Handoff

Hello
I tried to install Handoff but it doesn't work.
I have Iphone 6 IOS8.0.2 and mac pro last generation on 10.9.5
Explanations on apple.com about handoff are too light,
I need more because I tried everything and nothing happened
I don't understand how to pair devices in ICloud for example
and I would like to use my mac to call, but it's the same thing : it never works.
Best regards
Gabriel Goubet

OK. The reason I asked for details is because this does work for me.
I found what you were referring to on page 18.
Persoanlly I find handoff a pain to activate because with Touch ID activated I wake and instantly unlock the iPhone with a single press but here is how I found handover to work from my watch to iPhone.
I opened a message conversation on the watch - purposely I did not choose the last person I was writing to. Then, I woke my phone with the power button to see the lock screen. Then I could see the messages icon in the bottom left of the phone lock screen and when I slid that icon up (and then entered my password) the phone unlocked into the messages app and the specific conversation I choose.
With Mail, very similar except after Mail opened it did not go to the particular thread - I got an error to say communication with my phone was lost.
Of course, ensure Bluetooth is on on your iPhone.
If this doesn't work for you. Try resetting or repairing your watch but otherwise I'd say you need to call Apple support.

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Hi all,
I have an extremely strange issue on my rMBP which has not been solved yet despite over 2 hours on the phone with Apple support, and another hour after being put through to a Senior Advisor, and several online chats.
I have a Apple Certified Refurbished Late 2013 Retina Macbook Pro, which has a 2.3Ghz i7, 16GB of RAM, 500 Flash Storage and the NVIDIA discrete graphics. It was purchased in December 2014 on the Apple Store. It is running 10.10.2.
For some reason, my computer WILL NOT register with iCloud. Messages and Facetime both would not work, my iPhone 4S which is capable of text message forwarding would not recognise it and allow me to turn it on. Handoff, Continuity and Instant Hotspot - basically any of the features to do with iCloud or connecting to another device - do not work.
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I contacted Apple on Wednesday night and ended up talking to several different people, the Senior Advisor was the most helpful - really tried to help me figure out what was wrong, and to fix it - wonderful help, really was. They used screen sharing and were quite confused. They figured out as well that Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and all those other features don't work either. At this point, they made me update to 10.10.2 to see if it was an issue with the update, but to no avail.
Eventually, the SA checked my iCloud account and saw that the computer hadn't even connected to iCloud, and wasn't even showing up as one of my devices, despite the fact that I had signed into iCloud on this computer.
The SA told me that he suspected it must have been something to do with hardware, but didn't know what it could be. He said the only time he had seen this before was on a refurbished laptop when the serial number hadn't been put back on, but my serial number was there, so he said it must have been something to do with Bluetooth or Wifi.
Wireless seems to work completely fine, but there is a strange thing with Bluetooth in which within System report says that the computer is not discoverable or connectable, despite the fact that in the Menu Bar it says it is on and discoverable. It becomes discoverable and connectable once you toggle the switch in System Preferences.
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HT6337 HandOff feature does NOT work

HandOff feature does NOT work on my iPhone6 and iPad Air.
I have the latest updates (iOS 8.1) installed and my MBP is on Yosemite 10.10...
I have my iPad Air, iPhone6, and MBP on the same network.
And, I have bluetooth enabled.
Yet, I don't see the handOff icon appear on any of my mobile devices...
Am I missing something??
Does setting a password on all my devices affect this feature?

Hello LoreZyra,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To get Handoff working between your devices, please take a look at the article below for settings needed to be configured on your devices.
Check your settings
Check the following settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network by going to Settings > Wi-Fi and comparing the name of the network each is on.
Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps and make sure Handoff is on.
Go to Settings > Phone. If you seeWi-Fi Calling, turn it off.
Check the following settings on your Mac:
Go to the Wi-Fi icon at the top of your screen and turn on Wi-Fi if necessary.
Make sure your Mac and iOS devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iOS device and compare the name of the network with the Wi-Fi network on your Mac.
Go to the Bluetooth icon at the top of your screen and turn on Bluetooth if necessary.
In System Preferences > General, select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.” If you don't see this setting, your Mac may not support Handoff.
Open the FaceTime app, go to FaceTime > Preferences and turn on “iPhone Cellular Calls.”
Go to System Preferences, and sign out and then sign in again to your iCloud account.
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Take care,
Alex H.

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-chris.

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Dear all,
I'm using iPhone 6 and Macbook Pro Retina 2014 mid and getting some trouble with using continuity on Yosemite.
Before I use iPhone 5s 16G(IOS 8.1.1)when it was not thrown to the water , continuity does work so well. But after that, replacing it for iPhone 6, it does not.
I think it could be happen since my previous iPhone 5s cannot be logout from iCloud but i don't know why exactly.
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-Soen

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Hi,
I have been trying to use handoff(Continuity) between my iPad mini and iPhone 6 both using iOS 8.1.
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Its a shame one of the main features I was looking forward to I am unable to use (I can't even use it on my mac because it is outdated!)
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Your post reads like you think that you are reporting a bug to Apple but be advised that this is a user-to-user technical help forum. You aren't talking to Apple here just other users like yourself. This isn't a bug reporting forum.
To report a problem to Apple use: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
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I'm not sure but I haven't seen anything on the Apple site that indicates that it would not work. The following troubleshooting documents may help: Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite - Apple Support
Note in particular the Mac models supported. The other thing that occurs to me is that in addition to being on the same network they would have to be within Bluetooth range of each other.

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Hey Ultimatesh,
Thanks for the question. Based on what you stated, it seems like you want to know about needing to use an iCloud account. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity
How to get started:
Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Mario

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I Have just updated my 3rd generation iPad to iOS 8.0, and the first thing I looked for was the handoff feature, but the switch is not showing. I turned it on on my iPhone 5s running iOS 8. I thought it'd work after turning Bluetooth on, but nothing changed.

Handoff is not available on the third generation iPad. It works on the iPad 4 and up.
Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. Click here to see complete list.
Continuity features are available on iPhone 5 or later, iPad (4th generation), iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina display, and iPod touch (5th generation).
Additional charges may apply when using your device’s cellular network.
*Check with your carrier for hotspot availability.
https://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/continuity/

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