Handoff is a capability introduced in iOS 8 and OS X v10.10 that transfers user activities among multiple devices associated with the same user.
Handoff enables the user to switch from one device to another and continue an ongoing activity seamlessly, without reconfiguring each device independently. For example, a user who is browsing a long article in Safari on a Mac can move to a nearby iOS device that’s signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID and open the same webpage automatically in Safari on iOS, at the same scroll position as on the original device.
Handoff enables the user to switch from one device to another and continue an ongoing activity seamlessly, without reconfiguring each device independently. For example, a user who is browsing a long article in Safari on a Mac can move to a nearby iOS device that’s signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID and open the same webpage automatically in Safari on iOS, at the same scroll position as on the original device.
Apple’s Continuity + Handoff functionality unites apps and functionality across OS X Yosemite to iOS 8 and back again. The simple idea with Handoff being, “start it here, finish it there,” seamlessly.
Are you familiar with iCloud Tabs, introduce in 2013’s OS X Mavericks? Continuity / Handoff take the concept and work it. Apple’s own apps — Mail, Safari, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar and Contacts — bring Handoff (requires Bluetooth 4) to market.
Apple’s example of Handoff is starting an email on your iPhone and finishing it on an iMac or, for that matter, iPad. It’s cool, really cool.
Further, third-party developers are beginning to deliver Handoff support and functionality.
Below is a complete to date list (share your additions in the comments) of third-party apps that Apple’s App Store acknowledges to be supporting the Handoff feature. It should help new users in getting started with the feature and familiarize themselves with the incredible feature that seems to be all the rage in iOS and Mac world right now.
iOS Apps with Handoff Support
— Pocket (free) — Easily save articles, videos and more for later
— NYTimes (free) — Experience The Times’s award-winning journalism, elegantly designed with enhanced imagery and multimedia and streamlined navigation.
— Wall Street Journal (free) — An immersive digital news experience modeled after the iconic Wall Street Journal newspaper.
— Quip (free) — The productivity suite for the mobile generation that combines chat, docs, task lists, and spreadsheets in one app.
— PCalc ($9.99) — The powerful choice for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator.
— MobileFamilyTree 7 ($14.99) — The first is the first fully-fledged mobile genealogy app out there.
— Wunderlist (free) — Helps millions of people around the world capture their ideas, things to do and places to see.
— Camera+ ($2.99) — Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or someone who’s barely touched a camera, Camera+ will make you love taking photos.
— Things ($9.99) — A delightful and easy to use task manager that’s the perfect companion for everything you want to achieve in life, offering a great balance between ease of use and powerful features.
— iA Writer Pro ($9.99) — The Writing Machine.
— Airbnb (free) — Make travel planning as mobile as you are with the Airbnb iPhone App! Airbnb opens the door to the world’s most interesting places to stay and is the simplest way to earn money from your extra space.
— ThirdLove: Lingerie Reinvented (free) — Looking for beautiful, perfect-fitting lingerie that won’t break the bank? Join the thousands of women who have discovered their new favorite ThirdLove bras
— NYTimes (free) — Experience The Times’s award-winning journalism, elegantly designed with enhanced imagery and multimedia and streamlined navigation.
— Wall Street Journal (free) — An immersive digital news experience modeled after the iconic Wall Street Journal newspaper.
— Quip (free) — The productivity suite for the mobile generation that combines chat, docs, task lists, and spreadsheets in one app.
— PCalc ($9.99) — The powerful choice for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator.
— MobileFamilyTree 7 ($14.99) — The first is the first fully-fledged mobile genealogy app out there.
— Wunderlist (free) — Helps millions of people around the world capture their ideas, things to do and places to see.
— Camera+ ($2.99) — Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or someone who’s barely touched a camera, Camera+ will make you love taking photos.
— Things ($9.99) — A delightful and easy to use task manager that’s the perfect companion for everything you want to achieve in life, offering a great balance between ease of use and powerful features.
— iA Writer Pro ($9.99) — The Writing Machine.
— Airbnb (free) — Make travel planning as mobile as you are with the Airbnb iPhone App! Airbnb opens the door to the world’s most interesting places to stay and is the simplest way to earn money from your extra space.
— ThirdLove: Lingerie Reinvented (free) — Looking for beautiful, perfect-fitting lingerie that won’t break the bank? Join the thousands of women who have discovered their new favorite ThirdLove bras
OS X Yosemite Apps with Handoff Support
— PCalc ($9.99) — Ideal for scientists, engineers, students, programmers, or indeed anybody looking for a feature rich calculator.
— MacFamilyTree 7 ($49.99) — Gives genealogy a facelift! It’s modern, interactive, incredibly fast and easy to use. We’re convinced that generations of chroniclers would have loved to trade in their genealogy tools for MacFamilyTree 7.
— Wunderlist (free) — Helps millions of people around the world capture their ideas, things to do and places to see.
— Things ($49.99) — A delightful and easy to use task manager. It’s the perfect companion for everything you want to achieve in life, offering a great balance between ease of use and powerful features.
— Together 3 ($49.99) — Together lets you keep things in one place. Text, documents, images, movies, sounds, web pages and bookmarks can all be dragged to Together for safe keeping, tagged, previewed, collected together in different ways and found again instantly.
— MacFamilyTree 7 ($49.99) — Gives genealogy a facelift! It’s modern, interactive, incredibly fast and easy to use. We’re convinced that generations of chroniclers would have loved to trade in their genealogy tools for MacFamilyTree 7.
— Wunderlist (free) — Helps millions of people around the world capture their ideas, things to do and places to see.
— Things ($49.99) — A delightful and easy to use task manager. It’s the perfect companion for everything you want to achieve in life, offering a great balance between ease of use and powerful features.
— Together 3 ($49.99) — Together lets you keep things in one place. Text, documents, images, movies, sounds, web pages and bookmarks can all be dragged to Together for safe keeping, tagged, previewed, collected together in different ways and found again instantly.
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