Verizon iPhone Handoff Cost: $10/Month, No Enrollment Date

Verizon has confirmed the Verizon iPhone Handoff cost: $10 a month, or $120 a year at that rate, to use one phone number on two iPhones, according to 9to5Mac's October 16 report. That's double the $5 a month T-Mobile charges for the same iOS 27 feature, as 9to5Mac previously reported. Apple's current support page lists T-Mobile and Telekom, not Verizon, as supported carriers, and Verizon's statement does not provide a public enrollment date.

That leaves a $120-a-year price attached to a feature Verizon customers can't sign up for yet. Below is what Verizon and Apple have each said, how the feature behaves once it's actually running, and what price it's being measured against.

Verizon iPhone Handoff pricing: what's confirmed, what isn't

Verizon's statement, quoted by 9to5Mac, says iPhone Handoff "will be available" for $10 a month on compatible iPhones. That's future-tense rollout language, not a live checkout page.

Apple's current support page lists T-Mobile and Telekom as supported carriers. Verizon's statement also does not give an enrollment date.

Apple said in September that Verizon and EE would add iPhone Handoff support before the end of the year, alongside the initial T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom rollout. Verizon's pricing announcement didn't move that timeline forward or attach a firmer date.

What you need before you can sign up

Both iPhones need to be an iPhone 11 or later, or an iPhone SE (2nd generation) or later, running iOS 27. Apple's setup requirements also specify that both devices must use the same Apple Account, be connected to Wi-Fi, use Messages in iCloud, and be signed in to FaceTime and iMessage with the same Apple Account.

Apple requires the eSIM to come from a carrier that supports iPhone Handoff.

Dual SIM owners configure each eSIM for iPhone Handoff separately, one at a time. Once both are set up, they switch together automatically whenever either device is unlocked.

Replacing either iPhone means transferring its eSIM to the new device. Apple notes the old eSIM deactivates once that transfer completes.

Setup happens either during a new iPhone's initial setup or afterward through Settings > Cellular > Set Up Cellular or Add eSIM. Select Use Number on This iPhone and Another, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Either way, one iPhone becomes the main device and the other becomes the secondary iPhone sharing the number.

What actually moves between your two iPhones, and what doesn't

Once iPhone Handoff is running, calls, voicemail, iMessage, RCS and SMS/MMS, and Find My location move automatically to whichever iPhone gets unlocked.

Apple's documentation says the number is active on only one iPhone at a time, so the service doesn't provide simultaneous calling or cellular data on both devices. That's a handoff between two phones sharing one line, not two independently active connections.

Apple recommends keeping a passcode enabled and private on both iPhones to stay in control of which device is active.

Wallet payment cards and car keys can work on both iPhones, per Apple's documentation. Certain transit passes, IDs, or corporate badges, though, might only function on whichever device is currently active.

Apple Watch doesn't follow the switch. Apple's support page confirms that changing which iPhone is active through Handoff doesn't move an Apple Watch's pairing to match, which could matter for anyone relying on cellular calling through a Watch.

Separate from the carrier fee: Apple says iCloud data updates across both devices, while third-party apps sync according to their own individual behavior. That's a function of signing both iPhones into the same Apple Account, not something the $10 monthly charge adds on top.

Canceling isn't as simple as pulling an eSIM, either. Apple's support page says turning off iPhone Handoff requires contacting the carrier directly, and deleting the eSIM from an iPhone doesn't necessarily stop billing until the carrier is told to shut the service off.

Verizon iPhone Handoff vs T-Mobile: confirmed prices so far

T-Mobile charges $5 a month, or $60 a year at that rate, for iPhone Handoff. Verizon's announced price is twice T-Mobile's $5 monthly charge.

Deutsche Telekom packages the feature differently in Germany, folding it into a MultiSIM add-on priced at €6.95 a month, though it's included with certain eligible plans at no additional charge. That's a bundled plan structure, not a direct match to either US carrier's flat monthly fee.

EE has also announced UK pricing: iPhone Handoff will be included with its Full Works Plus plan or cost £5 a month on other eligible plans, according to 9to5Mac's October 17 report. EE described the service as coming soon, without a specific enrollment date.

AT&T has stayed noncommittal about supporting iPhone Handoff at all. The available reporting doesn't identify an AT&T price to weigh against Verizon's and T-Mobile's.

What to verify before paying for iPhone Handoff

Confirmed: Verizon's announced $10-a-month price, the eligible hardware and iOS 27 requirement, and the behavior Apple documents for calls, messages, Wallet, and Apple Watch.

Not yet confirmed: Verizon's place on Apple's supported-carrier list and a public enrollment date from either company.

That confirmation would show up as Verizon appearing alongside T-Mobile and Telekom on Apple's support page, paired with an actual sign-up date from either company.

Until then, Apple's documented Handoff behavior keeps a shared number active on only one iPhone at a time and doesn't switch an Apple Watch's pairing, limits that apply no matter which carrier eventually turns the feature on.