How the iPhone and iPad Work Together

Before you start

Have both devices unlocked, next to each other, both on Wi-Fi.

The metaphor to open with

Because both devices are registered to the same deed (Session 2), whatever you start on one is already sitting there waiting on the other — like leaving a tool on the workbench and finding it exactly where you left it when you walk back in from the truck.

Walk-through

1. Photos and Notes just show up — no action needed. Take a photo on the iPhone. Open Photos on the iPad — it’s already there (may take a few seconds). Same with Notes, Contacts, and Calendar, quietly working since Session 2.
2. Handoff — finish on the other device. Start typing an email or a Note on the iPhone. A small icon appears in the corner of the iPad’s Home Screen or app switcher, letting you jump straight into the same thing, mid-sentence, on the iPad.
3. Universal Clipboard — copy here, paste there. Copy a sentence or phone number on the iPhone (press and hold the text, tap Copy). On the iPad, press and hold in any text field, tap Paste. No re-typing, no emailing it to yourself.
4. AirDrop — instantly send a file between the two. Open a photo on the iPhone, tap Share, tap the iPad’s name under AirDrop, accept it on the iPad. This also works for sending things to other nearby people with an iPhone/iPad, not just your own devices.
5. Continuity Camera — use the iPhone as the iPad’s camera. In an app on the iPad (like Notes), tap to insert a photo and look for “Scan Documents” or “Take Photo” using the nearby iPhone. The iPhone’s better camera captures it, and the result lands straight into the iPad document.

Try it together

• AirDrop one photo from the iPhone to the iPad.
• Copy a line of text on one device and paste it on the other.
• Start a Note on one device and open the same Note on the other.

Before next time

• Use AirDrop for one real photo or file you actually need to move between devices.