{"id":27356,"date":"2014-10-23T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T20:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27356"},"modified":"2014-10-23T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T21:19:07","slug":"continuity-activation-tool-makes-continuity-features-possible-on-incompatible-macs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27356-continuity-activation-tool-makes-continuity-features-possible-on-incompatible-macs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Continuity Activation Tool\u2019 Makes Continuity Features Possible on Incompatible Macs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27359\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Continuity.jpg\" alt=\"Continuity\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Continuity.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Continuity-201x120.jpg 201w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Continuity-284x169.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Continuity-190x113.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you have a Mac that\u2019s not supported for Apple\u2019s new Continuity features in OS X Yosemite but want in on the fun, then you might be in luck.<\/p>\n<p>A clever solution authored by \u201cdokterdok\u201d has been <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dokterdok\/Continuity-Activation-Tool\/\">posted to GitHub<\/a> and makes \u201cnecessary changes to enable OS X 10.10 Continuity on compatible hardware.\u201d This app brings features such as Application Handoff, Instant Hotspot and Airdrop to unsupported Macs \u2013 some Macs with Bluetooth 4.0 are not supported by Apple for Continuity features.<\/p>\n<p>The author does urge you to \u201ctake a look at this <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/showthread.php?t=1803192\">complete Continuity guide<\/a> to understand if your Mac is compatible, or if you need troubleshooting\u201d and cautions that it \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/apple\/comments\/2k37tk\/yosemite_continuity_activation_tool_v10_released\/\">can break your system<\/a>.\u201d However, the author adds that the tool \u201cmakes many compatibility checks and a backup before the actual patching is done, in order to reduce risks.\u201d To be safe, we recommend that you <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/15145-have-multiple-backups-for-extra-protection\">backup your data<\/a> before installing the tool.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the software at <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dokterdok\/Continuity-Activation-Tool\/\">GitHub<\/a> to see whether your unsupported Mac is compatible with the software and whether you\u2019ll need any hardware changes first.<\/p>\n<p>And for more on Yosemite and its Continuity features, check out OWC\u2019s thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/compatibility\/OS_X_10.10_Yosemite\">Yosemite Compatibility and Transition Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> OWC has no affiliation with <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dokterdok\/Continuity-Activation-Tool\/\"><em>the software<\/em><\/a><em> named in this article and receives no benefit related to this support (other than a benefit we all share in the continued support of these applications). If you appreciate the function or functionality this software offers, we encourage you to support the author.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a Mac that\u2019s not supported for Apple\u2019s new Continuity features in OS X Yosemite but want in on the fun, then you might be in luck. 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