Overview
- Verizon confirmed late Friday that it will offer Apple’s iPhone Handoff for $10 per month and will support the feature on specific models running iOS 27, including the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro.
- iPhone Handoff is an iOS 27 feature that lets a single phone number move between two iPhones but only one device can be active at a time and both must share the same Apple ID and have Messages in iCloud enabled.
- Other carriers are taking different approaches to cost and access: T‑Mobile charges $5 per month, Deutsche Telekom charges €6.95 or includes it on some plans, and EE will include it on its top Full Works Plus plan or sell it for £5 on other plans.
- AT&T has told reporters it has no immediate plans to support iPhone Handoff and is focusing on its existing eSIM activation and transfer options, underscoring that carrier policy—not Apple software—is deciding real-world availability.
- Because carriers control eSIM provisioning and billing, consumers will face varied eligibility rules, device lists and activation limits, which could affect how easily people swap numbers between a main phone and a companion phone and could push carriers to bundle the feature into higher-tier plans.