The feature was first mentioned briefly in June on a slide at the Worldwide Developers Conference<\/a>, but the company didn\u2019t give many details at the time. Reddit users reported seeing the feature on their devices last month<\/a>, and a MacRumors<\/a> user shared a video last week showing how the feature works. Apple says the feature will be available with the iOS 27, which will be released on Sept. 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201ciOS 27 improves connectivity with smarter transitions between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, and introduces iPhone Handoff that lets you use a single phone number across two iPhones,\u201d an Apple speaker said. \u201cThe number is instantly active on whichever iPhone you pick up.\u201d<\/p>\n But there is a catch: Apple says the iPhone Handoff feature will only be available initially with T-Mobile and Telecom Germany. Verizon and EE will get support by the end of the year, with \u201cmore carriers to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n Once it\u2019s available, you\u2019ll be able to set up the Handoff feature in the Cellular section of the iPhone\u2019s settings, according to the video posted to MacRumors<\/a>. You\u2019ll be prompted to hold the phones close to each other and pick which one keeps the main eSIM and which one gets the companion eSIM. Only the phone with the main eSIM will be allowed to change the Cellular Settings after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove’s moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and privacy issues for the broadband marketplace Allconnect. He has been featured as a guest columnist on Broadband Breakfast, and his work has been referenced by the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, National Geographic, Yahoo! Finance and more.![\"Joe](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/c14e6a9d-cfa0-439a-b5a4-2a3d2b607866.jpg\")
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