iOS 27 Introduces New 'iPhone Handoff' Feature
Apple has added a new iPhone Handoff feature to iOS 27 that will allow you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device. Apple first revealed that the feature was coming back at WWDC 2026 and it has since mentioned it again in its press releases for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo this week.
iPhone Handoff requires support from carriers, which may charge a fee for the feature.
T-Mobile in the U.S. and Deutsche Telekom in Germany will be the first carriers to offer iPhone Handoff, with T-Mobile set to charge $5 per month for it.
To learn more, read our iPhone Handoff explainer and Apple's support document. In addition, a video demonstrating the feature was shared in our forums.
Apple said iOS 27 will be released on Monday, September 14.
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This functionality was briefly mentioned during the WWDC 2026 keynote in June, on a slide that listed hundreds of new features coming in iOS 27 and corresponding software updates, but Apple never shared any further details at the time.
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T-Mobile will charge customers $5 per month to use iPhone Handoff, an e-SIM feature that allows the same phone number to be used on two separate iPhones.
iPhone Handoff requires carrier support, and at launch, only T-Mobile users in the U.S. and Deutsche Telekom users in Germany will be able to use it.
T-Mobile says customers can use their number across two compatible iPhone models and...
