Apple, with the launch of the new OS X Yosemite operating system next fall, wants the user experience to reach its maximum exponent. We will have the possibility of making use of a new communication protocol between iOS devices and computers, so that if, for example, we start a certain action on the iPhone, we can finish it on the computer.
In this new tool has been called Handoff , It is within the Yosemite Continuity system and is nothing more than a process that is always alert to detect if an action has been initiated on one device, when we turn on the other, a warning appears that allows us to continue with the task. This is the basic operation of the Handoff.
As we have indicated, starting with the next version of OS X, Yosemite, we will have a new tool that will allow the ecosystem of iOS and OS X devices to be more united than ever. What those of Cupertino seek is to make the use of their devices even easier if possible. The Handoff does not use a Wi-Fi connection to interconnect devicesInstead, it uses bluetooth 4.0 that not all old Apple computers and devices have.
Today we want to show you if your computer, once you update it to OS X 10.10 Yosemite, will be able to support this protocol. For it we must verify if our computer has bluetooth 4.0 or not, a model of bass led that was introduced for the first time in 2010. There are already listings on the Internet that show us the computer models that are compatible and it seems that they are those launched from 2011. However, to be sure If our computer supports it, follow these steps:
- Click on the symbol that you have in the Finder menu bar, on the desktop.
- Once inside that menu, click on About this Mac, after which a window will appear in which we must click on More information…
- In the window that opens we will click on System report ...
- Now we look in the left column for the Bluetooth item and then we look in the main window LMP version
If the numbering that appears is the same as mine, that is, 0x6, it means that your computer supports bluetooth 4.0 and you will not have any problem with the Handoff protocol.
If instead what you find is a 0x4I'm sorry to tell you that you won't be able to use this new tool in the fall.
To end this article, we want you to know that if your computer does not support this protocol because it does not have bluetooth 4.0, you can always go to your favorite computer store and start looking for a USB stick bluetooth that, connecting it to one of the USB ports of your computer, it can offer the bluetooth 4.0 that is necessary for this.
In autumn we will see if this protocol is all the good that Apple said it is in the presentation and, in addition, we will see which applications are compatible with this new interconnection protocol. It must be taken into account that this protocol will allow the interconnection of applications between devices but as long as they are prepared for it.