iPhone Handoff will seamlessly share one number between two phones

<figure> <img alt="iPhone 13 Mini on the left and iPhone 13 on the right" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/vpavic_210916_4760_0240.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When iOS 27 lands later this month, it will have a feature called <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/02/ios-27-iphone-handoff-feature/">iPhone Handoff</a> that lets you switch between two phones using the same number. It was briefly mentioned during the WWDC keynote back in June, but there were no details at the time. Now there's a <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/heres-how-iphone-handoff-will-let-you-switch-between-two-iphone-devices-with-the-same-phone-number.2488350/">demo clip</a> showing how to set up the feature running in Xcode 27's Device Hub. It lets you pair two iPhones, using one as your main device and the other as its "<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1w5kuyq/ios_27_introduces_new_iphone_handoff_feature/?solution=fe952f2dec55d554fe952f2dec55d554&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;jsc_token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec99f44232f38d26908f1f0bff29558772&amp;jsc_orig_r=&amp;share_id=X3KWMg_RxNuqvuoCOSOGs&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1">companion</a>." </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Launching the feature now makes sense with the expected launch of the foldable iPhone Ultra <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/989692/apple-iphone-launch-event-september-2026-how-to-watch">right around the corner</a>. People might not always want to take a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/907856/iphone-fold-dummy-design-delay-production">chunky</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/782366/foldable-details-iphone-air-ifixit-teardown">extremely expensive</a> device out with them. So Han …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/990868/iphone-handoff-ios-27">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>