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Continuity

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How Continuity links Macs and Apple’s mobile devices

CONTINUITY HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS

IT’S BEEN ABOUT a decade since Apple first introduced AirDrop (see p88), a feature which provided a quick and easy way to wirelessly transfer files between Macs, back before iCloud and iCloud Drive enabled us to put all our files and data online and access them with any device.

A few years later, macOS Yosemite and iOS 8 extended AirDrop to work with both Macs and iOS devices, and also introduced Handoff, a feature that enabled you to start writing a document on your Mac and then switch to an iPad to

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