T-Mobile to Charge $5 a Month for iOS 27 iPhone Handoff(www.macrumors.com)
14 pointsby seemaze2 hours ago2 comments
  • jerlama minute ago
    Isn't this strange feature similar to how cellular Apple Watches are implemented?
  • ungreased0675an hour ago
    Interesting technology, but what is the intended use?
    • fraXisan hour ago
      So you can use more than one iPhone as your primary phone. For example, if you have the new iPhone Duo but want to use your other 'standard' iPhone for the telephoto zoom camera capability, you could transfer your phone number from the Duo to that phone for the day if you're going to be out taking a lot of pictures. When you are done, transfer it back to the Duo, and the Duo will become your primary phone again.
      • mrheosuper23 minutes ago
        i thought idevice can receive call/sms as long as they are login with same account? I tested it on my ip13mini, ip7+ and macbook.
        • lathiat15 minutes ago
          I think for phone calls this only works on Facetime and for calls maybe only on Wifi.

          SMS syncing is true. But if you have a phone and you're out and about you also need mobile data, so would otherwise need a second mobile plan. Or to swap the SIM over, which was easier with a physical SIM, more difficult with eSIMs.

      • DANmode27 minutes ago
        So, popping out the SIM and putting it into a different phone, but with extra paid steps?
      • alterom12 minutes ago
        >So you can use more than one iPhone as your primary phone. For example, if you have the new iPhone Duo but want to use your other 'standard' iPhone for the telephoto zoom camera capability, you could transfer your phone number from the Duo to that phone for the day if you're going to be out taking a lot of pictures. When you are done, transfer it back to the Duo, and the Duo will become your primary phone again.

        Ah, so the functionality that switching the physical SIM card gave you instantly and at no cost at all.

        Thanks, I hate it.

    • bigfatkittenan hour ago
      Travel is one. Have a daily driver phone that you use at home, and another one with much less personal data that you take across borders.
      • benoauan hour ago
        Wouldn't all the apps, app data, your photos, messages etc be synced between your phones?
        • fraXisan hour ago
          Yes, they would be, because you are still logged into your Apple account. You wouldn't use iPhone Handoff for border crossing unless you wanted to leave one phone at home and transfer your number to the iPhone you are taking with you when you leave the country. Still, the phones would have identical data on them unless you turned off syncing for certain apps, such as iMessage (messages).