14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has already announced at this year’s Build developer conference that it wants the Timeline feature to arrive on non-Windows platforms as well, but since then, no other specifics were shared as to how fast work on this project advances.
But in a recent tweet, Vishnu Nath, head of program management, Microsoft Mobility Experiences, revealed that the software giant is still working on bringing this feature to Android, only that an ETA is not available.
On Android, Windows 10’s Timeline feature will be part of Microsoft Launcher and won’t be released as a standalone app. Microsoft is making Launcher the one destination for its Android users, with Cortana also part of its feature lineup, so it makes sense for the company to embrace this approach.
“In progress. Sorry can't say much more yet but it's under active development. Stay tuned,” Vishnu Nath posted recently on Twitter.
No other details were shared, but depending on how work on this feature advances, it should be included in a beta build very soon.
Windows 10 Timeline
Windows 10 Timeline is a feature that allows users of Microsoft’s most recent operating system version to create snapshots of their activity and restore then at any point within the next 30 days. Timeline saves not only files, but also apps, being able to restore the full activity on a Windows 10 device.
By bringing this feature on non-Windows devices, Microsoft technically brings Windows 10 PCs and mobile devices in sync by allowing users to start working in one place and continue from where they left off in another.
With support for Android and iOS, Microsoft addresses the lack of its own mobile operating system, as Windows 10 Mobile is now in maintenance mode and scheduled to be discontinued in mid-2019. Windows 10 Mobile does not support Timeline in the current versions.