- Getting Started
- Touring Other Cool iPhone Apps
- Listening to Music with the Music App
- Finding Your Way with Maps
- Managing Your Health Information with the Health App
- Using Bluetooth to Connect to Other Devices
- Connecting Your iPhone to Other iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads
- Working with the Wallet App and Apple Pay
- Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Working Seamlessly Across Your Devices
Your iPhone can work seamlessly with other iOS devices running iOS 8 and later (such as iPads) and Macs running OS X Yosemite and later. This enables you to change devices and keep working on the same tasks. For example, you can start an email on your iPhone and then continue it on your Mac without missing a beat.
You can also take phone calls on iPads or Macs.
Working with Handoff
Handoff enables you to work seamlessly between iOS devices, as well as Macs running OS X Yosemite or later. Each device needs to be signed into the same iCloud account and have Handoff enabled. If you do not have multiple iOS devices running iOS 8 or later, or a Mac running OS X Yosemite or later, then there is no need to turn on this feature.
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Ensure that Handoff is enabled on all the devices with which you want to use it. On iOS devices, enable Handoff by opening the Settings app, tapping General, and then tapping Handoff. Set the Handoff switch to on (green).
To enable handoff on a Mac running OS X Yosemite or later, open the System Preferences app, and then open the General pane. Ensure that the Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices check box is checked.
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If you want to be able to take phone calls on other devices, open the Phone settings and tap Calls on Other Devices. Set the Allow Calls on Other Devices switch to on (green). Set the switch to on (green) for each device on which you want to be able to take calls.
Using Handoff
When Handoff is enabled on your devices, you can work on the same items on any device, as the following example of working with email shows:
Start an email on your iPhone (note this only works for iCloud email).
To work on the email on another iOS device, swipe up on the Mail icon on its Lock screen and unlock the device or to work on a Mac, click the Handoff icon on the left end of the Dock.
Work on the email on the iOS device or Mac.
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Taking Phone Calls on Macs or iPads
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When your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network as an iPad running iOS 8 or later, or a Mac running OS X Yosemite or later, you can take phone calls on those devices. When a call comes in to your iPhone, you see the call screen on the other devices and can take the call on one of those devices (see Chapter 7, “Communicating with the Phone and FaceTime Apps”).
