No, you do not need to pair your iPhone with the Mac. -- Cheryl
Go beyond the Christmas story this year; meet Immanuel (God with us), Jesus, the crucified Savior, Christ, the risen LORD!!! On Dec 29, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Agent086b <agent0...@internode.on.net> wrote: Hello, do you need to pair your iPhone with the Mac? Max. > On 30 Dec 2014, at 9:58 am, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you command-tab with one of the Macs, do you find the hand off > application? For example, I started reading an email on my iPhone and then > went to my Mac. I used command-tab and stopped on the iPhone handoff Mail > item. I started this message on my iPhone, but finished on my Mac. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain > Lion > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > On Dec 29, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Hello John. >> >> As you say one has to be signed in to I Cloud, bluetooth enabled etc, but, >> let’s say when I see the hand off badge in my Mac be it the Mac mini or I >> Mac, both devices respectively, I Mac, late 2012 and Mac Mini 2014, the >> latest one out. So I locate my mail which is hand off, but I can’t find the >> message that I might be composing which I stopped writing using my I Phone 6 >> plus. I hope you understand what I am saying, I get the Hand off Icon and >> get into the program such as mail but can’t locate my message that I’m >> composing. Any ideas? >> >> Kawal. >>> On 29 Dec 2014, at 21:40, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yosemite for the Mac and iOS 8.X are required on your devices. You have to >>> turn it on in System preferences in the General Pane. Also be sure >>> Bluetooth is enabled and you are signed into iCloud with the same account >>> on all devices. You also have to have it turned on on the other devices. >>> If all of this is done, you should be able to find any applications in the >>> Dock that are being handed off from another device. Equally so, in the >>> lock screen of the iDevice, there will be the name of an app or apps that >>> can be handed off for use there. >>> >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 >>> Mountain Lion >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> >>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 29, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kgli...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can’t get Hand off to work on my I Mac or my Mac mini and the Mac mini >>>> is new. So I’d like to know how it works as well please. >>>> >>>> Kawal. >>>>> On 29 Dec 2014, at 20:18, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It should work with a new Mac as long as you are running Ysomite. >>>>> However, you need to configure it first on all devices before it will >>>>> work properly. It didn't for me until I got all my devices configured to >>>>> work with it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Director >>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>>> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>> >>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 >>>>> Mountain Lion >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> >>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 29, 2014, at 2:13 PM, Lisette Wesseling >>>>>> <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Shawn, >>>>>> I just got a new MBA last month and it still doesn't work. It didn't >>>>>> work on my older Mac, so I thought getting a new one may help. That's >>>>>> not the reason I got a new Mac though (smiles). People rave about hand >>>>>> off and it's just odd that it has never worked for me. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Lisette >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 29/12/2014, at 10:01 pm, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Lisette. How old is your Mac? Apparently hand off only works on 2012 >>>>>>> or later Macs. If it's older than that, the only thing you'll be able >>>>>>> to do is phone calls and text messages. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lisette Wesseling >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 10:11 PM >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: Hand off >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi folks, >>>>>>> Is bluetooth meant to be on for this to work. I have not managed to get >>>>>>> hand off or continuity to work between anything. I can get calls on my >>>>>>> Mac from my iPhone, but handoff has never worked for me. Everything is >>>>>>> signed into the same iCloud account and on the same wifi. >>>>>>> It's very odd. I'm wondering if bluetooth has something to do with it. >>>>>>> How do I know if handoff is working? Where does it appear on the Mac? >>>>>>> Thanks for any thoughts. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lisette >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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