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HANDS OFF/CONTINUITY/AIRDROP FIX HOW-TO

 
For anyone using Yosemite and iOS 8, here's the summary of how to make those new features work. I tested it on some system, please report if it's not working for you.

Continuity: Enable you to receive/answer cellular call and SMS from Yosemite. Requirements:
- Internet access in same local network with iOS 8 iPhone.
- Working iMessage/FaceTime
- Enable "iPhone Cellular Calls" in FaceTime preferences.

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AirDrop Mac-to-Mac: Send files between Mac systems.
Requirements:
- Working PCI Wifi card, not USB.


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AirDrop Mac-to-iOS: Send files between Yosemite system and iOS 8 devices. You can check by going to AirDrop in Finder, if you have option AirDrop:Off/Everyone, you're ok. If you only see Airdrop with older Macs, you're not supported.
Requirements:
- BT 3.0+, I don't have BT 2.0 to test.
- Loaded Brcm4360.kext for PCI BROADCOM Wifi card, like BCM4322/43224/43225/4352. You can check the loading kext by running this:

kextstat | grep AirPort

If you're using BCM4322, you have to remove its device id in AirPortBrcm4331.kext and add it in AirPortBrcm4360.kext. The remaining 3 kexts can be injected by WifiInjector.kext.

Or you can use Clover's FakeID/DSDT to fake your Broadcom card to one of id in AirPortBrcm4360.kext.

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Hands Off: Some cool functions like sharing the current Safari page, Maps location on iOS 8 to Yosemite. You can check if it's available or not by looking for Hands off toggle in System Preferences > General.
Requirements: same as AirDrop Mac-to-IOS + the Handoff patch http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/302410-patch-enabling-handoff-for-non-apple-bt4-devices


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theconnactic
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For anyone using Yosemite and iOS 8, here's the summary of how to make those new features work. I tested it on some system, please report if it's not working for you.

 

Continuity: Enable you to receive/answer cellular call and SMS from Yosemite. Requirements:

- Internet access in same local network with iOS 8.

- Working iMessage/FaceTime

- Enable Receive cellular call in FaceTime preferences.

 

 

I don't seem to find this option in FaceTime preferences. Where should it be?

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i'm testing it...all work...except handoff and airdrop but i haven't bluetooth if someone know a compatible bt tell me...only one bug...sometimes i have to start a call from my iphone to be able to call from yosemite...but after that it calls and receveis perfectly

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wern apfel
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I've interchanged the IDs and enabled handoff, on the laptop all seems to be ok

but no button on the iphone 4s settings, is this phone not handoff compatible ?

On early dp releases the slider was there, anyone with 4s and working handoff?

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mhaeuser
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Which SMBIOS do you use if I may ask? If I'm not a complete idiot I have the very same card and it doesn't work at all here... well, "at all" is a little over-dramatic as the "Call from iPhone" functionality is somewhat present, however AirDrop Mac-to-iPhone and Handoff are not.

 

Thanks! :)

 

EDIT: OS X version would be helpful as well as DP7 changed stuff.

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AirDrop Mac-to-iOS: Send files between Yosemite system and iOS 8 devices. You can check by going to AirDrop in Finder, if you have option AirDrop:Off/Everyone, you're ok. If you only see Airdrop with older Macs, you're not supported.

Requirements:

- BT 3.0+, I don't have BT 2.0 to test.

- Loaded Brcm4360.kext for PCI BROADCOM Wifi card, like BCM4322/43224/43225/4352. You can check the loading kext by running this:

kextstat | grep AirPort

If you're using BCM4322, you have to remove its device id in AirPortBrcm4331.kext and add it in AirPortBrcm4360.kext. The remaining 3 kexts can be injected by WifiInjector.kext.

 

Or you can use Clover's FakeID/DSDT to fake your Broadcom card to one of id in AirPortBrcm4360.kext.

 

I used a third option for my BCM4322 wifi card, a DSDT patch to my wifi device at _SB/PCI0@0/RP01@1c0000/PXSX@0

                Method (_DSM, 4, NotSerialized)
                {
                    Store (Package (0x12)
                        {
                            "AAPL,slot-name", 
                            Buffer (0x08)
                            {
                                "AirPort"
                            }, 
                            "device-id", 
                            Unicode ("*"), 
                            "device_type", 
                            Buffer (0x08)
                            {
                                "AirPort"
                            }, 
                            "model", 
                            Buffer (0x36)
                            {
                                "Broadcom BCM4360 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller"
                            }, 
                            "subsystem-id", 
                            Buffer (0x04)
                            {
                                0x2B, 0x43, 0x00, 0x00
                            }, 
                            "subsystem-vendor-id", 
                            Buffer (0x04)
                            {
                                0xE4, 0x14, 0x00, 0x00
                            }, 
                            "compatible", 
                            Buffer (0x0D)
                            {
                                "pci14e4,43ba"
                            }, 
                            "IOName", 
                            Buffer (0x0D)
                            {
                                "pci14e4,43ba"
                            }, 
                            "name", 
                            Buffer (0x0D)
                            {
                                "pci14e4,43ba"
                            }
                        }, Local0)
                    DTGP (Arg0, Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, RefOf (Local0))
                    Return (Local0)
                }
            }

This patch just tells the system that pci1434,43ba is a compatible hardware id for my device's ids (14e4,432b).  It is the first hardware id listed in the AirPortBrcm4360.kext's info.plist so it uses that kext instead of the AirPortBrcm4331.kext.

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YoYelloW
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This looks very interresting and promising, im deffo gonna built this into my hackintosh!

 

Hardware question thou, Would a combo of the TP-link TL-WDN480 and a IOgear BT 4.0 adapter be sufficient (most cost efficient i assume)

 

Or do we need hardware like this Apple Branded adapter

 

Probly both will work but i want to be sure :)

 

edit: i found this card, which seems cheap and neat, but wondering if the bluetooth part will work on this for handoff/continuity

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ccsr
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This looks very interresting and promising, im deffo gonna built this into my hackintosh!

 

Hardware question thou, Would a combo of the TP-link TL-WDN480 and a IOgear BT 4.0 adapter be sufficient (most cost efficient i assume)

 

Or do we need hardware like this Apple Branded adapter

 

Probly both will work but i want to be sure :)

 

edit: i found this card, which seems cheap and neat, but wondering if the bluetooth part will work on this for handoff/continuity

If you skip to the bottom of the listing you will have your answer on the card you found on ebay in your last sentence :) 

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