Hand Off to iPhone Camera by USB or Wireless in Sequoia Possible Fix

[arsradu]

15 minutes ago, eSaF said:

This one, don't know if correct.

I tend flay around in the dark until I hit the goal.

 

Usually I will end up with a load of useless junk (the wife's words not mine) 

until I get it right. 

 

Thanks that's the wife's model.

I think that should work just fine. But...isn't that the model that comes with the Fenvi T919? I mean...wouldn't that be the same?

 

For reference, I got this one, with an adapter, and it seems to be working flawlessly (well, after patching, of course). Also, Jorge seems to have the same one (BCM94360CD not BCM943602CDP). Curious if he's got the Backgrounds showing up.

@JorgeMax have you gotten iPhone Continuity camera Backgrounds showing up on your setup?

Meaning this thing:

Edited September 22 by arsradu

[eSaF]

36 minutes ago, arsradu said:

I think that should work just fine. But...isn't that the model that comes with the Fenvi T919? I mean...wouldn't that be the same?

My Fenvi Card that is installed has three aerials, the one on order has four.

If the ordered one doesn't work out, I will have to unknown to the wife order the one you posted. 

 

PS - It would be helpful to know all the successful connections with full Background options, with what Model Phone and what WiFi cards.

As it could be something entirely happening else where.

Edited September 22 by eSaF

[arsradu]

25 minutes ago, eSaF said:

My Fenvi Card that is installed has three aerials, the one on order has four.

If the ordered one doesn't work out, I will have to unknown to the wife order the one you posted. 

 

PS - It would be helpful to know all the successful connections with full Background options, with what Model Phone and what WiFi cards.

As it could be something entirely happening else where.

Oh, ok. Then it must be a different revision or something. The one I saw here seems to have 4, and uses BCM94360CD.

 

I'm setting up the iPhone 11 Pro Max as we speak.  I'll let you know once I get it all set up and I can do the test. 

Edited September 22 by arsradu

[robi62]

19 hours ago, arsradu said:

Looks like OCLP Metallib component received an update and now my 2013 MBP can access and use FaceTime camera, as well as iPhone Continuity Camera, via WIFI. Same problem as on my hack, meaning that it seems to be disconnecting or something, but yeah, it's working. Kinda.

Where did download it from ??? Want to try it onmy macbook air 2015???

[arsradu]

@eSaF Looks like we might have found the culprit here.

 

These are the options I get with the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

 

11 minutes ago, robi62 said:

Where did download it from ??? Want to try it onmy macbook air 2015???

It downloads it automatically (if necessary) when you try to apply root patches. You just need to have a working internet connection.

Also, make sure the OS is up to date. Not a beta build.

Edited September 22 by arsradu

[eSaF]

2 minutes ago, arsradu said:

@eSaF Looks like we might have found the culprit here.

 

These are the options I get with the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

 

Thank you so much, that leads to the conclusion it all depends on the model iPhone to get full operation.

I do plan to upgrade my Phone but decided to hold off until the 17 as the 16 Model does not offer much from the 15 which I bought for my daughter.

 

Thanks again, really appreciate you going far and  beyond.

[arsradu]

Just now, eSaF said:

Thank you so much, that leads to the conclusion it all depends on the model iPhone to get full operation.

I do plan to upgrade my Phone but decided to hold off until the 17 as the 16 Model does not offer much from the 15 which I bought for my daughter.

 

Thanks again, really appreciate you going far and  beyond.

I have an iPhone 15 myself and wouldn't upgrade to 16, for the same reason. But yeah, looks like some of the features of Continuity Camera are iPhone dependent.

 

You're most welcome! Anytime. Glad I could help. 

[miliuco]

@arsradu  @eSaF

 

Which adapter did you buy to use with these 2 Wi-Fi cards? Thanks.
I see that the Arsradu one works fine. Esaf will let us know if his does too although it has the same chipset as the Fenvi.

• Fenvi -> BCM94360CD
• Arsradu -> BCM943602CDP
• Esas -> BCM9436CD.

 

Edited September 22 by miliuco
Fix typo

[eSaF]

22 minutes ago, miliuco said:

@arsradu  @eSaF

 

Which adapter did you buy to use with these 2 Wi-Fi cards? Thanks.
I see that the Arsradu one works fine. Esaf will let us know if his does too although it has the same chipset as the Fenvi.

• Fenvi -> BCM94360CD
• Arsradu -> BCM943602CDP
• Esas -> BCM9436CD.

 

To be honest I think I was a little hasty in ordering the card.

I wish I'd seen @arsradu test results with the iPhone 11 Pro Max before which gave the same result as my own as far as'Background' choice.

 

No to worry though it just means I have an extra card if the Fenvi gives up the ghost.

I didn't order the adapter which in hind sight maybe a good thing, but I think I may have one in my box of 'Useless Junk' 

 

How is your own connection, is it still by USB only and not wireless?

In my opinion the ability to hand off to iPhone camera is probably the best innovated app Apple has introduced lately.

 

All the others to my mind is just window dressing and nothing striking.

Same with the iPhone 16, I will wait for the 17 plus I'm toying with the idea of buying an iMac if I source a mortgage or sell my DJI drones. 

[Irish_Man]

This is my card

 

Spoiler

 

Edited September 22 by Irish_Man

[arsradu]

1 hour ago, miliuco said:

@arsradu  @eSaF

 

Which adapter did you buy to use with these 2 Wi-Fi cards? Thanks.
I see that the Arsradu one works fine. Esaf will let us know if his does too although it has the same chipset as the Fenvi.

• Fenvi -> BCM94360CD
• Arsradu -> BCM943602CDP
• Esas -> BCM9436CD.

 

This is the adapter I got for my card.

[Max.1974]

8 hours ago, arsradu said:

Which one did you order? Just curious.

 

 

Here in Aliexpress, I bought one more this Week

 

FENVI-Adaptador sem fio Hackintosh, BCM94360CD, 1750Mbps, Bluetooth 4.0, banda dupla, 2.4G, 5GHz, MacOS Airdrop Handof

 

 

 

Or from Ebay UK

 

Broadcom UK

 

 

 

Edited September 22 by Max.1974

[arsradu]

2 minutes ago, Max.1974 said:

 

 

Here in Aliexpress, I bought one more this Week

 

FENVI-Adaptador sem fio Hackintosh, BCM94360CD, 1750Mbps, Bluetooth 4.0, banda dupla, 2.4G, 5GHz, MacOS Airdrop Handof

 

 

 

 

Yeah, that should work just fine, too.

[Max.1974]

7 horas atrás, o eSaF disse:

das as conexões bem-sucedidas com opções completas de plano de fundo, com qual modelo de telefone e quais placas WiFi.

 

Are you have success connecting without USB? I following your recommendations and when I disconect usb cable not restart anymore. Thanks @eSaF !! 

[eSaF]

1 hour ago, Max.1974 said:

Are you have success connecting without USB? I following your recommendations and when I disconect usb cable not restart anymore. Thanks @eSaF !! 

Yes Bro, both USB and wireless is working on mine.

When you disconnect the cable just leave it for a minute or two, see if it will work.

 

Some times it takes a while on some systems to work.

[miliuco]

@eSaF

I have camera only by USB, not wifi. Using Fenvi T919. After Airdrop, iPhone Camera is also for me the most interesting feature of the Apple ecosystem in recent times. It is not essential that it be via WiFi, but it is much more useful than via USB. I have to settle for USB. Airdrop, on the other hand, works fine on macOS 13, 14 and 15. My iPhone is 11.

 

@Max.1974

The card you posted has the same chipset as the Fenvi, but there are users with iPhone Camera by wifi working with such cards. See @eSaF for example.

 

@arsradu

Thank you for the info.

 

EDIT: just tried again after this post, I connect iPhone via USB -> Photo Booth shows camera image -> I disconnect USB cable -> image freezes in Photo Booth -> after a few seconds I have camera image again, this time only wifi. It doesn't always work but I see that writing to you is a good fix for this issue 😂

I have noticed that, when I get an image via wifi, the camera stays on as long as PhotoBooth is in the foreground or at least not covered by another app or window. If I cover Photo Booth with another window, when I return to it I get a Disconnected message.

 

This are my settings in the menu bar, they depend of the iPhone model.

 

Spoiler

 

Edited September 22 by miliuco
Fix typo, added image

[niknod]

BCM9436CD iPhone 16

[Irish_Man]

1 hour ago, niknod said:

BCM9436CD iPhone 16

Is that when connected or just over WiFi? 

I get the same menu but only if I connect it to USB first.

BCM9430CS

[niknod]

on Bothe wifi and usb

[Max.1974]

6 hours ago, miliuco said:

@eSaF

Eu tenho câmera apenas por USB, não por wi-fi. Usando o Fenvi T919. Depois do Airdrop, a Câmera do iPhone também é para mim o recurso mais interessante do ecossistema da Apple nos últimos tempos. Não é essencial que seja via WiFi, mas é muito mais útil do que via USB. Eu tenho que me contentar com USB. O Airdrop, por outro lado, funciona bem no macOS 13, 14 e 15. Meu iPhone é 11.

 

@Max.1974

O cartão que você postou tem o mesmo chipset que o Fenvi, mas há usuários com iPhone Camera por wifi trabalhando com esses cartões. Ver@eSaFpor exemplo.

 

@arsradu

Obrigado pela informação.

 

EDIT: acabei de tentar novamente após este post, eu conecto o iPhone via USB -> Photo Booth mostra a imagem da câmera -> Eu desconecto o cabo USB -> a imagem congela no Photo Booth -> depois de alguns segundos eu tenho a imagem da câmera novamente, desta vez apenas wifi. Nem sempre funciona, mas vejo que escrever para você é uma boa solução para esse problema 😂

Percebi que, quando recebo uma imagem via wi-fi, a câmera permanece ligada enquanto o PhotoBooth estiver em primeiro plano ou pelo menos não estiver coberto por outro aplicativo ou janela. Se eu cobrir o Photo Booth com outra janela, quando eu voltar a ele, recebo uma mensagem Desconectada.

 

Essas são as minhas configurações na barra de menu, elas dependem do modelo do iPhone.

 

  Ocultar conteúdo

 

 

 

Thanks my dear friends, in fact my Lenovo Works fine with Ventura without cable I think is possible is OCLP, because Ventura is the last one that we not need OCLP patcher !! 

 

My MBA with Sequoia 15.1 beta too, all is fast !! All the best, good week   

 

Spoiler

 

Edited September 23 by Max.1974

[arsradu]

7 hours ago, miliuco said:

@eSaF

I have camera only by USB, not wifi. Using Fenvi T919. After Airdrop, iPhone Camera is also for me the most interesting feature of the Apple ecosystem in recent times. It is not essential that it be via WiFi, but it is much more useful than via USB. I have to settle for USB. Airdrop, on the other hand, works fine on macOS 13, 14 and 15. My iPhone is 11.

 

@Max.1974

The card you posted has the same chipset as the Fenvi, but there are users with iPhone Camera by wifi working with such cards. See @eSaF for example.

 

@arsradu

Thank you for the info.

 

EDIT: just tried again after this post, I connect iPhone via USB -> Photo Booth shows camera image -> I disconnect USB cable -> image freezes in Photo Booth -> after a few seconds I have camera image again, this time only wifi. It doesn't always work but I see that writing to you is a good fix for this issue 😂

I have noticed that, when I get an image via wifi, the camera stays on as long as PhotoBooth is in the foreground or at least not covered by another app or window. If I cover Photo Booth with another window, when I return to it I get a Disconnected message.

 

This are my settings in the menu bar, they depend of the iPhone model.

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

You need another webcam, connected via USB, as main camera. After that, you should be able to get iPhone Continuity Camera as well. Also, try to put the iPhone on a stand or something, with the main camera (the one on the back) facing you, and locked. See if that works. But anyway, in order to see it on the menu, directly via WiFi, it needs to be detected as "secondary camera". 

Edited September 23 by arsradu

[niknod]

I didn't need any other cam as soon as I signed in to my apple account it just worked on usb and wifi.👍

[eSaF]

On the subject of the extended change of 'Background' menu in 'Hand Off' to camera, it seems the multiple choice depends on a more modern iPhone.

I may be wrong here but it seems like the iPhone 15 and upwards are the ones that are abled to get the extended menu (clever ploy by Apple if that's the case )

 

Although the 'Hand Off' operation is available to lesser models i.e the 11 model like my own, (I don't know about models below the 11) the operation is limited.

Maybe we need to create our own 'Green Screen' in 'Hand Off' to save from swelling the Apple coffers by purchasing a new phone. 

 

For the time being, I will stick with the 11 model until possibly the 17 model as the 15 and 16 offers nothing earth shattering.

As someone pointed out the 'iPhone Mirroring' app is possibly more developers orientated also bewildering if it is only for Silicon and T2 Macs why it ended up on Intel machines??!!

Me think this one slipped through the net on Intel Macs. The Apple saga is on going my people.

[Irish_Man]

2 hours ago, eSaF said:

On the subject of the extended change of 'Background' menu in 'Hand Off' to camera, it seems the multiple choice depends on a more modern iPhone.

I may be wrong here but it seems like the iPhone 15 and upwards are the ones that are abled to get the extended menu (clever ploy by Apple if that's the case )

 

Although the 'Hand Off' operation is available to lesser models i.e the 11 model like my own, (I don't know about models below the 11) the operation is limited.

Maybe we need to create our own 'Green Screen' in 'Hand Off' to save from swelling the Apple coffers by purchasing a new phone. 

 

For the time being, I will stick with the 11 model until possibly the 17 model as the 15 and 16 offers nothing earth shattering.

As someone pointed out the 'iPhone Mirroring' app is possibly more developers orientated also bewildering if it is only for Silicon and T2 Macs why it ended up on Intel machines??!!

Me think this one slipped through the net on Intel Macs. The Apple saga is on going my people.

Well, I have iPhone 13 Max Pro and I do get all the options in FaceTime, including background. 

I update my iPhone every 4 years so I'm skipping this year. 

[eSaF]

47 minutes ago, Irish_Man said:

Well, I have iPhone 13 Max Pro and I do get all the options in FaceTime, including background. 

Yea Bro, I think anything less than iPhone 13 the options are limited.