Allow users to start an activity on one device and seamlessly resume the activity on another device running iOS, iPadOS, or macOS using Handoff.

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Universal Control not working at all!!
i updated my iPad Pro 2018 to the latest 15.4 beta 2 and my M1 Macbook pro to 12.3 beta 2 but still i can’t get univesal control to work on my devices both of them have the same icloud account wifi and bluetooth enabled on both both are on the same wifi network handoff enabled on both univesal control setting (allow mouse ….) enabled on both i really need it, please help
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Feb ’22
iOS Development opening a Safari page on Mac
Hi, I'm just wondering if there is a way to open a safari page from the iOS app I am developing with Swift. The link property could be used in this scenario but I want to emphasize that the page must be open on macOS. So basically what I want is like the handoff feature of Apple but mixed with the link property. Maybe I could open a page using link structure but kinda not display it? Is there any workaround you can think of?
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Dec ’21
Handoff doesn't work
Hi there, After many research, I come here to find, I hope, a solution. Handoff doesn't work anymore between my MBP and my other devices : When I used some compatible apps on my iPad and iPhone, it appear in the dock on my MBP, but no the opposite, when Messages is open on my MBP, nothing come in the dock on my iPad or on my iPhone. I try a clean install of Monterey, change my apple password, reset the keychain in iCloud, nothing works. If someone had an idea, I will be glad to read it. Regards, Christophe
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Nov ’21
Start iOS app in foreground from watch App, similar to camera app behavior
Hi! I've been working on a watch app/watch app extension for my iOS app. This app doesn't support running without an iOS app installation. It requires an app to work, it exposes certain controls to execute actions when the counterpart app (iOS app) is opened. I would like to add a similar interaction like the watchOS camera app and the iOS camera app have: when the iOS app is not active, for example in the background or not opened, show a button in the watch app to open the counterpart app in the foreground. I've been reading many posts about opening a counterpart app, and it looks like it is not possible, unless using Notifications, so it's the user that starts the action and put the app in the foreground. Some other developers suggests using Handoff, or WatchConnectivity sendMessage with reply handler. I haven't found a way to process an incoming message and transition the iOS app from background to foreground programmatically, not even with custom URLs. Is it possible for a third-party app not Apple built-in to have a similar experience like camera watchOS and iOS apps? Which APIs and mechanism should I use to achieve that behavior? Thanks!
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Sep ’21
Universal control and VoiceOver
Hello every body, I've updated macOS 12 and iPadOS 15 to the firth beta released this week, and in the release notes is written that universal control is now available. I own an M1 MacBook Air and an 8th generation iPad and I use VoiceOver on my Mac, since I'm totally blind. I noticed that Universal control is not working yet. I don't understand how I should activate the feature. I tried to drag my finger to the right side of the trackpad, since my iPad is at the right of my Mac, several times. I tried to move my iPad to the left and drag the finger to the left, several times, but there's no way to activate the connection between the 2 devices. Did some of you successfully activate the feature? If yes, can you explain how to activate it? Thanks so much!
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Jul ’21
Handoff and airplay is not working after updating BigSur 11.0.1.
My handoff/airplay devices are iPad Pro 2020(iPadOS 14.2),iPhone X(iOS 14.2),MacBook Pro2019 (Big Sur11.0.1) and apple tv. iPad Pro and iPhone X can detect handoff from each other;But they both can't detect handoff from MacBook Pro(Big Sur11.0.1). Same case in airplay. But it can detect apple tv. I've tried all troubleshooting in all devices.
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Jul ’21
Universal Control not working at all!!
i updated my iPad Pro 2018 to the latest 15.4 beta 2 and my M1 Macbook pro to 12.3 beta 2 but still i can’t get univesal control to work on my devices both of them have the same icloud account wifi and bluetooth enabled on both both are on the same wifi network handoff enabled on both univesal control setting (allow mouse ….) enabled on both i really need it, please help
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Feb ’22
Handoff not working on some native apps since beta 12.2
Handoff not working for Pages, Numbers or Keynote. It is working as expected with other native apps such as Safari, Notes, Maps, Contacts etc And I do not have any luck asking this question over in Apple Support Communities run by Apple Support. I am on beta Monterey. SOMEONE HELP ME!!!
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Feb ’22
Handoff not working for same native apps
Handoff not working for Pages, Numbers or Keynote. It is working as expected with other native apps such as Safari, Notes, Maps, Contacts etc
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Feb ’22
Handoff not working for Pages, Numbers or Keynote
Handoff not working for Pages, Numbers or Keynote. It is working as expected with other native apps such as Safari, Notes, Maps, Contacts etc.
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Jan ’22
iOS Development opening a Safari page on Mac
Hi, I'm just wondering if there is a way to open a safari page from the iOS app I am developing with Swift. The link property could be used in this scenario but I want to emphasize that the page must be open on macOS. So basically what I want is like the handoff feature of Apple but mixed with the link property. Maybe I could open a page using link structure but kinda not display it? Is there any workaround you can think of?
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Dec ’21
Handoff doesn't work
Hi there, After many research, I come here to find, I hope, a solution. Handoff doesn't work anymore between my MBP and my other devices : When I used some compatible apps on my iPad and iPhone, it appear in the dock on my MBP, but no the opposite, when Messages is open on my MBP, nothing come in the dock on my iPad or on my iPhone. I try a clean install of Monterey, change my apple password, reset the keychain in iCloud, nothing works. If someone had an idea, I will be glad to read it. Regards, Christophe
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Nov ’21
Start iOS app in foreground from watch App, similar to camera app behavior
Hi! I've been working on a watch app/watch app extension for my iOS app. This app doesn't support running without an iOS app installation. It requires an app to work, it exposes certain controls to execute actions when the counterpart app (iOS app) is opened. I would like to add a similar interaction like the watchOS camera app and the iOS camera app have: when the iOS app is not active, for example in the background or not opened, show a button in the watch app to open the counterpart app in the foreground. I've been reading many posts about opening a counterpart app, and it looks like it is not possible, unless using Notifications, so it's the user that starts the action and put the app in the foreground. Some other developers suggests using Handoff, or WatchConnectivity sendMessage with reply handler. I haven't found a way to process an incoming message and transition the iOS app from background to foreground programmatically, not even with custom URLs. Is it possible for a third-party app not Apple built-in to have a similar experience like camera watchOS and iOS apps? Which APIs and mechanism should I use to achieve that behavior? Thanks!
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Sep ’21
Excessive cellular data after iOS 15 Beta 5 upgrade
After upgrading to iOS15 Beta I saw excessive data consumption from NOTES wherein I did not use it at all and iCloud backup in mobile data is turned off! When I turned off mobile data access for NOTES I saw similar with McAfee Safe Connect which was always running in background. Can someone explain why?
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Aug ’21
Universal control and VoiceOver
Hello every body, I've updated macOS 12 and iPadOS 15 to the firth beta released this week, and in the release notes is written that universal control is now available. I own an M1 MacBook Air and an 8th generation iPad and I use VoiceOver on my Mac, since I'm totally blind. I noticed that Universal control is not working yet. I don't understand how I should activate the feature. I tried to drag my finger to the right side of the trackpad, since my iPad is at the right of my Mac, several times. I tried to move my iPad to the left and drag the finger to the left, several times, but there's no way to activate the connection between the 2 devices. Did some of you successfully activate the feature? If yes, can you explain how to activate it? Thanks so much!
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Jul ’21
Handoff and airplay is not working after updating BigSur 11.0.1.
My handoff/airplay devices are iPad Pro 2020(iPadOS 14.2),iPhone X(iOS 14.2),MacBook Pro2019 (Big Sur11.0.1) and apple tv. iPad Pro and iPhone X can detect handoff from each other;But they both can't detect handoff from MacBook Pro(Big Sur11.0.1). Same case in airplay. But it can detect apple tv. I've tried all troubleshooting in all devices.
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Jul ’21
Handoff is working one way
Hi, I have a MacBook Air M1 (macOS Big Sur 11.4) and an iPhone 8 Plus (iOS 14.6). Handoff works from iPhone to MacBook but doesn’t work from Mac to my iPhone. Plz do let me know the fix.
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Jul ’21