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Use your MacBook Pro and iOS devices together
Continuity
With Continuity, you can seamlessly move among your iOS devices and your MacBook Pro. Just
sign in to your iCloud account on your MacBook Pro and your iOS devices, and whenever they’re
near each other, they work together in great ways. Continuity features described in this section
include Handoff, Universal Clipboard, iPhone cellular calls, SMS messaging, and Instant Hotspot.
Other Continuity features include Auto Unlock (see
Unlock your MacBook Pro with Apple Watch
),
Apple Pay (see
), and AirDrop (see
). For a list of system requirements for
devices that support Continuity, see the Apple Support ar
Handoff
With Handoff, you can pick up on one device where you left off on another. Work on a
presentation on your MacBook Pro, then continue on your iPad. Or start an email message on
your iPhone, then finish it on your MacBook Pro. View a message on your Apple Watch, and
respond to it on your MacBook Pro. You don’t have to worry about transferring files. When your
MacBook Pro and devices are near each other, an icon appears in the Dock whenever an activity
is being handed off; to continue, just click the icon.
Click to continue what you
were doing on your iPhone.
Turn on Handoff on your MacBook Pro. Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock, click
General, then select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”
Turn on Handoff on your iOS device. Go to Settings > General > Handoff, then tap to turn on
Handoff. If you don’t see the option, your iOS device doesn’t support Handoff.
Turn on Handoff on your Apple Watch. In the Apple Watch app on iPhone, go to Settings >
General, then tap to turn on Enable Handoff.
Note: To use Handoff, you need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Lightning connector and
iOS 8 (or later) installed. Make sure your MacBook Pro and iOS device have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
turned on and are signed in to the same iCloud account.
Handoff works with Safari, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Maps, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Keynote,
Numbers, and Pages.
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