Nextbit Baton app brings iOS-like Continuity features to Android

It might take a while before Android 5.0 Lollipop, with iOS 8's Continuity-like features, reaches your Android device. Until then, you can make use of the Nextbit Baton app, which promises to let you pick up from where you left off on your Android smartphone or tablet.Called Baton, the app from Nextbit lets you sync app data across devices, so that you can seamlessly continue your work on a separate device such as a tablet or a smartphone. It also allows you to sync any open app to another device, which means you can literally pick up from where you left off, regardless of having to switch devices.Nextbit also offers a cloud service, which lets you create backups of your apps and data which you can use, even after performing a wipe on your Android device.According to the press release by Nextbit, it is trying to "build a future where a person’s entire collection of mobile apps and data are always accessible and functional on virtually any device."  Baton is designed to backup and sync the all your apps and data, not only making it effortless to switch between devices, but insuring against data loss from damaged or stolen devices.Baton is currently in private beta exclusively on CyanogenMod, an open-source, community-driven Android OS backed by Cyanogen. You can still install it, but only if you are in the US and meet Nextbit's other requirements.Unfortunately the exclusivity to CyanogenMod means that you'll have to root Cyanogen on your devices to make things work. Thankfully, Nextbit aims to integrate the feature into devices by partnering with manufacturers, so you won't have to root them just for the sake of the Baton app.Nextbit Baton comes even as Apple announces OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.1, which offer Continuity features such as Handoff for a consistent experience with app data. This lets you start a game on one device and finish it on another, or open a word document on a Mac and read it on the move with an iPhone.