Skip to content
Android and Mac

Continuity for Android phones and Macs

Apple's Continuity connects an iPhone to a Mac. It does not work with Android phones. Synqed is a Mac app and an Android app that cover the everyday parts: calls, texts, notifications, clipboard, files and the phone's screen, directly over your own network.

What Continuity is

Continuity is Apple's name for features that work across its own devices. Apple's requirements page lists, among others, iPhone Cellular Calls, Text Message Forwarding, Universal Clipboard, AirDrop, Handoff, iPhone Mirroring, Universal Control and Sidecar. Every requirement on that page is an Apple device, so a Mac paired with an Android phone gets none of them.

What Synqed brings to an Android phone and a Mac

Calls

iPhone and Mac (Apple)
iPhone Cellular Calls: make and take calls on the Mac through a nearby iPhone. Apple notes that a Mac mini, Mac Studio or Mac Pro needs an external microphone or headset, since you talk through the Mac.
Android and Mac (Synqed)
Incoming calls open a banner from the notch. Answer, decline, mute and redial from the Mac, with the phone's call log. The audio stays on the phone. How to

Text messages

iPhone and Mac (Apple)
Text Message Forwarding: send and receive the iPhone's SMS on the Mac.
Android and Mac (Synqed)
SMS threads on the Mac, updated live. Reply, or start a thread to any number. Plain text only from the Mac. How to

Clipboard

iPhone and Mac (Apple)
Universal Clipboard: copy on one Apple device, paste on another.
Android and Mac (Synqed)
Mac to phone automatically, text and images. Phone to Mac through the share sheet, or automatically if you grant two extra Android permissions. How to

Files

iPhone and Mac (Apple)
AirDrop: send files between nearby Apple devices.
Android and Mac (Synqed)
Drop files on the notch, the Dock icon or Finder's Share menu; share from the phone to the Mac. Transfers resume after a disconnect, and you can browse the phone's storage. How to

Phone screen

iPhone and Mac (Apple)
iPhone Mirroring: use the iPhone from the Mac.
Android and Mac (Synqed)
Mirror the phone's screen in a window and control it with mouse and keyboard, approved on the phone each time. Screenshots and recordings save to the Mac. How to

Notifications

Android and Mac (Synqed)
Phone notifications in macOS Notification Center with real app icons, inline reply and action buttons, per-app muting, Do Not Disturb profiles and seven days of history. How to

Apple's features are taken from Continuity features and requirements for Apple devices and iPhone Mirroring, checked 13 November 2026.

What Synqed does not do

  • No call audio on the Mac. You control calls from the Mac, but you talk on the phone. Routing call audio would need a VoIP bridge, which Synqed does not have.
  • No Handoff, Universal Control, Sidecar, Continuity Camera, Auto Unlock or Apple Pay equivalents.
  • Contacts are read-only. You can search, dial and text your phone's contacts from the Mac, but not edit them.
  • No media in texts sent from the Mac. Plain text only.
  • Same network only. The phone and the Mac must share a local network, or the Mac can join the phone's hotspot. There is no relay over the internet.
  • Phone calls only. Calls in WhatsApp and similar apps are not handled as calls.

Requirements and cost

  • Mac: macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon and Intel.
  • Android: Android 13 or later.
  • The Mac app is free. The Android app has a 7-day free trial, then Synqed Pro is $20 once, plus tax.
  • No account. Pairing is a numeric code you compare on both screens, and traffic between the two devices is encrypted with AES-256-GCM. See how it works.

Questions

Does Apple Continuity work with Android phones?

No. Apple's Continuity features, such as iPhone Cellular Calls, Text Message Forwarding, Universal Clipboard and iPhone Mirroring, are documented for Apple devices only.

What is the closest thing to Continuity for an Android phone and a Mac?

Synqed covers calls (answer, decline, mute, redial, without call audio), SMS, notifications, clipboard, file transfer and screen mirroring between an Android phone and a Mac, over your local network with no account.

Can I take Android calls with my Mac's microphone and speakers?

No. Synqed controls calls from the Mac, but the audio stays on the phone or a headset connected to it.

Guides and comparisons