Users could enable or disable this feature for their account via Settings > Privacy > General «
Let apps on my other devices open apps and continue experiences on this device».
Not exact matches
Box
lets you store files in the cloud, share documents with coworkers, even edit files with
other apps installed
on your
device.
We've long been fans of Samsung's Multi Window mode, which
lets users split the screen between two different
apps on other Galaxy
devices.
There is no
other pure e-reader
on the planet that
lets you browse and download a book directly
on your
device, within singular
app.
Maybe not
letting me download the book as images or as a PDF — I mean, I can certainly see the concerns about potential for piracy that way — but at the very least I would have preferred an
app that would allow me to read my purchase
on an iOS
device, tablet PC, or
other e-reader.
Samsung includes several
apps to
let you share content
on the Note 10.1 with
other devices on the same Wi - Fi network.
This is an
app that
lets users share content, and set screensavers, but is only available with
other Samsung Android 5.0
devices, and even then it may not always be compatible says Samsung depending
on the region or service provider.
After all with smartphones, iPads etc. you don't need a kindle to read lots of ebooks and if the kindle gets locked down then we'll all go an download some
other ebook reading
app for our non-kidle hardware
devices and
let the kindles whither
on the vine.
A picture - in - picture mode that's currently restricted to Android TV
devices running Nougat will be brought to more
devices via Android O,
letting users watch videos in floating windows while working
on other apps.
While Assistant's capabilities vary depending
on which
device or
app you're using, it appears as though the full Pixel version will be used here,
letting you tap into Maps and Calendar, receive weather reports, and control smart
devices, among numerous
other commands.
Taking the controls off the display's hands while viewing videos and just
letting it be pretty is a legitimately useful idea, and these kinds of
app shortcuts are much more efficient than any weird floating «mini-apps» you'd find
on other devices.
Flipboard's Windows 10
app lets you create personalised magazine subscriptions and access ones made
on other devices.
For
other devices, you can often find third - party
apps that
let you check up
on your battery's health.
Well, for one, you can actually have two different WhatsApp accounts active
on your phone thanks to Secure Folder, and the same goes for many
other apps that you might not otherwise
let you have two accounts
on the same
device.
One
other neat addition is the fact that TouchWiz now supports theming by default (and the customization is pretty extensive, with even Samsung's
apps changing their appearance based
on the theme selected), to
let the user change the look and feel of their
devices right from the start.
The Google Chromecast
lets you display video, photos, pictures and
other media content from supported
apps on your big - screen TV, using your Android or iOS
device as a remote control.
The Dish Anywhere
app also
lets you transfer movies directly to your iPad, but then you won't be able to watch the movies
on other devices, such as your phone or laptop.
Microsoft is introducing new Timeline and Cortana features that
let you resume
apps where you left off
on other Windows 10
devices, and even iPhone and Android phones.
The
app lets you create schedules for when
devices turn
on and off, and group plugs and
other iHome
devices in different rooms or zones (so you can control multiple
devices at once.