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Hand off tasks between iPad and your other devices

With Handoff, you can start something on one device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch) and then pick it up on another device right where you left off. For example, you can start answering an email on your iPad, then finish it in Mail on your Mac. You can use Handoff with many Apple apps—for example, Calendar, Contacts, and Safari. Some third-party apps may also work with Handoff.

Before you begin

To hand off tasks between iPad and another device, make sure of the following:

  • You’re signed in with the same Apple ID on both devices.

  • Your devices are connected to Wi-Fi.

  • Your devices are within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).

  • On your Mac, Handoff is turned on in System Preferences > General, and Bluetooth is turned on in System Preferences > Bluetooth.

  • On your iPad and on another iOS or iPadOS device, Handoff is turned on in Settings  > General > AirPlay & Handoff, and Bluetooth is turned on in Settings.

  • Each device has the minimum relevant software version installed: iOS 10, iPadOS 13, macOS 10.10, watchOS 1.0, or later.

Hand off from another device to your iPad

  1. From any app, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen and pause to reveal the Dock.

  2. On the right end of the Dock, tap the Handoff icon to continue working in the app on iPad.

Hand off from iPad to another device

On the other device, click or tap the Handoff icon to continue working in the app.

The Handoff icon of the app you’re using on iPad appears in the following locations on other devices:

  • Mac: The right end of the Dock (or at the bottom, depending on the Dock position).

  • iPhone or iPod touch: At the bottom of the App Switcher screen.

  • iPad: The right end of the Dock.

Turn off Handoff on your devices

  • iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch: Go to Settings  > General > AirPlay & Handoff.

  • Mac: Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click General, then deselect “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”

Tip: When Handoff is on, you can use Universal Clipboard to copy and paste text, images, photos, and videos across devices.

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