cyrusdubash

Q: Yosemite : Handoffs Problem

I used to use the Public Beta version of Yosemite and this was working fine.

 

But on installing the Official Version last night, the Handoffs continuity feature only works in one direction that is from iPhone 5 to iMac.

 

If I open safari or Mail on my iPhone, I can see the icon on the Dock of the iMac. But if i open the same apps on my iMac, i am unable to see the little icon on my iPhone and continue on my iPhone.

 

I have checked all the settings on both devices. I have also rebooted both devices.

 

On calling Apple they say they don't have much information on this as it is new to them.

 

If anyone has a solution, please do reply.

 

Thanks so much

 

Cyrus !

iMac, iOS 8, late 2013 model 21.5"

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 9:22 PM

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  • by casey-al,

    casey-al casey-al Nov 25, 2014 7:03 PM in response to sgmerley
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    Nov 25, 2014 7:03 PM in response to sgmerley

    Well, sgmerley is right however i have some bad news and some good news. First the bad news...on November 18 I installed the latest OS X 10.10.1 on my Early 2011 MacBook Pro (with the BTLE4.0 hardware installed) and updated my iPhone 6 to IOS 8.1.1 and handoff quit working altogether -- but we knew that would happen! So, the good news is I reinstalled and ran dokterdoks continuity handoff tool v1.1.2 and followed the post-install instructions (most notably resetting my iCloud account) and handoff has been working in both directions flawlessly ever since.

  • by rrooobb,

    rrooobb rrooobb Nov 26, 2014 10:31 AM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Nov 26, 2014 10:31 AM in response to cyrusdubash

    Try this.

    Attempt to "pair" your iPhone with your desktop computer, by opening the bluetooth settings on each, and waiting (may take a while) for them to "discover" each other. When the box appears on your phone, asking if you want pair, push the one that says "yes." The computer and/or phone will pop up a dialogue box that says the "device is not supported." Nonetheless, the two devices have now said hello to each other.

    This has worked for me, at least so far. Following my completion of this, handoff works in both directions.

  • by tweakbsd,

    tweakbsd tweakbsd Dec 3, 2014 6:46 PM in response to sgmerley
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    Dec 3, 2014 6:46 PM in response to sgmerley

    Since I had, or sometimes still have, issues with Handoff between my Mac and iPhone I investigated a lot in this drama. Their are many parts involved in getting it work which made it really hard to pinpoint where the problem is at the beginning.

     

    So I like to share the knowledge I have now, about the involved processes and for what they are responsible for:

     

    cloudpaird -> Daemon responsible to registers your device for Handoff and Continuity after signing in to iCloud. If you encounter one-way problems and never got the other direction working,  killing this process may help it could be your device failed to register at all. 

     

    identityservicesd -> When you are logged in to iCloud this daemon enables your registered device of the current session for Handoff and Continuity. This info was obtained from my logs. Which was:

     

    identityservicesd[2765]: [Warning] Broadcasting no devices for account IDSDAccount: 0x7f881a62ab70 [Service: IDSDService: 0x7f881a412290 [Identifier: com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth Display Name: Continuity Auth Topic: com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth   Service: com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth   Protocol: com.apple.private.alloy] Login: XXX@XXX UniqueID: XXXXX-C5XX-XXXX-A6XX-DFXXXXDF569 Account Type: Apple ID Registration: (null)  Registered: YES  Linked Accounts: (null)] even though we have some.

     

    identityservicesd[2765]: [Warning] Broadcasting no devices for account IDSDAccount: 0x7f881a520470 [Service: IDSDService: 0x7f881a412bb0 [Identifier: com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing Display Name: iCloudPairing Topic: com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing   Service: com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing   Protocol: com.apple.private.alloy] Login: XXX@XXX UniqueID: XXXXX-C5XX-XXXX-A6XX-DFXXXXDF569 Account Type: Apple ID Registration: (null)  Registered: YES  Linked Accounts: (null)] even though we have some.

     

    There were some other interesting reverse-DNS style names I ommit here for the sake of cleanliness.

    So killing this one can also help. My problems with identityservicesd have been resolved after resetting my login keychain.

     

    sharingd -> Responsible for Handoff advertising and scanning. Check your logs for "Starting Handoff advertising" if you only see "Stopping Handoff advertising"  Re-enable "Allow Handoff between your Mac and iDevices" in System Settings. If that doesn't help. Kill it. It is also responsible for AirDrop between iOS and OS X aka BTLE sharing. If AirDrop doesn't work this is almost the failing process.

     

    imagent -> Agent responsible for SMS relaying. If you have problems receiving the code on your Mac. Then you probably see this in your log


    imagent[587]: [Warning] ********** We received an imcomming pin code alert from a non SMS Device

     

    right after tapping on your iPhone to activate message forwarding which is a great error. Thanks Apple for being so specific and saying an iPhone is a non SMS device. But killing this process and trying again a few times should fix your problem. 

     

    So hopefully you have some luck and get your features working until Apple fixes all of that and stability improves which each new release of OS X and iOS.

  • by Michael Rogers4,

    Michael Rogers4 Michael Rogers4 Dec 24, 2014 9:27 AM in response to tjnelsonjunior
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    Dec 24, 2014 9:27 AM in response to tjnelsonjunior

    I didn't have to wait a few minutes, but I did follow your suggestions.

     

    Thanks!

     

    Michael

  • by BenjamanX,

    BenjamanX BenjamanX Feb 3, 2015 1:26 AM in response to cyrusdubash
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    Feb 3, 2015 1:26 AM in response to cyrusdubash

    I had the same problem, only unidirectional Handoff from MBP to iPhone (and 3 iPads) working. Not the other way around. Also noticed that iCloud tabs weren't working with iPhone. Followed this procedure from Apple support Set up and use iCloud Tabs - Apple Support and it fixed my Handoff problem as well.

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