iOS 9 Extends Continuity Phone Call Features to Cellular Connections

[HenryDJP]

My Macs always continues to ring. Sometimes my iPad stops when I pick up my iPhone, not always.

Interesting. I'll get one extra ring on the iMac or the iPad once I pick up the iPhone but it's never rang more than once.

 

[avanpelt]

My Macs always continues to ring. Sometimes my iPad stops when I pick up my iPhone, not always.

My mid-2014 MacBook Pro used to be this way. That's the reason I turned iPhone calling off on my Mac months ago. I'd be downstairs all day and I'd come upstairs to my Mac to find it still ringing from a call that I had answered on my iPhone hours before.

However, I recently turned iPhone calling back on after changing my Apple account password. Now, when I pick up a call on my iPhone, my Mac stops ringing within about one second. I don't know if having to sign back into iCloud on all my devices (including my Mac) was the fix or if the issue was fixed in newer versions of Yosemite. I'm currently on 10.10.3.

 

[jocamero]

My Mac (running 10.11) just prompted me to enable Wi-Fi calling today. There's a new setting in the FaceTime for Mac preferences to update your emergency address. It appears T-Mobile is rolling this out to Macs and iPads too. Yesterday I was promoted on my iPad (running iOS 9).

The iPad doesn't need your phone to be on, however, currently the Mac does. I presume in the future the Mac will not need the iPhone to be on, similar to the iPad. The setting states: "Use your iPhone carrier account to make and receive calls from this Mac even when your iPhone is not nearby."

 

[martygras9]

still need to solve 5 Apple devices ringing the same room.
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you know, when you pick up one to answer a call and the other 4 devices are still ringing and you have to leave the freaking room because you can't hear the person on the call.

This is where the Apple Watch should come into play. If one of your devices is close enough to pair to the watch, that device will ring. If all are within proximity, only ring the phone.

 

[garylapointe]

I don't know about you, but my devices are pretty good at shutting up soon as I pick up a call. Maybe a one second lag or so, but nothing unbearable. It used to be much worse.

1 out of about 20 calls and it doesn't stop ringing on my Macs (if I answer on the phone). It just keeps going and going.

 

[xiwong]

Come on Verizon, don't screw us over this time.

If we could also get Instant Hotspot to work over Cellular (without having Bluetooth on all the time) I would be even happier.

 

[iGeek2014]

I'd make use of this feature... but until I get my backside into gear my Mac Mini won't be able to do so!

 

[tresmith]

I wish they would perfect the feature first before expanding it. Half the time when my phone rings my laptop doesn't or is 3-4 rings to late and I end up missing the phone call.

 

[Superman730]

I get you about the multiple devices ringing but once I pick up one of them the ringing stops on all of them. Not sure why you're saying that they continue to ring.

I actually concur with farewelwilliams, my devices continue to ring as well. I would also like it implemented that if it's silenced on one device, it's silenced on all devices.

 

[randj89]

I think the carrier has to physically do something to thier network to make this functionality active. In this case, TMo is the only one who has done that step. Sprint may have Wifi calling, but has not set up the network to support this yet.

T-mobile is not the only one that has done it. In fact sprint launched and iOS update for wifi calling specifically which I GOT... They made you agree with some terms and you have to set up the 911 functionality on your main wifi. So yeah I have it and it works like a charm. And there's not such thing as "Sprint may have Wifi calling, but has not set up the network to support this yet." Obviously they do have it if not I don't think they would've got permission from apple to launch and iOS only sprint wifi calling update. You guys know how strict apple is and I don't think they would allow something that doesn't work.

 

[tigres]

Check this....
Switched to T-mobile Friday, kept my ATT lines active for the time being.
Forwarded calls from my ATT line to the temp T-mobile phone #.
Had my wife call my regular ATT number, rings to my new 6s (t-mobile), and my mac on wifi calling.

This really is tight. As soon as I answered on the mac, the phone instantly stopped ringing.

 

[macintoshmac]

still need to solve 5 Apple devices ringing the same room.
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you know, when you pick up one to answer a call and the other 4 devices are still ringing and you have to leave the freaking room because you can't hear the person on the call.

This has resolved for me. iPhone 5s and iPad Air 2 on iOS 9.1 beta 2, and MBP L2011 on ElCap 10.11.1 beta. When I silence my iPhone, all other devices immediately get silenced. It feels like the puppies are finally tamed.

 

[APlotdevice]

Is this still a thing or was it dropped from the final release?