One of the great novelties implemented by OS X Yosemite falls within what Apple calls Continuity. We talk about Handoff or, what is the same, to be able to start a task from one device and continue it in another from exactly the same point where we had left it but How to configure Handoff?
Setting up Handoff
To configure Handoff we must consider a whole series of prerequisites:
- iPhone / iPad upgraded to iOS 8 for the messages we must already have iOS 8.1 available from Monday October 20)
- Mac computer with OS X Yosemite (If you have not yet updated to Yosemite you can check the compatible equipment here or how to install OS X Yosemite from scratch here).
- Both must be under the same iCloud account
- Both must have Bluetooth activated
- The initial device where you started your task must be unlocked and less than ten meters from the second device
Taking into account the above, we can activate Handoff on our iPhone, iPad and Mac to take advantage of the new feature.
For activate Handoff on our iPhone or iPad We just have to follow the path Settings → General → Handoff and suggested applications and activate the Handoff button:
For activate Handoff on your Mac with OS X Yosemite You just have to go to System Preferences → General → Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.
Don't forget that you can find many more tips and tricks like this in our section on Tutorials.
It seems that not all Macs are compatible, from what I have read, it must have Bluetooth 4.0.
On my MacBook Air mid 2011, the HandOff option does not appear.
I also can't use AirDrop from Mac to iPhone 5.
A disaster about the AirDrop, I have to use apps like FileDrop, which basically does the same but using third-party applications.
A greeting.
For those who have MacBook Air from 2011, there is a solution since they have the necessary bluetooth 4.0. Github, it is installed and you can already use AirDrop, handoff and others.
The option does not appear but if you look for the return you can use it. For example: from my iphone 5C I access a website, I block it and from the Safari on my macbook I start scissoring the url and it appears «iCloud tabs». See if it works like that.
I have a third generation iPad (2012), and according to what was said on the internet at the time, it was the first tablet to integrate Bluetooth 4.0. Well, the very children of their mother from Apple have the HandOff capped since that option does not appear in the Settings / General panel (iOS 8.1). And if it does not appear, it is because "it is not compatible." Grrr