STIGUI
V-284744CAT II — Medium severitySV-284744r1240617_rule

The Google Android device must be configured to disable Cross-Device Handoff (also called "Continuity On").

Rule version GOOG-17-010900 · STIG v1 · 2026-07-09

Discussion

Cross-Device Handoff (also called "Continuity On") permits a user of an Android phone to transition user activities from one device to another. Handoff passes sufficient information between the devices to describe the activity, but app data synchronization associated with the activity is handled though the cloud, which should be disabled on a compliant Android devices. If a user associates both DoW and personal devices to the same Google account, the user may improperly reveal information about the nature of the user's activities on an unprotected device. Disabling Cross-Device Handoff mitigates this risk.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #47

Check

Review device configuration settings to disable Cross-Device Handoff (also called "Continuity On").

This procedure is performed on the EMM console.

Verify "TASK_CONTINUITY_HANDOFF_DISABLED" is enabled.

If on the EMM console Cross-Device Handoff is not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the Google Android 17 device to disable Cross-Device Handoff (also called "Continuity On").

On the EMM console:

COBO and COPE:

1. Open User Restrictions. 2. Enable "TASK_CONTINUITY_HANDOFF_DISABLED".

API: TASK_CONTINUITY_HANDOFF_DISABLED

Identifiers

Group ID
V-284744
Group title
PP-MDF-994000
Rule ID
SV-284744r1240617_rule
Check ID
C-89314r1240523_chk
Fix ID
F-89219r1240524_fix