Apple integrated Continuity into iOS 8 and later so that iPhone owners could, among other things, pick up incoming phone calls on their other iOS devices or Macs (note that this feature is separate from FaceTime).Īlthough it can be really useful for each of your iOS devices and Macs to be tied to your iPhone when they’re on the same Wi-Fi network, having all your devices ringing at the same time when your iPhone gets a phone call isn’t always the best way to enjoy the iOS and macOS experience. Why is my iPad or Mac ringing every time I get a call?Ĭontinuity is a feature that lets you seamlessly move between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, or use them together.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to keep your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac from ringing every time your iPhone gets a phone call. If you’d like to fine-tune which of your devices are allowed to take phone calls from your iPhone, then follow along with us. This can get really annoying if you have all of your devices sitting around the same desk when you get a call because it sounds like a phone call symphony. This is part of a feature called Continuity, and in most cases, it’s really helpful.īut if like most of us at iDB you own several Apple devices, the situation can quickly escalate and you end up having your iPhone, two iPads, and maybe even your Mac ring at the same time.įor some, this can be incredibly useful, but for others it just creates an array of unwanted notifications and multiple devices ringing at once.

If you own more than one Apple device, be it an iPhone, an iPad, an iPod touch, or a Mac, you might have encountered this situation where a call on your iPhone rings simultaneously on your other devices.

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