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Bluetooth LE Adapters Don't Enable OS X Yosemite's 'Handoff' on Older Macs
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My late-2011 MacBook Pro (no Bluetooth LE) that doesn't have access to Handoff can piggyback off my iPhone 5 (running the newest iOS 8 beta) for SMS and Phone Calls. I'm not sure if it is supposed to be able to or not, but it has retained that ability through the last few developer betas. (I think all continuity features are disabled for public betas since iOS 8 is not available to the public even in beta, but they work just fine in the developer betas)
But if I remember correct in the presentation at WWDC it was mentioned that what if you have left your phone in a different room. You could pick up calls etc rite on your Mac. So wouldnt WIFI be better in such scenarios.
Also now that iOS 8 is out, hope we get to see some good news for us old iMac users.
Also now that iOS 8 is out, hope we get to see some good news for us old iMac users.
Apple has a long history of crippling their own older hardware as well (i.e. even if it's capable of the new feature, they won't support it since they want you to buy a newer computer/phone/pad from them. Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching!) However, this is from a company that won't even regularly UPDATE their own freaking hardware in a timely fashion (e.g. No new iPod Touch now for YEARS, no new Mac Pro for so many years until this past one, no new Mac Mini update since 2012, etc.) So it's both ironic and hypocritical that Apple wants you to upgrade, but yet often offers you no upgrade path to upgrade to.
Exactly, I'm mostly done with Apple. Don't get me wrong, Google (as an example) can be pretty terrible about this too (e.g. no KitKat for the Galaxy Nexus).... BUT, the Nexus is cheap enough to seriously consider annual upgrades.
It will do phone calls, as they go via WiFi, but the other handoff features will not work ( email etc.)
I read the rest of the forum, but it seems nobody else is working with the same model as I am.
What should I do if I want handoff support for my Early 2008 MBP (4,1)?
I'd prefer an easy internal fix but I can live with giving up a USB port too I guess.
What should I do if I want handoff support for my Early 2008 MBP (4,1)?
I'd prefer an easy internal fix but I can live with giving up a USB port too I guess.
need WiFi direct also
Handoff items that will work over the same WiFi network will work with any Mac, but, those that require BT LE & WiFi Direct (AirDrop), will not. A BT LE adapter isn't enough, the WiFi in my Mac, anyway, doesn't have WiFi direct hardware. (mid-2010 MacBook pro). This also limits how much AirPlay I can do with it.
EDIT: and don't forget, AirDrop was on Macs first, works only between Macs for those Macs that don't have BT LE or WiFi Direct. These Macs will show supported for AirDrop, but, this is not saying it's going to work between iOS & Mac.
Handoff items that will work over the same WiFi network will work with any Mac, but, those that require BT LE & WiFi Direct (AirDrop), will not. A BT LE adapter isn't enough, the WiFi in my Mac, anyway, doesn't have WiFi direct hardware. (mid-2010 MacBook pro). This also limits how much AirPlay I can do with it.
EDIT: and don't forget, AirDrop was on Macs first, works only between Macs for those Macs that don't have BT LE or WiFi Direct. These Macs will show supported for AirDrop, but, this is not saying it's going to work between iOS & Mac.
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Sorry for the necro on this thread, but it's the first google result, so I thought I'd try to clear this up...
If all you're interested in is phone call and SMS forwarding, then you don't need Handoff or the newer bluetooth stuff.
I'm basing this on personal experience -- I'm running the PB GM candidate and 8.1 on my 5s, and I've just made and received phone calls, as well as forwarded text messages.
Hi, i wanna upgrade my macbook pro 15 mid 2009. Can you help me? I'd like to have wifi ac and bluetooth 4.0.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Hi
hi, i have bought this: http://www.ebay.it/itm/181509825547?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
this is the output:
i have tried: "sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior="always""
without solution, any idea?
bye
EDIT: i have a macbook pro early 2011 with yosemite dp5
EDITX2: This worked for me https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1747240/
hi, i have bought this: http://www.ebay.it/itm/181509825547?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
this is the output:
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.3.0f10 14890
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: ############
Address: ############
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: No
Instant Hotspot Supported: No
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702A3
Firmware Version: v147 c5799
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x821D
HCI Version: 0x6
HCI Revision: 0x16A7
LMP Version: 0x6
LMP Subversion: 0x2293
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Portable
Composite Class Of Device: 0x38010C
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x03
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: ############
Address: ############
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: No
Instant Hotspot Supported: No
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702A3
Firmware Version: v147 c5799
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x821D
HCI Version: 0x6
HCI Revision: 0x16A7
LMP Version: 0x6
LMP Subversion: 0x2293
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Portable
Composite Class Of Device: 0x38010C
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x03
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
i have tried: "sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior="always""
without solution, any idea?
bye
EDIT: i have a macbook pro early 2011 with yosemite dp5
EDITX2: This worked for me https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1747240/
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Has anyone tested this since Yosemite is officially released? Any change or do external Bluetooth 4 adapters still not work?
Even my 4+ year-old 2010 MacBook Pro with an SSD is an excellent and pretty fast machine. So I'd really prefer to just be able to add on a USB Bluetooth 4.0 adapter.
I can believe it - quadcore processors for the past 4/5 years are very fast.
Maxing memory to 32MB and adding SSD does wonders. The BT4 can be added - there is a forum Post How-To. I miss USB3... but there's workarounds for that - external devices.
Sadly, I believe this article is correct. I have an IOGEAR GBU521, which uses the same chipset Apple has used in several of their Macs, works well with Hackintoshes according to several sources, and which works perfectly fine to enable Bluetooth 4.0, including the Low Energy profile that Handoff apparently requires. I have successfully used the IOGEAR device to pair a Griffin PowerMate Bluetooth to a MacBook (late 2008, aluminum) and Mac mini (early or mid 2009? not sure when these came out) that lack native support for BT 4.0, and they work fine for that purpose with some effort.
What was the effort? I had to use Bluetooth Explorer to switch the "active" interface from the default controller to the IOGEAR one (really a Broadcom chip). Bluetooth Explorer is available as part of Hardware IO Tools for Xcode, which you can download from Apple's developer site. You'll need to use it and go to the Tools > HCI Controller Selector menu item, then choose the desired device. It says your change won't persist after a reboot, but in my case it does, so I never really have needed to do this again.
Sadly, while that worked (and was necessary) for the PowerMate, it doesn't seem to be doing anything for Handoff. Apple may be limiting this to specific Macs, whether intentional (because they want to encourage new purchases) or accidental (because they may not have thought about this situation), but it seems clear that meeting all the apparent actual hardware requirements isn't quite enough.
And if there's anything else you should need to do to let your Mac be aware that it supports all these features, I don't know what else that would be.
I was actually able to enable Handoff and Continuity on a 2010 Macbook Pro and a much older iMac without buying anything. You need to enable your email addresses (and phone number) under iMessage -> Preferences -> Accounts -> Your email address by checking your phone number and any other email addresses. After that try enabling Text Message Forwarding on your iPhone.
iMessage/Text Message and phone calls will work without Bluetooth 4.0.
App Handoff won't work though.
Continuity Activation Tool
How about trying this tool to enable Continuity
http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/23/enable-continuity-handoff-instant-hotspot-airdrop/
How about trying this tool to enable Continuity
http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/23/enable-continuity-handoff-instant-hotspot-airdrop/