iPhone Handoff in iOS 27: How It Works, Pricing, and Carrier Support

Apple successful iOS 27 introduced iPhone Handoff, a caller eSIM diagnostic that allows you to usage the aforesaid fig connected 2 iPhones and seamlessly swap betwixt them. The fig is lone progressive connected 1 iPhone astatine a time, truthful it's not similar having 2 independently progressive lines.


It's besides antithetic from Apple's existing Handoff diagnostic for continuing an app task connected different Apple device. Here's what you request to cognize astir the caller iPhone Handoff feature.

What Moves Between the Two iPhones?

When you power phones with iPhone Handoff, your calls, voicemail, messages (including iMessage, RCS, SMS, and MMS) and Find My determination determination to the progressive iPhone. You'll spot a "Switched to this iPhone" connection connected the surface to corroborate the change.

Other information synced with iCloud volition automatically update crossed your devices, and third-party apps enactment crossed some devices, though immoderate third-party apps whitethorn necessitate a abstracted sign-in oregon instrumentality clip to sync. Any banking apps you usage whitethorn besides inquire you to o.k. entree connected the different device.

What Do You Need for iPhone Handoff?

Both iPhones indispensable beryllium moving iOS 27 oregon later. They'll besides request to be:

• Connected to Wi-Fi


• Sharing the aforesaid Apple Account


• Using Messages successful iCloud for messages sync


• Signed into FaceTime and iMessage with the aforesaid Apple Account

iPhone Handoff works with Dual SIM arsenic agelong arsenic some eSIMs are from carriers that enactment iPhone Handoff. Both eSIMs indispensable beryllium acceptable up for iPhone Handoff separately, 1 astatine a time. Once acceptable up, some eSIMs power unneurotic simultaneously erstwhile you unlock your iPhone.

Which Carriers Support iPhone Handoff?

iPhone Handoff is disposable done T-Mobile successful the United States and Telekom successful Germany. Verizon (U.S.) and EE (U.K.) volition enactment iPhone Handoff aboriginal this year.

AT&T has truthful acold not committed to supporting iPhone Handoff, with a institution spokesperson precocious pointing to the carrier's existing eSIM activation and transportation options instead.

How Much Does iPhone Handoff Cost?

T-Mobile is charging customers $5 per period to usage iPhone Handoff.

In Germany, Deutsche Telekom is charging €6.95 per period for iPhone Handoff, but lone connected plans that bash not already see multi-SIM functionality. An added multi-SIM costs €6.95 per period (one is included with the existent MagentaMobil L program and 2 with XL).

No different carriers person announced pricing yet.

How Do You Set It Up?

iPhone Handoff tin beryllium enabled erstwhile mounting up a caller iPhone. At the "Set Up Cellular" screen, take "Use Number connected This iPhone and Another," past travel the prompts connected some phones.

If some iPhones are already acceptable up, unfastened Settings ➝ Cellular connected the telephone you privation to add. Tap Set Up Cellular oregon Add eSIM, take Use Number connected This iPhone and Another, and travel the prompts. You past get to take which instrumentality is your main iPhone (ideally, the 1 you usage astir often) and which is your secondary iPhone.


After setup, unlock either telephone to marque your fig progressive connected it.

What Should You Know Before Switching?

If you person an Apple Watch, it won't power its pairing to the different instrumentality erstwhile your telephone fig moves, truthful marque definite you brace it with the iPhone you expect to usage most. Also, immoderate Wallet items, including definite transit passes and IDs, whitethorn lone enactment connected 1 instrumentality astatine a time.

Carrier relationship absorption and immoderate services similar Call Forwarding and Caller ID volition stay tied to your main iPhone.

Can I Replace an iPhone That Uses iPhone Handoff?

Yes, but you request to transportation the eSIM from either iPhone to the replacement device. The beneath steps should beryllium followed portion your caller iPhone is placed adjacent to your existing devices that usage iPhone Handoff.

1. On your caller iPhone (replacement), unfastened the Settings app.


2. Tap Cellular and past pat Set up Cellular oregon Add eSIM.


3. Select an iPhone and pat Continue.


4. Tap Transfer. (If your bearer doesn't enactment eSIM transportation from a companion iPhone, you indispensable enroll successful iPhone Handoff again: On your iPhone that you are transferring the eSIM from, pat Continue, and travel the onscreen prompts.)


5. Tap Continue.


6. Follow the onscreen prompts connected some devices.

The eSIM volition deactivate connected the aged iPhone you transferred from.

What If I Want to Stop Using iPhone Handoff?

If you privation to halt utilizing iPhone Handoff astatine immoderate time, you request to interaction your carrier. Simply deleting an eSIM from your iPhone whitethorn not halt the bearer from charging you for the service.
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