Use Continuity Camera on your Mac

Continuity Camera works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:

• Your Mac and iPhone or iPad have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
• Your Mac and iPhone or iPad are signed in with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication.
• Your Mac is using macOS Mojave or later and your iPhone or iPad is using iOS 12 or later.

You can use Continuity Camera on your Mac in these supported apps:

1. Open a supported app on your Mac.
2. Take either of these actions:
   • Control-click where you want the photo to be inserted in the app window. From the shortcut menu that appears, choose Insert from iPhone or iPad > Take Photo. You can do this in a Finder window or on the desktop as well.
   • From the File menu (or Insert menu, if applicable), choose Insert from iPhone or iPad > Take Photo.
     
3. The Camera app opens on your iPhone or iPad. Tap  to take a photo, then tap Use Photo. Your photo appears in the window on your Mac.

1. Open a supported app on your Mac.
2. Take either of these actions:
   • Control-click where you want the photo to be inserted in the app window. From the shortcut menu that appears, choose Insert from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents. You can do this in a Finder window or on the desktop as well.
   • From the File menu (or Insert menu, if applicable), choose Insert from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents.
     
3. The Camera app opens on your iPhone or iPad. Place your document in view of the camera and wait for the scan to finish. If you need to manually capture a scan, tap  or one of the Volume buttons, then drag the corners to adjust the scan to fit the page, then tap Keep Scan.
4. Add additional scans to the document or tap Save when you're done. Your scans appear as a PDF in the window on your Mac.