Seamless continuation of communication sessions

A device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• transmit an advertisement message corresponding to a communications session the device is participating in with at least a second device;
• receive, during the communications session, a communications session control message generated by a third device, the communications session control message comprising information contained in the advertisement message;
• validate the third device based on the communications session control message;
• and
• remove the device from the communications session in response to successfully validating the third device,
• wherein, to remove the device from the communications session, the processor is further configured to cause initiation of a handoff of the communications session to the third device to enable seamless continuation of the communications session.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform one or more operations comprising:

• transmitting, by a first device, an advertisement message corresponding to a communications session the first device is participating in with at least a second device;
• receiving, by the first device and during the communications session, a communications session control message generated by a third device, the communications session control message comprising information contained in the advertisement message;
• validating, with the first device, the third device based on the communications session control message;
• and
• removing the first device from the communications session in response to successfully validating the third device, wherein removing the first device comprises causing initiation of a handoff of the communications session to the third device to enable seamless continuation of the communications session.