And your Mac supports Handoff feature of OS X Yosemite?
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
As it became known yesterday, Handoff - perhaps the most interesting and expected function of OS X Yosemite, Allows you to instantly synchronize the iOS and the Mac, will not be compatible with all computers.
German tehnoblog Apfeleimer He published an article stating that not all computers or mobile devices will receive Handoff feature. According to the newspaper, the reason for such restrictions are not poor processing power, and simple lack of Bluetooth 4.0.
To work correctly, "seamless" transition between the OSes need to support energy-efficient Bluetooth on both devices.
Handoff is compatible with:
- MacBook Air mid-2011
- MacBook Pro mid-2012
- iMac end of 2012
- Mac mini mid-2011
- Mac Pro end of 2013
As for mobile devices, it is not out of work remained iPad 2, iPhone 4 and earlier devices.
Handoff feature will be available this autumn in iOS 8 and OS X 10.10, and the possibility of its use will not be limited only to Apple applications built. The Corporation has given developers access to the API, allowing to introduce the service in third-party products.