Can Skylander Giants be used on the PS4 Swap Force

Per an Activision rep on Reddit:

Swap Force uses an autosave feature that is explained when the game boots up. The autosave (console) occurs when there is a Progression - Chapter Completion, Challenge Completion or picking up a Collectable.

The toy saves every 30 seconds and when gaining XP, Treasure, Upgrades, Stat Boost and Hat pick up.

Based on their comment, there is no way to trigger it by entering/exiting an area of Woodburrow as there was in Giants, but another Redditor offers the following suggestion:

I turn subtitles on and off which triggers autosave. Still extra work but quickest I've found.

I have confirmed this to work.

You can use all the previous Skylander figures with Skylanders: Swap Force.

This includes figures from the original Skylanders, as well as normal ones, and giants from Skylanders: Giants.

This compatability also includes the level packs, powerups, sidekicks, etc. (h/t @JohnoBoy)