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Calling from Yosemite does not work at all. It attempts a call using iPhone but then it say "Call failed" / "Try Again" Anyone has a cure?
EDIT: Yes I am on WiFi. Both the phone and the computer are on the same WiFi. iPhone is running iOS8...
I think it requires iOS 8.1. Gonna have to wait till Monday.
I think it requires iOS 8.1. Gonna have to wait till Monday.
Turns out it works, but the computer must be only on WiFi. Not on WiFi and wire. In my case the WiFi and Wire connections were on two different subnets and it would not work. Once I unplugged the ethernet cable form the Thunderbolt monitor the MacBook was left with WiFi only and it worked after that.
Yes it worked for me before my wifi went down, doesn't require 8.1 I don't think, sms does however, try a restart of iPhone and Mac, but also remember to check the comparability list to make sure machine is new enough, if it is not, then you will not get it to work...
Oh, so SMS doesn't work but phone calls will work now? Weird.
test messages will not work because you need to buy a new mac for it to work, people whoi have older mac, ie macbook pro 2012 will not support it.
bit of a bad apple
My macbook pro is 6 months old. It's not an age issue. Restarted everything and I'm still not getting any ability to make a call from OSX. Phone icons are grayed out. I'm not going to hijack this thread, though.
I have MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012). SMS works. Phone from MacBook also works. Just need to be on the same WiFi as the iPhone.
If the MacBook is connected to ethernet and WiFi and the ethernet, and WiFi are on two different subnets then it will not work.
Handover for iMessage, Mail and Safari works. So does the phone call.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) OS X 10.10 (build 14A389)
iPhone 5s iOS 8.0.2 (build 12A405)
I've been trying to get the calling from my Mac working also, but can't seem to figure it out. The iPhone and Mac are both on the same WiFi network, but nothing happens when I go to my contacts and try to call a non-iPhone user. Also, I tried to use Handoff as well and it didn't seem to work either. I had a Safari page open on my Mac but it didn't show up on my iPhone anywhere. I've got iOS 8.0.2 on the phone, and the Mac is a Mid 2012 Pro non-Retina.
When trying to initiate a call from Yosemite I'm get the following message:
"iPhone Calls Not Available - Your iPhone is not configured to allow calls using your Mac"
I then get "Try Again" and "Cancel" buttons. The message appears as a notification in the top right corner (if that matters).
Anyone seeing this? I have an iPhone 6 with the latest firmware, 8.0.2, but I don't see anything in Settings that would enable/disable this feature.
While reading a review I realized that maybe my iPhone has to be paired to my iMac via Bluetooth but I'm getting an "unsupported" message on my iPhone when I try to pair the two devices.
So maybe Bluetooth isn't the answer? Not sure. Hopefully I'm not the only one having this issue.
I also tried Bluetooth and had the same issue as above occur. Anyone know exactly what is needed for all of this to work, in terms of settings and the such?
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) OS X 10.10 (build 14A389)
iPhone 5s iOS 8.0.2 (build 12A405)
Here is how I got it to work:
1) Make sure that your iPhone and Mac are on the same subnet (could be on WiFi and ethernet as long as they are on the same subnet)
2) On the iPhone go to Settings / iCloud and make sure you are signed in with same Apple ID to iCloud as on your Mac
3) On your Mac go to Apple / System Preferences / iCloud and make sure you are signed in with the same Apple ID as on iPhone
4) On the iPhone go to Settings / FaceTime and enable "iPhone Cellular Calls". On that same screen make sure you are using same Apple ID as in step 2 and 3
5) Restart your iPhone
6) On your Mac go to Apple / System Preferences and double check that under "General" you have "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices" checked
Make phone call from you Mac. Start iMessage on your Mac and finish it on iPhone, start email on your iPhone finish it on your Mac etc.
I started to go through your path to achieving the calls, but when I looked in Settings -> FaceTime on my iPhone, there was nothing saying I could enable "iPhone Cellular Calls." All that was there was the typical FaceTime username and the such. The iPhone is new also.
Do you have iOS 8? Specifically iOS 8.0.2?
You should see this under Settings / FaceTime
Okay, I didn't have that at all before. I do now, after signing into iCloud first though. I never use iCloud nor have used iCloud in the past, so evidently you must now to use these new features, which is somewhat disappointing.
phone call from Yosemite does not work
