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I must be doing something wrong. I have sharing for safari turned off (Settings...accounts...iCloud) on both my macBook (Big Sur) and iPad (15.X), yet whenever I visit a webpage on my iPad it gives me a notification on my macBook (the safari icon gets the little iPad added to it and if I click on it, it opens the page).
How do I turn this off?
Hi G_Luv,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand that you'd like to prevent Safari sharing sites between your iPad and MacBook. You've done a great job so far! We're here to help.
It sounds like you have Handoff enabled on your Mac. This feature allows you to work on an app on one device and continue your work with another nearby device. To turn this feature off on the Mac go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > General > Deselect " Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices". Take a look at the following resource for more information on this feature: Use Handoff to continue tasks on you other devices
Have a nice day!
Hi G_Luv,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand that you'd like to prevent Safari sharing sites between your iPad and MacBook. You've done a great job so far! We're here to help.
It sounds like you have Handoff enabled on your Mac. This feature allows you to work on an app on one device and continue your work with another nearby device. To turn this feature off on the Mac go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > General > Deselect " Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices". Take a look at the following resource for more information on this feature: Use Handoff to continue tasks on you other devices
Have a nice day!
Thanks. That did it. I'll look into Handoff a little more and see if I actually want it -- at least now I know what I'm looking for.
G_Luv,
Thanks for following up. We're glad that resolved the issue! Feel free to use Apple Support Communities for future technical questions or issues. We're all here to help.
Take care!
safari keeps sharing sites between devices, even though I have sharing turned off
