Tech — OS X Yosemite’s “Continuity” links apps and more across desktop and mobile Most interesting feature: Finally being able to use your Mac like a speakerphone. Part of macOS High Sierra For Dummies Cheat Sheet. Continuity is the blanket term for a set of features in High Sierra and iOS 8 or newer that allow you to seamlessly move between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. At present, four features provide Continuity: Handoff: Start working on an email or document on one device (your Mac, for example), and pick up where you left off on another Apple device such as an. Without Continuity, you can get text messages in the Messages Mac app as long as those messages come from another Apple device using the Messages app. Continuity, however, opens it up to all text. These apps include Finder, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Mail, Messages, Notes and TextEdit. More apps may support the feature in future versions, but this is the list for now. It’s also worth noting that you do not need to enable Handoff in order for this feature to work. Handoff is needed for Universal Clipboard, but not for Continuity Camera. Continuity is a largely unheralded jewel in the crown of macOS. This feature, which first appeared back in 2014 with the release of Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8, was purposely designed to.
Check requirements
Continuity Camera works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:
- Your Mac and iOS device have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.
- Your Mac and iOS device are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID that is using two-factor authentication.
- Your Mac is using macOS Mojave and your iOS device is using iOS 12.
Check supported applications
You can use Continuity Camera on your Mac in these apps:
- Notes
- Numbers 5.2 or later
- Pages 7.2 or later
- TextEdit
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Take a photo
- Open a supported application on your Mac.
- Control-click in the document or window where you want the photo to appear, or choose the File or Insert menu. Then, choose Import or Insert from iPhone or iPad > Take Photo, which opens the camera app on your iPhone or iPad.
To use Continuity Camera in Finder, open a Finder window and click the Action pop-up menu, or Control-click on the Desktop or window where you want your photo to appear. Then, choose Import from iPhone or iPad > Take Photo. - On your iPhone or iPad, tap to take a photo, then tap Use Photo. Your photo appears in the document or window on your Mac.
Scan documents
- Open a supported application on your Mac.
- Control-click in the document or window where you want your scan to appear, or choose the File or Insert menu. Then, choose Import or Insert from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents, which opens the camera app on your iPhone or iPad.
To use Continuity Camera in Finder, open a Finder Window and click the Action pop-up menu, or Control-click on the Desktop or window where you want your scan to appear. Then, choose Import from iPhone or iPad > Scan Documents. - Place your document in view of the camera on your iPhone or iPad, then wait for the scan to finish. If you need to manually capture a scan, tap or one of the Volume buttons, drag the corners to adjust the scan to fit the page, then tap Keep Scan.
- Add additional scans to the document or tap Save when you're done. Your scans appear in a PDF document in the document or window on your Mac.
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Set up iPhone Cellular Calls
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You can use iPhone Cellular Calls with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. It works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:
- Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
- Each device is signed in to FaceTime with the same Apple ID.
- Each device has Wi-Fi turned on.
- Each device is connected to the same network using Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices, then turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices.
- On your iPad or iPod touch, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn on Calls from iPhone.
- On your Mac, open the FaceTime app, then choose FaceTime > Preferences. Click Settings, then select Calls From iPhone.
If your carrier supports Wi-Fi calling on other devices, you can set up those devices to make and receive calls even when your iPhone isn't turned on or nearby. Learn about Wi-Fi calling.
Make and receive phone calls
Learn how to make and receive phone calls on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.
Make a call on your Mac
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- Move the pointer over any phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari, or other app that automatically detects such data. Click the arrow in the box that outlines the phone number, then choose Call [phone number] Using iPhone.
- Or open the FaceTime app, enter a phone number in the search field, then click Audio.
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Make a call on your iPad or iPod touch
- Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari, or other app that automatically detects such data.
- Or open the FaceTime app, tap , enter the phone number in the search field, then tap Audio.
Answer a call
- On your Mac, a notification appears when someone calls your iPhone. You can answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message.
- On your iPad or iPod touch, slide to answer the call.
To stop getting calls on one of your devices, just turn off the Calls from iPhone setting on that device. See the setup section above for details.