How do I stop iPhone XR apps from opening on MacBook Pro?

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How do I stop iPhone XR apps from opening on MacBook Pro?

All of a sudden, my MacBook Pro is opening apps when I open them on my iPhone XR. My iPhone is not plugged into my MBP. This is happening with Mail, Notes, and Messages. Is it a settings issue I can change? The apps close on MBP once I close them on iPhone. They're somehow working in sync with each other, and I don't want that to happen. I'm running Catalina 10.15.4 on MBP and iOS 13.4.1 on iPhone. Driving me nuts, so I appreciate help! Thanks :)

MacBook Pro 15", OS X 10.11

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 9:07 AM

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hayley176

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Apr 21, 2020 9:36 AM in response to Elyse Jankowski

You should be able to turn it off from your iPhone in Settings > General > Handoff and on your Mac in System Preferences > General > "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices".

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Apr 21, 2020 9:33 AM in response to KiltedTim

Any way to have that not happen?

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Apr 21, 2020 9:38 AM in response to hayley176

Thank you Hayley!!

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KiltedTim

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Apr 21, 2020 9:16 AM in response to Elyse Jankowski

It is not 'opening' them. That's part of continuity/handoff. It's letting you know that you can click on that to pick up where you left off in the same app on your phone.

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How do I stop iPhone XR apps from opening on MacBook Pro?

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