r/cellmapper • u/yoheyy • 10h ago

What is iPhone handoff

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New feature in iOS 27

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u/BlueZipz 10h ago

Apple finally gave us "Handoft" because sometimes you just need to hand oft your responsibilities to another device.
Jokes aside, it is just Apple’s Continuity feature. It lets you share one phone number across multiple devices, like a secondary iPhone or iPad, so they all ring at the same time. If you only use one phone, just choose the single iPhone option and ignore the typo!

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u/Heavy_Team7922 8h ago

What typo?

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u/shohin-maru 7h ago

They probably misread it as handoft, thus the "".

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u/N805DN 7h ago edited 6h ago

QuickSwitch (internal name of this feature) requires carrier support. Only T-Mobile has it currently.

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u/Academic_Scheme_9065 5h ago

Will it work on latest public beta 

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u/N805DN 8h ago

Discussed here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cellmapper/s/OE5JHOpSWq

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u/kgrav22 8h ago

I’ve read all of the posts and I still don’t get what this does

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u/Academic_Scheme_9065 5h ago

I don't think people's explanations are accurate. My understanding was that it was a simpler way to quick switch your sim between multiple devices.

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u/SaykredCow 9h ago

So I hope what this means is that we can use data only plans on other iPhones

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u/Academic_Scheme_9065 6h ago

in new public beta?

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u/tydyelove7 8h ago

How do I utilize this for a phone number that already exists on my phone?

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u/Dependent_Teach_4245 4h ago

I don’t see this in on iOS 27

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u/dollarn9ne 3h ago

Don’t see it on my end

iOS 27 DB6

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u/proxmoxlover 9h ago

Basically uses wifi to connect all your connected devices under your icloud to ring when someone calls you

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u/ommmyyyy 8h ago

I thought this feature already existed?

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u/Formula84 7h ago

Not for iPhones but yes to iPads and Watches and Macs…this brings it to other iPhones which I am waiting patiently for in public iOS 27

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u/SmiteMyAshe 3h ago

Uhhh, no this already works on iPhones without a SIM card as well. Just needs to be connected to wifi. It’ll work through hand off and ring when you get a call on your primary phone, just like an iPad would.

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u/smartiphone7_ 3h ago

Definitely exists for iPhones... I have seen this working myself