How To Unsync iPhone From Mac

When Apple launched the iOS 8.1 in 2014, it also introduced the continuity feature. The primary purpose of the continuity feature is to allow users with more than one Apple product to sync their Apple devices to each other. In short, you can be typing on your Mac and receive a phone call from the laptop.

This article will provide you with several ways to unsync your iPhone from Mac.

How To Unsync Handoff

Handoff allows you to pick up the activity you were working on one device from another device. For example, you can move from replying to emails on your laptop to responding on your phone and vice versa. If you want to unsync this feature, follow the steps below.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Click on the Apple menu on your home screen.
2. Select “System Preferences“.
3. Tap on “General“.
4. Uncheck the “Allow Handoff Between This Mac and Your iCloud devices” option.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Launch your iPhone’s Settings.
2. Click on “General“.
3. Tap on “Airplay & Handoff“.
4. Turn off “Handoff“.

How To Unsync Finder

If your iPhone keeps appearing on your Mac’s Finder, and you don’t wish it to do so, disconnect the phone from the laptop by detaching the USB. Suppose you haven’t attached a USB yet, and the phone still appears on Finder. In that case, follow the steps below to unsync Finder.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Click on Finder.
2. Select the iPhone you want to unsync from Finder’s sidebar.
3. Scroll down and click “Options“.
4. Deselect the box next to the option of “Show This iPhone When on Wi-Fi“.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Tap on the Settings icon.
2. Click on “General“.
3. Tap on “Reset“.
4. Select “Reset Location and Privacy“.

How To Unsync Personal Hotspot

Once you input the password of your iPhone’s hotspot on your Mac, it will always connect or ask to connect to your phone’s internet even when you don’t need it to. To stop this, follow the steps below.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Tap on the Apple menu.
2. Click on “System Preferences“.
3. Select “Network“.
4. Tap on “Wi-Fi“.
5. Deselect the box next to “Ask to join Personal Hotspots“.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Tap on the Settings icon.
2. Tap on “Personal Hotspot“.
3. Switch off the “Allow Others to Join” toggle icon.

How To Unsync Calls

Receiving calls from your Apple devices is convenient, but this feature can become bothersome in certain instances. You could be in the middle of a work interview on your Mac when it starts ringing. To turn this feature off, follow the steps below.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Tap on the Facetime icon on your Mac. If it’s not on the homepage, search “Facetime” on the CMD-space.
2. Click on “Preferences” > “Settings“.
3. Uncheck the box next to “iPhone Cellular Calls“.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Open your Settings.
2. Click on “Phone“> “Calls on Other Devices“.
3. Toggle off “Allow Calls on Other Devices“.
4. Remove the Mac from the devices you want to allow calls on.

How To Unsync Text Message Forwarding

Although syncing your text message can be convenient, it can also infringe on your privacy in certain events assuming someone else is using one of your Apple devices. In such a case, here is how to disable this continuity feature.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Ensure your internet connection is stable.
2. Open your Settings.
3. Click on “Messages“> “Text Message Forwarding“.
4. Deselect the Mac and all other devices you don’t want to receive text messages.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Tap on the Messages icon on your iPhone home screen.
2. Click on “Preferences“.
3. Select the “Message” tab.
4. Uncheck the boxes next to any phone numbers you don’t want to receive text messages.

How To Unsync Bluetooth Pairing

One way to quickly unpair your iPhone from a Mac is by opening the Mac Control Center, clicking on the Bluetooth icon, and deselecting your iPhone. However, if you want to permanently unsync the Bluetooth devices, follow the steps below.

Here’s how to do it on your MacBook.

1. Click on the Apple menu.
2. Select “System Preferences“.
3. Tap on “Bluetooth“.
4. Tap on the X next to the iPhone you want to unsync and click “Remove“.

Here’s how to do it on your iPhone.

1. Launch your iPhone Settings.
2. Click on “Bluetooth“.
3. Tap on “Info” next to the Mac you want to unsync.
4. Click on “Forget This Device“.

Conclusion

Syncing your Apple devices has many benefits, but there is always the option of disabling it if the feature doesn’t work for you. Luckily, this article contains procedures on how to easily unsync your iPhone from Mac.