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iOS 27's 'iPhone Handoff' Feature Limited to T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom at Launch
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple is introducing a new iPhone Handoff feature in iOS 27 that allows users to share the same phone number across two iPhones and switch between them seamlessly, requiring carrier support and incurring setup fees.
- At launch, iPhone Handoff will be limited to T-Mobile in the U.S. and Deutsche Telekom in Germany, with T-Mobile charging $5 for the feature.
- To use iPhone Handoff, both iPhones must run iOS 27 or later, be connected to Wi-Fi, signed into the same Apple ID, and have FaceTime, iMessage, and Messages in iCloud enabled.
- The feature designates one iPhone as the main device and the other as secondary, with some services like Call Forwarding and Caller ID only manageable on the main iPhone; the phone number can only be active on one iPhone at a time.
- iPhone Handoff supports Dual SIM with compatible carriers, allows Wallet payment cards and car keys to work across both devices, but some Wallet items like transit passes and IDs may only function on one iPhone at a time.
