Handoff not working iOS 13!

Just got an Apple Watch and I’ve noticed handoff isn’t working with it or my 2018 iMac (I think it’s a 23”.) I’m on iOS 13.1, iPhone 8.

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Posted on Sep 24, 2019 10:21 PM

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Oct 16, 2019 2:56 PM in response to mark53

Great, glad you were able to resolve! Yes, it is important for handoff or any continuity action that you be signed in with the same Apple ID. For those having issues with this, take a look at the articles I posted earlier:




Hand off tasks from Apple Watch


Use Handoff to continue a task on your other devices


Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch


Apple Watch User Guide



Pick up where you left off with Handoff on Mac


Oct 13, 2019 4:49 AM in response to sXm683

I have an iPhone XR which I recently updated to IOS 13.1.2 and an iPad Air which I updated to IOS 12.4.2 at the same time. Since these updates handoff has stop working on both devices.

Does anyone know what the problem is and how I can rectify it?

I’ve tried switching handoff off and on again on both but it still doesn’t work.

Oct 16, 2019 8:54 AM in response to lxc9828

I called apple support and they fixed it relatively easily, although I can't remember exactly what they did!

As far as i can tell, handoff requires that the devices and computers all have the same Apple ID, and they need to be exactly the same. So if one device is on yourname@mac.com and the computer is on yourname@icloud.com, the handoff may not work. In any event it is not a bug per se, but you need to set things up properly.

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