You can start an activity on your phone and easily transition it to your Googlebook. You can pick up where you left off and continue the activity.
Before you begin
Make sure that you have:
- A Googlebook
- A compatible Android phone that runs Android 17 or higher
- Turned on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on both devices
- Connected both devices to the same Wi-Fi network
- Signed in both devices to the same Google Account
- Turned on cross-device services on both devices
Continue activity on your Googlebook
To turn on the feature to continue an activity that you started on your Android or Pixel phone:
- Open the Settings app
.
- If you have a Pixel phone: Select Connected devices
Connection preferences
Cross-device services.
- If you have an Android phone: Select Google
All services
Cross-device services.
- Alternatively, on your Settings app, at the top, enter
Cross-device services.
- Alternatively, on your Settings app, at the top, enter
- If you have a Pixel phone: Select Connected devices
- Select Continue activity.
- Turn on Tasks.
To prevent specific apps from syncing activities with your Googlebook:
- On your Android phone, open the Settings app
.
- Select Apps
All apps
The app that you want to prevent syncing.
- On the app info page, turn off Tasks.
When you start an activity on your phone, your Googlebook can suggest to resume that activity and show the app icon in the taskbar. In the taskbar, when you select the app icon, if the app is installed on your Googlebook, it will open. Depending on the app, it can also open a web page or use Cast my apps to show the app from your phone.
Tip: If you prefer to resume the activity in your web browser, select Expand Open in browser.