Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Get started 20
Instant Hotspot
Lost your Wi-Fi connection? With Instant Hotspot, your MacBook can connect to the Internet
using the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone (with iOS 8 or later) or iPad (cellular models with
iOS 8 or later).
Connect to your device’s Personal Hotspot. Click the Wi-Fi status icon i n the menu bar, then
choose your iPhone or iPad in the list of devices that appears. (You don’t need to do anything on
your device—MacBook connects automatically.)
Check the status of your connection. Look in the Wi-Fi status menu to see the strength of the
cellular signal.
When you’re not using the hotspot, your MacBook disconnects to save battery life.
Hando
With Hando, you can pick up on one device where you left o on another. Work on a
presentation on your MacBook, then continue on your iPad. Or start an email message on your
iPhone, then nish it on your MacBook. View a message on your Apple Watch, and respond to
it on your MacBook. You don’t have to worry about transferring les. When your MacBook and
devices are near each other, an icon appears in the Dock whenever an activity is being handed
o; to continue, just click the icon.
Click to continue what you
were doing on your iPhone.
Turn on Hando on your MacBook. Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock, click
General, then select “Allow Hando between this Mac and your iCloud devices.”
Turn on Hando on your iOS device. Go to Settings > General > Hando & Suggested Apps,
then tap to turn on Hando. If you don’t see the option, your iOS device doesn’t support Hando.
Turn on Hando on your Apple Watch. In the Apple Watch app on iPhone, go to Settings >
General, then tap to turn on Enable Hando.
Note: To use Hando, you need an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the Lightning connector and
iOS 8 (or later) installed. Make sure your MacBook and iOS device are on the same Wi-Fi network,
you’re signed in to the same iCloud account, and Bluetooth is turned on.
Hando works with Safari, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Maps, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Keynote,
Numbers, and Pages.
To learn more about using Instant Hotspot, messages, phone calls, and Hando with your
MacBook, open Mac Help (see Get answers in Mac Help). Or go to www.apple.com/osx/continuity.
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