Continuity
iOS 9 Adds Continuity Over Cellular Networks, But Will ‘Big 3’ Support It?
You know what’s greater than initiating and receiving calls on devices (iPad, Watch, or Mac) other than your iPhone even in situations when the handset is in another room? The ability to do so even if you have left your iPhone at home. That’s exactly what will happen if Apple has the right wireless partner,...
‘Samsung Flow’ is the Company’s Response to Apple’s Continuity Feature
Starting with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, Apple introduced the Continuity and Handoff features that allow users to do things like picking up and initiating phone calls from within OS X, even when their iPhone is across the house. Of course Palm’s webOS used to have a similar feature, which may have inspired Apple, but the last...
Samsung Announces “Flow” to Compete With Apple’s Continuity Feature
Yesterday, Samsung introduced its iBeacon inspired ‘Proximity’ feature and today, a new platform called “Flow" has been announced at the company’s Developers Conference, which is pretty much a ripoff of Apple’s Continuity feature. According to SlashGear, Flow will allow users to get incoming call notifications on all their devices, defer tasks for completing later on another device such...
How to Make and Receive Phone Calls in OS X Yosemite [Tutorial]
Apple has included various new features in Mac OS X Yosemite that make it easier for your computer and your iOS 8 device to interact and share information with each other. One of the most interesting features in OS X Yosemite is the ability to make and receive phone calls right on your Mac when...
New Hack Enables OS X “Continuity” to Work On Older Macs
A new app called the 'Yosemite Continuity Activation Tool' can get OS X 10.10 Yosemite’s “Continuity" feature working on Macs not officially supported by Apple. According to CultofMac, the hack can also diagnose what you need to change on your Mac to enable Handoff, Instant hotspot, and AirDrop on your older Mac which does not have Bluetooth...
iOS 8 SMS Continuity Feature May be Delayed Till October
According to a report by iLounge, Apple may be delaying the activation of iOS 8 SMS Continuity feature till some time in October, most likely to coincide with the expected release of OS X Yosemite next month. The iOS 8’s SMS Continuity feature, which was first shown off at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this year, will allow users with...
Tech Behind iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite Continuity Explained
If you’ve got an iPhone running iOS 8 and a Mac running OS X Yosemite linked up using the same iCloud account, you can enjoy the benefits of Continuity, a feature that allows users to pick up and initiate phone calls from within OS X, even when their iPhone is across the house. For those trying...
Apple TV Could Gain Handoff Feature This Fall
Apple TV could gain Handoff and Continuity features, according to users running iOS 8, Mac OS X, and Apple TV beta software. Handoff is the new feature Apple introduced earlier this month when it unveiled OS X Yosemite and means that users can start writing an email (for example) on an iPhone and continue that...