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Verizon to charge ten dollars monthly for Apple iPhone Handoff feature

Verizon announced it will charge customers $10 a month to use Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature on supported devices.

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Verizon announced on October 16, 2026, that it will charge customers $10 per month to use the iPhone Handoff feature, MacRumors reported. The feature was introduced by Apple in its iOS 27 operating system update. [1][4]

The iPhone Handoff system permits a user to share a single phone number across two separate iPhones. MacRumors reported that the pricing details were disclosed as part of Verizon's iPhone Duo announcement. [1]

According to MacRumors, Verizon confirmed that the feature will function with the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro models. Apple discontinued the older iPhone 17 Pro line in September 2026 following the announcement of the iPhone 18 Pro series. [1][3]

iOS 27 was first announced by Apple on June 8, 2026, and was released to the public on September 14, 2026. Verizon operates the largest wireless carrier network in the United States, serving 146.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2026. [2][4]

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In short

  • Verizon will charge $10 per month for the iPhone Handoff feature.
  • iPhone Handoff allows one phone number to be shared across two separate iPhones.
  • The service will work with the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro models.
  • iPhone Handoff was introduced by Apple in iOS 27.

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  1. [1]Verizon Will Charge $10 a Month for iPhone HandoffMacRumors, 18d ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Verizon on Wikipedia
  2. [3]IPhone 17 Pro on Wikipedia
  3. [4]IOS 27 on Wikipedia
  4. [5]Month on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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