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Hand off tasks between iPod touch and your Mac – Apple Support

Continue working on one device where you left off on another. You can use Handoff with many Apple apps—for example, Mail, , , , Keynote, Maps, , , , and —and even some third-party apps. To use Handoff, you need to be signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices. Your devices need to have turned on in Settings and be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).

Contents [ hide 1 Switch devices 2 Disable Handoff on your devices 2.1 Related Manuals

Switch devices

From Mac to iPod touch: Open the App Switcher on iPod touch. The Handoff of the app you’re using on your Mac appears at the bottom of the iPod touch screen. Tap the Handoff icon to continue working in the app.

From iPod touch to Mac: The Handoff icon of the app you’re using on iPod touch appears in the Dock on your Mac. Click the Handoff icon to continue working in the app.

Disable Handoff on your devices

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

Mac: Choose Apple Menu > System Preferences > General, then turn off “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”

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