handoff works one way, not the other

I have a similar problem with handoffs feature and the only difference being that for me it works in the opposite direction

I Guess ios 8.1 on Monday will sort that out.

Make sure that you're not using the "Private Browsing" on either device. Handoff will not notify you about a page you are on in Safari if you have privacy mode enabled on your device.

This cleared up my problem for me when I was using Safari on my phone and wasn't getting notification on my Mac.

Thanks a lot but my problem is the other way round I cannot get that little lighting to show up on my iPhone

Just was reading this post(iOS device wasn't showing up, but mac showed up on iOS), and checked the private browsing on my phone. Mine was off, however after turning it on(private mode) then off, it all started working. I would totally try this out, and that may help for those who are iOS to mac only.

Well...your bluetooth is turned on for both devices. You're on the same network (wifi and or wired). Your privacy mode is off on both devices. You have signed in to iCloud on both devices using the same ID for each. On your iOS, you went to General>Handoff & Suggested Apps>and checked to see that Handoff is turned on. You can transfer from your Macbook Air to your iOS device, but not the other way around.

BTW: The indicator that the hand off has occurred is to the left of the Finder icon on your Mac icon tray. I thought it would pop up on the app...like a little notification on Safari, or Maps, or whatever...but it's located to the left of the Finder icon.

I would also turn off my iOS (iPhone) give it a minute or so, and then restart it. Making sure that wifi, and bluetooth are up and running, and that you're signed in to iCloud.

Other than that, I'm at a loss. I'm sorry it's giving you a hard time. I hope you find a solution sooner rather than later.

ohayobear, I'm in the exact same boat as you. It was actually working perfectly yesterday, but today it's only one-sided just like yours.

Odd thing I noticed...when loading Safari on my iPhone it endlessly loads (loading animation on top left circles forever) even if the webpage is fully loaded. The bluetooth symbol blinks on occasion as well. It never did that before. Maybe the iPhone trying to Handoff, but it can't?

Tried everything listed here. Even tried signing out of my iCloud (on both devices) and restarting. Nothing is working. Is this just a bug? Is my iPhone at fault or my Macbook? Either my Macbook is not receiving or my iPhone is not sending.

Oh, and also Airdrop also only works one way. I can send from Macbook to iPhone, but not from iPhone to Macbook.

Hi I have a similar issue and what I can tell you after spending 2 days investigating is that Apple is having so many issues with this and there is nothing wrong in your devices. So please wait because what Apple support is doing is opening tickets and waiting for an answer from the engineers. In my case I am not able to call from my mac because it says my iPhone should used the same iCloud and FaceTime account.

I just gave up because it depends on the Apples' side, if the answer they provide me can work for you I will update this post.

Regards,

Jonathan M.

Thanks, Jonathan157.

If it can help, I post the same message I posted in a similar thread, as I have 2 iOS devices, iPhone and iPad, an iMac and a MBP Retina 13" that's the one that gives problems but ONLY with official Yosemite. If I use the beta I've installed on a USB disk, everything goes well.

Here's my experience:

I've the same problem as fxdr, on my MacBookPro Retina 13" early 2013.

Main problem is that Continuity works from iOS devices (iPad Air & iPhone 5s) to MBP but not in opposite way.

I already tried to log off and back on in iCloud on all devices, as suggested here by Chris (this topic was one of the first resources I found) without definitive results. On the contrary, it seemed to give me some problems (now vanished) between iOS devices, as they stopped working too. doing it again fixed it

Some more details:

1) both iOS devices work like a charm with my iMac late 2012: first tests were with MBP because I had the chance to update it first.

2) both iOS devices work like a charm with the MBP IF I USE Yosemite BETA that I've installed on an external USB disk. It worked before official release and still works (again tested few hours ago)

3) sometimes, on "normal" MBP, on its own, it starts work or stops without any advice, or works with iPhone but not with iPad or viceversa.

4) It seemed to work when I deactivated FileVault on MBP (Yosemite setup asked for it to activate on first start, while it didn't on iMac, and so I did) but, after some time, it started again to give problems.

5) when I power on MBP with "normal" disk and Yosemite official, if it works, it's not immediate. It starts working after 10-15 minutes. With USB disk and Beta, it's immediate

6) for example, now, with battery at 14% it works from iOS device to MBP only with both devices in both ways, but 30 minutes ago, it didn't in both ways. Powered up iMac and everything works in a flash.

Now, I'm waiting for a call from Apple support. Then, if I can't find a solution, I'll try a recovery. Any suggestions?

Worked straight away thanks for the tip[

I've had the same problem. The continuity features like sms on mac, handoff mac->iPhone worked fine, but iPhone->mac did not. Just resolved it by restarting my iPhone and then macbook air too. Works perfectly :-)