The SMS forwarding is handled entirely within iMessage.
Phone call forwarding works when all the devices are nearby, and they can handoff the audio streams between themselves; but you can't pick up a phone call on your Mac if your phone is on the other side of the world/at the office/etc; the feature we're talking about here would not have this limitation.
I think for phone calls this only works on Facetime and for calls maybe only on Wifi.
SMS syncing is true. But if you have a phone and you're out and about you also need mobile data, so would otherwise need a second mobile plan. Or to swap the SIM over, which was easier with a physical SIM, more difficult with eSIMs.
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i thought idevice can receive call/sms as long as they are login with same account? I tested it on my ip13mini, ip7+ and macbook.
The SMS forwarding is handled entirely within iMessage.
Phone call forwarding works when all the devices are nearby, and they can handoff the audio streams between themselves; but you can't pick up a phone call on your Mac if your phone is on the other side of the world/at the office/etc; the feature we're talking about here would not have this limitation.
I think for phone calls this only works on Facetime and for calls maybe only on Wifi.
SMS syncing is true. But if you have a phone and you're out and about you also need mobile data, so would otherwise need a second mobile plan. Or to swap the SIM over, which was easier with a physical SIM, more difficult with eSIMs.