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Support Handoff (iOS 8 / OS X 10.10 Yosemite) #221

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shazron opened this issue Oct 18, 2014 · 2 comments
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Support Handoff (iOS 8 / OS X 10.10 Yosemite) #221

shazron opened this issue Oct 18, 2014 · 2 comments
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shazron commented Oct 18, 2014

Not sure of the details yet. Here's the guide: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/Handoff/HandoffProgrammingGuide.pdf

Basically, the PhoneGap CLI will serve the folder, and also launch an OS X program that "hands-off" the location of the server to the Handoff API.

If the user is on the same local network, and has the Developer App (iOS 8, and handles Handoff) installed:

  1. they will get an icon on the bottom left of their lock screen
  2. swiping up on the icon will launch the Developer app, and automatically connect to the local server

Not that important, just a nice to have.

This will require a change in:

  1. PhoneGap CLI
  2. Developer App
  3. phonegap-app-handoff (new OS X program)
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shazron commented Oct 18, 2014

An alternative is Bonjour, that can be supported in all OSes. This requires more work and integration though.

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shazron commented Oct 20, 2014

One snag is, both phone+computer have to be logged on to the same iCloud account, and both phone+computer must support Bluetooth LE. Also, both the phone+computer apps must be crypto signed (i.e. be in the App Stores). Too many obstacles.

@mwbrooks mwbrooks modified the milestone: Backlog Sep 11, 2015
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