Whenever you receive a call or text, you may immediately deal with it without having to fumble around to find your iPhone. Being able to see the caller and send them to Voicemail will be incredibly time saving as well. You may not notice how much of a time saver being able to keep the iPhone in your pocket while working really is until you try it. The message will also show up on your iPhone's messages. The message will be sent from the Mac, to the iPhone, and to the recipient.
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Sending a text message on the Mac with Continuity Mode Once the message is ready to send, press Enter. Otherwise, it will be green.Ĭlick in the text message field and begin typing. Just as with the iPhone, if the recipient can receive the text via iMessage, their name will be blue. Type the name, email, or phone number of the person you want to call.
Making a call on the Mac using Continuity Mode Send a Text Message Using Messages Once the line is chosen, a dialog will open and your call will be connected. Making a voice call on the Mac via iPhone Continuity Mode Click on the phone icon next to the contact. Notice that many of the options are listed under the heading Call Using iPhone.Ĭhoose any of the available access lines for that contact. Type the name, email or phone number of the person you want to call. Make a Call or Send a Text Message Make a Call Using FaceTime If you see an option for Wi-Fi Calling (only available on T-mobile), turn it off. Turn on Handoff on the iPhoneįinally, go to Settings then Phone.
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So go to Settings, then Bluetooth and ensure it is turned on. Bluetooth must be enabled on the iPhone as well. Follow the prompts until your phone reboots running iOS 8.Įnsure that the iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network as the Mac by going to Settings, then Wi-Fi.
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To upgrade go to Settings, then General, and finally Software Update. Enable Handoff between your Mac and other iCloud devices Set Up Continuity Mode on the iPhoneįor Continuity Mode to work, the iPhone must be running iOS 8 or later. Enable Allow Handoff between this Mac and any other iCloud devices. Now you may enable the Handoff between a Mac and an iPhone. Go to System Preferences, then Bluetooth. You will also need to ensure Bluetooth is enabled on both devices. Take note of the Wi-Fi network you are connected to. On the Mac, go to System Preferences, then Network. If you need to, read the Tuts+ tutorial about Preparing a Mac for OS X 10.10 Yosemite before you upgrade.Ĭontinuity mode also requires that both the Mac and the iPhone be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Oddly, though, it seems to work OK if I start to post a new thread under a forum and log in as part of that. Other websites nicely return you to where you left off right after you log in without any of this fuss. If I go back another page to the thread, I'm still not logged in! I have to refresh the page and, then, it will show I've logged in. If I go back a page in Safari, it returns me to the log in screen.
I'll be looking at a thread and decide to log in to post a comment… that works however, MacRumors doesn't return to the thread automatically. AFAIK, MacRumors is the only website where this text selection funny business happens!Ģ. Now, whenever I try that, Mac Rumors scrolls way back up the page away from the text entry box! You end up having to scroll back down, where you'll find some extra letters selected. In Safari, in the text entry box, I used to be able to select a word and then drag the edge marker of the highlight to select more text. It seemed to start after I upgraded, inadvertently, to iOS 15.1 on my iPad.