Hi , I have MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013). In the System Preferences it is written that I do not have no handoff option available on my mac. Therefore, I can not pair my Mac with my Iphone. Is it possible to built handoff option in my Mac? Are there maybe some applications available in order to substitute handoff option?
Many thanks in advance.
Best
Petra
MacBook Pro 15", OS X 10.11
While there are several different articles, some not by from Apple support, &/or others
dated and missing information or not correct; most information 'on topic' is Continuity.
• Use Continuity to connect you Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204681
Nine "continuity" features are covered in main article above, with a fair bit of information; these cover
most basics; your MacBook Pro (with Yosemite 10.10.x or Later) should be able to use several of them.
My Late 2012 Mac mini (i7 2.3GHz quad-core) still runs El Capitan 10.11.6 and works well enough with
iPhone SE; however some iOS/macOS system versions may no longer hand-off/share if too far apart.
Other info links, bookmarked, may be helpful from different perspective:
• How to Disable Handoff on Mac OS - osxdaily (2017)
http://osxdaily.com/2017/09/10/how-disable-handoff-mac/
Older (2014) has valid points, may not be adequate for latest details; see newer links in here:
• How to Use Handoff Between a Mac with Mac OS X and iPhone / iPad with iOS
http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/30/use-handoff-mac-os-x-and-ios/
• Handoff for Developers - Apple Developer
https://developer.apple.com/handoff/
While there are several different articles, some not by from Apple support, &/or others
dated and missing information or not correct; most information 'on topic' is Continuity.
• Use Continuity to connect you Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204681
Nine "continuity" features are covered in main article above, with a fair bit of information; these cover
most basics; your MacBook Pro (with Yosemite 10.10.x or Later) should be able to use several of them.
My Late 2012 Mac mini (i7 2.3GHz quad-core) still runs El Capitan 10.11.6 and works well enough with
iPhone SE; however some iOS/macOS system versions may no longer hand-off/share if too far apart.
Other info links, bookmarked, may be helpful from different perspective:
• How to Disable Handoff on Mac OS - osxdaily (2017)
http://osxdaily.com/2017/09/10/how-disable-handoff-mac/
Older (2014) has valid points, may not be adequate for latest details; see newer links in here:
• How to Use Handoff Between a Mac with Mac OS X and iPhone / iPad with iOS
http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/30/use-handoff-mac-os-x-and-ios/
• Handoff for Developers - Apple Developer
https://developer.apple.com/handoff/
Handoff on my Macbook Pro
