iOS’s New Handoff Feature Will Cost $10 on Verizon - PCMag
Verizon has confirmed it plans to charge customers $10 per month—double T-Mobile’s price—for the iPhone Handoff feature. UK carrier EE plans to charge £5 ($6.70) per month on a rolling contract, or offer it for free as part of its £47 ($63) per month Full Works Plus plan. As MacRumors notes, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom offers the feature through its MultiSIM add-on, which costs €6.95 ($7.90) per month, but includes it for free as part of its MagentaMobil L (€59.95, around $68 per month) and XL (€84.95, around $97 per month) plans.
Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature, which launched last month with iOS 27, offers users the chance to use the same number on two iPhones, a first for Apple’s own software.
However, only one US carrier, T-Mobile, had confirmed how much it would be charging for supporting the feature. Now, a clearer picture is beginning to emerge about what it will cost users on other carriers.
Verizon has confirmed it plans to charge customers $10 per month—double T-Mobile’s price—for the iPhone Handoff feature.
Information about pricing is also starting to emerge in other parts of the world. UK carrier EE plans to charge £5 ($6.70) per month on a rolling contract, or offer it for free as part of its £47 ($63) per month Full Works Plus plan.
As MacRumors notes, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom offers the feature through its MultiSIM add-on, which costs €6.95 ($7.90) per month, but includes it for free as part of its MagentaMobil L (€59.95, around $68 per month) and XL (€84.95, around $97 per month) plans.
Having a supported carrier is not the only prerequisite for using the feature. You’ll need a device capable of running it, which means an iPhone 11 or later, or the iPhone SE (2nd Gen) or later. Another caveat is that the number can only be active on one iPhone at a time, so both phones can’t make calls or use data simultaneously. Instead, the number will switch automatically depending on which device you unlock. Some pairings, like an Apple Watch, will remain tethered to just one device.
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