Google is turning your Xiaomi into a Mac-level productivity beast

Google is, for the first time, closing the gap between the Android ecosystem and the tightly integrated Apple ecosystem. For years, users have envied the seamless sharing of data between iPhones, iPads, and Macs, but a recent teardown of the Google Play Services app, with the latest version being 26.02.31, indicates that a massive “Cross-Device Services” revamp is on the cards. These developments have been personally observed for a long time, but the latest series of codes indicate that Android 17 is the turning point for productivity. As Xiaomi HyperOS is developed on the Google Play Services platform, these features are not exclusive to Pixel devices but are also available on your Xiaomi, REDMI, and POCO devices.

TL;DR

Do Not Disturb Sync: Enabling DND on one device will automatically silence all your Android phones and tablets.
Universal Clipboard: Copy text on your Xiaomi Pad 8 and paste it directly onto your Xiaomi 15T Pro.
Task Handoff: Start browsing on your phone and pick up exactly where you left off on another device via a dock icon.
HyperOS Compatibility: These updates will likely roll out via Google Play Services, reaching devices from MIUI to the latest Xiaomi HyperOS 3.

Is Android Finally Getting a “Universal Clipboard”?

However, the most interesting find in the APK file is the “Universal Clipboard.” This functionality will enable you to copy images, texts, or links from one device and immediately paste them on another. We’ve watched third-party apps attempt to deliver a version of this for several years now. It’s a far more stable process at a system level that should consume less battery power. It is anticipated that it will reside in a new menu option called “Handoff”.

Silence Once, Silence Everywhere

Have you ever sat down to a meeting, turned on Do Not Disturb on your phone, only to have the notifications on your tablet blast from the other side of the room? Google is addressing this problem with ”Do Not Disturb Sync.” As indicated in the code, this is not just a toggle functionality but rather a system sync toggle. Once the functionality is enabled, your “Silent” status will be displayed on all the Android devices that are connected to your Google account.

Task Handoff: Picking Up Where You Left Off

Google is also going all out on “Task Handoff”. This is pretty similar to the “Handoff” feature that is available on the Apple ecosystem. Essentially, this means that there is going to be an icon that appears in your tablet dock if you are running this particular application on your phone. Whether it’s the middle of an article in the Chrome browser or the final touches on an email, the switch between the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the bigger screen of the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro can be accomplished with just a single tap. Such an integration in the Xiaomi HyperConnect style is exactly what the Android ecosystem requires for the year 2026.

Will My Xiaomi Get These Features?

Because these features are being developed under Google Play Services and are not strictly linked to a particular version of the Android OS, the implications of the rollout could be surprisingly wide. Even if you are currently using a previous version of the Xiaomi HyperOS, a simple background update may be all it takes to access these features.

What’s Next for Cross-Device Services?

Although most of these features are labeled for the Android 17 release, Google has a track record of porting the smaller services on earlier releases of Android through the Play Store. The first of these that we can look forward to will be the Do Not Disturb sync, and then the Universal Clipboard.