--- title: "Connected Experience APIs for Windows apps | OD857" url: https://daily.dev/posts/connected-experience-apis-for-windows-apps-od857-xhyt8pxci source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9U0J3LJu6w type: video:youtube source: "Microsoft Developer" published: 2026-06-03T08:33:23.988Z updated: 2026-06-03T08:33:51.253Z tags: ["android", "windows"] reading_time: 14 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connected Experience APIs for Windows apps | OD857 **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 14 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft's Connected Experience APIs let Windows apps integrate deeply into the OS for better discovery, engagement, and cross-device continuity. Two main features are covered: Windows Resume, which surfaces a taskbar badge when a user's mobile activity (e.g., Spotify, WhatsApp) can be continued on PC — even driving app installs if not already present — and the People API, which lets apps donate contacts to appear in Windows widgets, search, and share sheet with ranked relevance. Resume supports two integration paths: the Continuity SDK (Android, Bluetooth proximity, supports install flow) and Windows Notification Service/WNS (cloud-driven, any platform, requires app already installed). The People API involves creating a user data account, storing contacts with system-only access, enriching them with communication URI annotations (message, call, video), and donating interaction signals for ranking. Both APIs are designed with user privacy controls built in. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1619 \(Canary Channel\)](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-28020-1619-canary-channel--lzkrp4ofa) · Windows Blogs · 5 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/connected-experience-apis-for-windows-apps-od857-xhyt8pxci)