Use Handoff to continue tasks on your other Apple devices
With Handoff, you can start work on one Apple device, then switch to another nearby device and pick up where you left off.
Set up Handoff
Make sure that your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch meet the Handoff system requirements and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on.
Make sure that each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple Account.
On each device, make sure that Handoff is turned on. It’s turned on by default.
Mac with macOS Ventura 13 or later: From the Apple menu , choose System Settings. Click General in the sidebar, then click AirDrop & Continuity (or AirDrop & Handoff) on the right. Turn on "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices."
Mac with earlier versions of macOS: From the Apple menu , choose System Preferences. Click General, then select "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices."
iPhone or iPad: Open Settings, tap General, tap AirPlay & Continuity (or AirPlay & Handoff), then turn on Handoff.
Apple Watch: In the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap General, then turn on Enable Handoff. Apple Watch supports handing off from your watch to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Start a task on one device
On your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, open an app that works with Handoff and is also installed on your other device. Then use the app to start a task, such as viewing a webpage or writing an email or document.
Apps that work with Handoff include Calendar, Clock, Contacts, FaceTime, Freeform, Keynote, Mail, Maps, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Reminders, Safari, Stocks, and many third-party apps.
Then continue the task on your other device
Make sure that the device handing off the task is unlocked and near your other device. Then continue the task on your other device.
Continue the task on Mac
Click the app’s Handoff icon in the Dock. The icon includes a small symbol of the device that is handing off the task.
Or press Command (⌘)-Tab on your keyboard and choose the app’s Handoff icon from the App Switcher.
Continue the task on iPhone
Open the App Switcher by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
Tap the app banner at the bottom of the screen.
Continue the task on iPad
Tap the app’s Handoff icon in the Dock. The icon includes a small symbol of the device that is handing off the task.
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Handoff is also required for some other Continuity features, such as Sidecar, Universal Control, and Universal Clipboard.
You can also hand off a FaceTime call to and from Apple Vision Pro.
