T-Mobile to Charge $5 a Month for iOS 27 iPhone Handoff
macrumors.com • • technology
Key Points:
- T-Mobile will charge customers $5 per month to use the iPhone Handoff feature, which allows the same phone number to be used on two separate iPhones via e-SIM technology.
- At launch, iPhone Handoff will only be supported by T-Mobile in the U.S. and Deutsche Telekom in Germany, requiring two iPhones running iOS 27 or later connected to the same Apple account.
- The feature enables calls, texts, data, mobile hotspot, Scam Shield, and T-Satellite to work on both devices, but only one iPhone can have the active phone number at a time, with automatic switching when unlocking either device.
- Some Wallet app items like transit passes and IDs may only work on one iPhone at a time, and Apple Watch cannot be transferred between devices using Handoff; the feature also supports Dual SIM setups if both eSIMs are from supporting carriers.
- iOS 27, which includes support for iPhone Handoff, is launching on September 14, with the new iPhone 18 Pro models releasing on September 18.
