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Continuity Activation Tool

This tool makes the necessary changes to enable OS X 10.10 and 10.11 Continuity features on compatible hardware. Continuity features activated by this tool include Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and New Airdrop. OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) dongle support is not stable yet!

Please check the Wiki before using this tool and opening any issues that are already referenced in the Wiki!

Use the latest beta if you are on macOS Sierra. Download latest beta

News

2016-06-13: macOS Sierra The work on the newest version of macOS will begin as soon a possible. CAT mostly works fine with Sierra! (New Features like auto-unlock still need to be tested). New updates will be released on the beta branch while macOS Sierra is in beta!

2016-06-13: wiki page A wiki page has been erstablished and will be used to suggest fixes for the most common issues. A issue template was added to help the users provide more details.

2015-10-09 : Version 2.1.3 Merged with the beta version. Should now work on 10.10 - 10.11

2015-08-13 : New active lead : I (sysfloat) will now be the main contributer and manager of the project, since dokterdok is not able to support this project anymore. He supported me with a lot of stuff and his research into enabling Continuity with dongles. I will contact some old beta testers and will do my best to get the dongles working on El Capitan and merge my fork with the beta branch.

Dec. 14 2014 : Continuity Activation Tool 2.0 released : Adds compatibility with Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongles, allowing many Macs from 2008 and later to easily upgrade to Continuity. See the chart below to verify available upgrade options.

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Features

Issues

Before submitting a new issue please check the Wiki for common issues! When submitting a new issue please check if there's already an issue open.

Please fill out the template as detailed as possible.

Issues that do not follow the rules and are unclear on the issue might get deleted without help!

Warning

How to use it

From Finder

  1. Download the zip (link on the right) and extract it.
  2. Double-click on the app.
  3. Follow instructions on the screen. Ignore or deny any "Access to accessibility features" prompt.

From the command line

Script location: Continuity Activation Tool.app/Contents/Resources/contitool.sh

Usage: sudo contitool.sh -a | -d | -f | -h | -r | -z

Options:

-a               run the compatibility checks and activation procedure
-d               run the system diagnostic procedure and quit
-f               force the activation procedure without compatibility checks
-h               display a help message and quit
-r               uninstall Continuity mods by directly using OS X recovery disk files
-z               uninstall Continuity mods

Troubleshooting

If you run into issues:

  1. Make sure you understand the known limitations by reading the sections above carefully
  2. Go through the official Continuity troubleshooting steps
  3. Search for similar issues in the issues section or on forums, a solution to your problem might exist already
  4. Create a new issue and include a description of the problem, the steps to reproduce it, and a System Diagnostic copy/paste from the latest version of the tool.

Developers are more than welcome to contribute with bug fixes or improvements. In that case please upload changes to the beta branch.

  1. Create a new issue and include a description of the problem, the steps to reproduce it, and a System Diagnostic copy/paste from the latest version of the tool

Sources

Changelog

v2.3 - 2016-06-15

v2.2.4 - 2016-06-13

v2.2.3 - 2015-12-07

v2.2.2 - 2015-10-31

v2.2.1 - 2015-10-22

v2.2 - 2015-10-18

v2.1.4 - 2015-10-11

v2.1.3 - 2015-10-09

v2.1.2

v2.1.1 - 2015-09-16

v2.1 - 2015-06-20

v.2.0.1 - 2014.12.21

v.2.0.0 - 2014.12.14

v.1.1.2 - 2014.11.16

v.1.1.1 - 2014.11.12

v.1.1.0 - 2014.11.11

v.1.0.2 - 2014.10.27

v.1.0.1 - 2014.10.24

v.1.0.0 - 2014.10.23

Thanks

David Dudok de Wit (dokterdok)