cyrusdubash

Q: Yosemite : Handoffs Problem

I used to use the Public Beta version of Yosemite and this was working fine.

 

But on installing the Official Version last night, the Handoffs continuity feature only works in one direction that is from iPhone 5 to iMac.

 

If I open safari or Mail on my iPhone, I can see the icon on the Dock of the iMac. But if i open the same apps on my iMac, i am unable to see the little icon on my iPhone and continue on my iPhone.

 

I have checked all the settings on both devices. I have also rebooted both devices.

 

On calling Apple they say they don't have much information on this as it is new to them.

 

If anyone has a solution, please do reply.

 

Thanks so much

 

Cyrus !

iMac, iOS 8, late 2013 model 21.5"

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 9:22 PM

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  • by tjnelsonjunior,

    tjnelsonjunior tjnelsonjunior Oct 16, 2014 9:24 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 16, 2014 9:24 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    +1 re: everything.

     

    latest PB worked perfectly. upgraded my Mavericks partition, now it's one way. spotty at best.

  • by cyrusdubash,

    cyrusdubash cyrusdubash Oct 16, 2014 9:29 PM in response to tjnelsonjunior
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    Oct 16, 2014 9:29 PM in response to tjnelsonjunior

    yes it is one way, so you are not able to see the little icon on the iPhone's lock screen ?

     

    Are you facing the same problem as I am?

     

    Thanks Cyrus !

  • by cyrusdubash,

    cyrusdubash cyrusdubash Oct 16, 2014 9:31 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 16, 2014 9:31 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    I hope they rectify it. I thought this version would work better with less glitches compared to the PB !

  • by tjnelsonjunior,

    tjnelsonjunior tjnelsonjunior Oct 16, 2014 10:00 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 16, 2014 10:00 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    yup! same issue. although now it appears the "one-way" direction has changed. now Mac to iPhone works. but not the other way around.

     

     

     

    edit for system info:

    MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) - OSX 10.10

    iPhone 6 - iOS 8.0.2

     

    *update*

    - turned off iPhone

    - turned off Bluetooth on Mac

    - waited a few minutes and turned Bluetooth back on

    - waited a few minutes and powered on the phone

    - works (two-ways)!

  • by cyrusdubash,

    cyrusdubash cyrusdubash Oct 16, 2014 10:02 PM in response to tjnelsonjunior
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    Oct 16, 2014 10:02 PM in response to tjnelsonjunior

    Lol

  • by alecf1,

    alecf1 alecf1 Oct 17, 2014 4:53 AM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 4:53 AM in response to cyrusdubash

    yep same issues. iphone 5 to mac did work, now stopped.  but never got mac to iphone working.  also not to ipad 3, cannt rember if ipad to mac worked, but no  enable handoff option on ipad under General.

     

    dosent seem as seemless as the demo yesterday.

     

    is info stored in icloud or sent locally via Bluetooth?

     

    as always Bluetooth not working, don't think ever has properly. devices cant see each other even side by side.

  • by cyrusdubash,

    cyrusdubash cyrusdubash Oct 17, 2014 5:29 AM in response to alecf1
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    Oct 17, 2014 5:29 AM in response to alecf1

    I guess we will have to wait for iOS 8 .1 that releases on Monday. Hopefully everything is going to just work once we have it.

  • by alecf1,

    alecf1 alecf1 Oct 17, 2014 7:21 AM in response to alecf1
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    Oct 17, 2014 7:21 AM in response to alecf1

    working now, though as pointed out ipad 3 not supported for handoff, hence no General - handoff option. Though can answer calls from iphone on ipad3. not sure handoff is worth an ipad upgrade just yet.

  • by argonman,

    argonman argonman Oct 17, 2014 7:49 AM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 7:49 AM in response to cyrusdubash

    I'll be damned -- I have a 5S with latest 8.x.x or whatever it is -- and upgraded my Mac from Mavericks to Yosemite.

     

    Same as you -- seemingly, iPhone to Mac works fine but Mac to iPhone does not.

     

    All my settings look correct, as you noticed for yourself as well.

     

    I have a 5S on ATT and a Macbook Air; just bought the 13" version with 8GB of RAM a few days ago, actually.

     

    I also noticed -- if you set Chrome as your default browser on Mac -- and then say, open a page on the iPhone, it'll show the handoff icon on the Mac and it'll open Chrome, as it should -- but Chrome opens to whatever is default; in other words, it doesn't seem to handoff properly unless your default is Safari.

  • by Steve Constantinou,

    Steve Constantinou Steve Constantinou Oct 17, 2014 9:05 AM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 9:05 AM in response to cyrusdubash

    I could use handoff fine in my beta, since yosemite its stopped, all is setup correctly bluetooth is on but can't carry on using safari on either iMac or 6 plus

  • by orchetect,

    orchetect orchetect Oct 17, 2014 5:35 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 5:35 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    Similar inconsistency for me, too.

     

    I could AirDrop & Handoff from my Mac to the iPhone, but not the other way around.

     

    I find rebooting my iPhone will temporarily fix the problem and restore proper 2-way AirDrop & Handoff.

     

    But I think when you take the iPhone out of range, or reboot your Mac, or something (not sure what exactly, yet), it breaks the 2-way functionality.

     

    (I'm using a mid-2013 MacBook Air on Yosemite 10.10.0 & iPhone 5 on iOS 8.0.2)

  • by LandRoverNC,

    LandRoverNC LandRoverNC Oct 17, 2014 6:58 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 6:58 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    Same issue. Macbook Pro 2013, iPhone 6 iOS 8, iPad Air iOS8...bluetooth will not pair to any device.  Devices showing up duplicated in Settings-> Bluetooth.  None will pair and the 'Forget this Device' option is greyed out.

     

    Not a great start.  8.1 maybe fixes?

     

    Billy

  • by utMike,

    utMike utMike Oct 17, 2014 8:41 PM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Oct 17, 2014 8:41 PM in response to cyrusdubash

    Resetting PRAM helped my case which was similar. With the Mac OFF, turn on and immediately press option+command+P+R and keep pressed until you've heard the startup tone twice then release. You may have to re-pair devices after this

  • by argonman,

    argonman argonman Oct 17, 2014 9:08 PM in response to utMike
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    Oct 17, 2014 9:08 PM in response to utMike

    Interesting, so as of about 15 min ago -- seems to work much more consistently... and in both directions.  For instance, composing this now and on my lock screen, I have a Safari icon so that is good.

     

    Only complaint now really is the default browser deal.  I want Chrome on my Mac to be default and when I 'handoff' from phone to Mac, it should work.  It'll open Chrome, but Chrome opens to whatever it is configured for as far as start pages -- seemingly, doesn't do the handoff.

     

    The rest of handoff seems to be working though now.  Just literally started about 15 min ago.  Maybe it was / is a server side issue?

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