I use a (ancient, yes, I know) 2009 13" Unibody Macbook Pro. If I upgrade my phone to iOS 8 and my computer to Yosemite, which continuity/handoff features will work? Will I be able to get phone calls routed to my computer? Is there a good resource that delineates which continuity/handoff features work with which Macs / iPhone products?
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I have a 2009 Unibody Macbook Pro. Which continuity/handoff features will work?
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i think hand-off won't work. but sms and phone forwarding will work, provided in the same wifi and the same icloud.
continuity is the umbrella of the above features.
confusing, i know.
FALSE. Handoff is the thing that wont work(meaning app state wont be forwarded between ios and os x), sms and calls will work. For calls you have to be on the same wifi network, for sms the only thing needed is connection to internet.
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Unfortunately Airdrop won't work between Mac and iOS, I have a 2009 MBP too and was looking forward to it.
The problem is our MBP's don't have BT 4.0, which has a low power mode that is required for some of these features.
Some people are having success or at least trying hacking Yosemite to enable support for 3rd party Bluetooth adapters. I imagine that will work out eventually, and then we'll be able to enable these features.
The problem is our MBP's don't have BT 4.0, which has a low power mode that is required for some of these features.
Some people are having success or at least trying hacking Yosemite to enable support for 3rd party Bluetooth adapters. I imagine that will work out eventually, and then we'll be able to enable these features.
My 2009 MBP picks up phone callas and SMS messages with no problem. Application handoff doesn't work on that model