Will Continuity Be Device Specific?

[Ventus221]

I was wondering if the MMS and SMS stuff including Handoff, will be device specific like ipad air only or Bluetooth 4.0 only becauae I have an iPad 3 and i am looking forward to these features on ios 8 and I hope i dont need an upgrade to use them.

 

[linsiris]

Good question, I'm sure you are not the only one wondering. Chances are it will have a device cut-off due to technical and hardware limitation on older devices, like Apple has done many times before.

But I'm not sure which devices will get what.

 

[ethansawicki]

Well I know it's Mac specific they really didn't mention anything about iPhone limitations at wwdc

 

[rayz336]

I'm wondering the same thing honestly

 

[Ventus221]

So its still kind of a toss up? uhhhhhh okkk

 

[Flow39]

I'd assume they'd still support any device with Bluetooth 3.0 and above, because so many devices they've made, but this is just my 2 cents

 

[acerace113]

As far as I know continuity will require Bluetooth 4.0 LE which means only the iPad 2 won't be supported. So the supported iOS devices would be; iPhone 4S/5/5S, iPad 3/4/Air, iPad mini 1/2, iPod touch 5.

 

[Anthonyiamador]

Well so far it works between my iPhone 5 and iPad mini first gen.


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[Ventus221]

Anyone try it on an ipad 3?

 

[Ventus221]

bump

 

[John Yester]

Looks like my Mac is out of the spec's.. But I would mostly use my iPad and iPhone anyways.

 

[klcrow8690]

SMS & MMS relay to other devices should work just fine on the older ones without Bluetooth LE. It's done over Wifi, though if you don't have an iPhone (say you have a Mac and a cellular iPad), you will be stuck on iMessage.

 

[qbnkelt]

Cool, if the iPad 3 gets it then I'm covered until I get my iPad Air....

 

[reversalagent]

Ok, sorry if this has been covered, but I want to be sure. I currently do not have an iphone, but looking to change to one now (either 5s or 6). I have an ipad air now though. I DO NOT have a mac computer. But, can SMS/MMS from non-iphone users sync to the iphone/ipad in this type of setup? Is that my understanding of how this will work? It is not completely clear on Apple's website.