user, @phantomofearth, caught it before it was axed.

Picture this: Spotify jamming on your Android. Then, over on Windows, you’ve got a taskbar icon (with a little phone symbol). Click it and bam—same playlist, same spot. Honestly, I’ve no idea why this sort of thing fascinates me, but it does. Like, what a time to be alive, right?

There’s an image, makes it seem pretty straightforward—with Spotify as the guinea pig. WhatsApp too? Apparently, it’s lined up next. Microsoft must think they’re onto something big. Hopefully it works better than when they teased us back in 2027 with Project Rome. Remember that? Supposed to sync apps between your PC and phones. Yeah, me neither.

It’s kinda wild, just imagining the possibilities. Maybe it’s a way for folks to stumble onto apps they never knew they needed. Or not. Who knows? Anyway—ah, there it is. The disconnected wonder of tech doing its thing, one awkwardly hopeful feature at a time.