To use Handoff, open an app to start a task, such as start an email or open a website on Safari. The idea is that you can step away from your Mac and continue on a mobile device, or vice versa. You can also open the FaceTime app > Tap the '+' > Enter the phone number in the search field > Tap the phone icon for audio. To make a call on your iPad/iPod Touch: Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari or other app that automatically detects such data. You can also open the FaceTime app and enter a phone number in the search field and call using the audio option.

To make a call on your Mac: Move the cursor over any phone number in Contacts, Calendar, Safari or other app that detects such data > Click the arrow in the box that outlines the phone number > Choose Call Using iPhone. It requires an iPhone running iOS 8.1 or later and an activated network plan and it will work with any iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 8 or later and any Mac running macOS X Yosemite or later. The iPhone Cellular Calls feature allows you to make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac - without getting your iPhone out of your pocket - if they are on the same network as your iPhone. iPhone running iOS 8.1 or later and activated network plan.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Nintendo Switch.Pocket-Lint Recommendations: Xbox Console.Pocket-Lint Recommendation: Google Nest.

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