

But there's also the promise of third-party support, something that excites developers such as Evernote CEO Phil Libin, who told me at WWDC that the concept is "really great" for Evernote's app. This Handoff feature also works with other Apple apps: Safari, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, and Contacts.

On a Mac, you'd merely click on a Dock indicator to proceed. In general, it's about the promise of smooth interoperability between the Mac and your i-Devices, what Apple calls the Handoff.įor example, you begin composing an e-mail message on your iPhone or iPad, get interrupted, then complete the task from where you left off on a Mac computer connected to the same iCloud account. Both are coming in the fall.Ĭontinuity takes several forms. Apple's own renewed emphasis on unification got a gigantic boost this week, not only with the introduction of iOS 8 but also with the arrival of Mac OS X Yosemite, the newest version of the Mac's operating system.
