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 might 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.
On your Mac, you’ve turned on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, and Handoff.
On your iPad and on another iPhone or iPad, you’ve turned on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Handoff.
Your devices are within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).
Each device has the minimum required software version installed: iOS 10, iPadOS 13, macOS 10.10, watchOS 1.0, or later.

Hand off from another device to your iPad

From any app, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen and pause to reveal the Dock.
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.
macOS 13: Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, click AirDrop & Handoff on the right, then turn off Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.
macOS 12.5 or earlier: 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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iPad User Guide

Hand off tasks between iPad and your other devices

Before you begin

Hand off from another device to your iPad

Hand off from iPad to another device

Turn off Handoff on your devices