Continuity is made up of four main services that we will now see individually and that will allow you to sync iPhone with Mac. Thanks to this Apple service you can make or receive phone calls directly from your own Mac maybe when you work or, if you have started writing an email on the iPhone, you will find it in draft on the Mac but also on the iPad. In short, with Continuity you will have the "continuity" and the possibility to resume your work on any Apple device, precisely from the point where you left it.
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Handoff
Handoff only works when the two affected devices are close together and have:
- the same Apple ID configured;
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled;
- Active handoff.
To activate Handoff on Mac you have to go up System Preferences> Generali and then select Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.
Su iPhone instead you have to go up Settings > Generali > Handoff and then activate it.
How to use Handoff
With this feature, you can start working on one Apple device and switch to another without losing your work.
- You have to open the app you are interested in on one of the devices and start using it normally;
- If you move on to work on Mac then click on the corresponding app in the Dock.
If you are doing the opposite then you are working on Mac and you want to pass on iPhone, you have to:
- To unlock iPhone;
- Open multitasking and click on the banner that will appear below.
Notes shared between iPhone and Mac
Shared clipboard works when the two devices are close together and have:
- the same Apple ID configured;
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled;
- Active handoff.
To activate Handoff on Mac you have to go up System Preferences> Generali and then select Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.
Su iPhone instead you have to go up Settings > Generali > Handoff and then activate it.
How to use shared clipboard
With this function, you can copy content from one Apple device and paste it into another.
- On one of the devices you have to copy a text or an image;
- The content is also added to the clipboard of the other device;
- On the second device, paste as you usually would and you will end up with the text or image copied to the first device.
Calls from iPhone on Mac
Calls on Mac they work when the two devices are close together and have:
- the same Apple ID configured;
- the same Apple ID for FaceTime;
- Wi-Fi is on and they are connected to the same network.
To activate this feature on iPhone you have to go to Settings > Telephone > Calls on other devices, then activate Allow calls.
On Mac instead you have to open the app FaceTime going up Pref Renze > Settings and select Calls from iPhone.
How to use Calls from iPhone on Mac
With this function you can make and receive phone calls on the Mac when iPhone is in the same Wi-Fi network.
To make a phone call on the Mac just move the pointer over a phone number in Contacts, click and then choose Call [phone number] from iPhone.
If you no longer want to receive calls on yours Mac just deactivate Calls from iPhone on Mac.
Instant Hotspot
Instant Hotspot works when the two devices are close and have:
- a rate plan that includes Personal Hotspot (on iPhone);
- the same Apple ID configured;
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled.
How to use Instant Hotspot
With this function you can provide Internet access to your Mac via Personal Hotspot without entering the password.
To connect to Personal Hotspot on the Mac just click on the button 
in the menu bar and choose the name of the iPhone you are interested in with this symbol 
.
If you are asked for a password when connecting, review the previous three points.
Compatibility
- Handoff: iOS 8 or later and OS X Yosemite or later.
- Notes shared between iPhone and Mac: iOS 10 or later and macOS Sierra or later.
- Calls from iPhone on Mac: iOS 8.1 or later and OS X Yosemite or later.
- Instant Hotspot: iOS 8.1 or later and OS X Yosemite or later.
