Verizon to Charge $10 Monthly for Apple’s iOS 27 iPhone Handoff Feature as Carrier Support Expands

At $10 per month, Verizon’s fee sets the highest price point among U.S. wireless carriers that have announced support for the new iOS 27 functionality so far. Competitor T-Mobile was the first major carrier in the United States to launch support for iPhone Handoff, opting for a lower barrier to entry by pricing the add-on feature at $5 per month—half of Verizon’s rate. Conversely, AT&T, the third major nationwide wireless carrier in the U.S., indicated recently that it currently has no imminent plans to offer support for iPhone Handoff. AT&T’s hesitation leaves its customer base without a native multi-device line-sharing solution for iOS 27 in the immediate future, creating a distinct feature divide across the three major domestic networks.

Across the Atlantic, international telecommunications operators are also moving to support iPhone Handoff, with varying commercial strategies regarding subscription fees and service bundling. In the United Kingdom, major network provider EE announced this week that it will soon roll out native support for iPhone Handoff, tying the launch directly to its market release of the foldable iPhone Duo. EE is structuring the service through a tiered pricing framework: customers subscribed to the carrier’s high-tier Full Works Plus plan will receive iPhone Handoff inclusion at no extra charge, while subscribers on standard EE rate plans will be able to add the multi-device functionality for £5 per month.

In continental Europe, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom remains the only other major international carrier to have fully deployed support for iPhone Handoff up to this point. Similar to EE’s approach in the U.K., Deutsche Telekom offers the service both as a standalone add-on and as a bundled plan benefit. German subscribers on standard packages can access iPhone Handoff for €6.95 per month, but the operator waives the monthly fee entirely for customers enrolled in its premium MagentaMobil L and MagentaMobil XL rate plans. This strategy highlights a growing trend among European telecommunications companies to use iOS 27’s multi-device capabilities as an incentive to drive upgrades to higher-tier unlimited data plans.

The technical arrival of iPhone Handoff is particularly relevant given Apple’s hardware lineup strategy for late 2026, which introduces distinct form factor choices for consumers. Chief among these is the newly introduced iPhone Duo, Apple’s high-profile folding screen device that carries a starting price tag of $1,999. The hardware design of the iPhone Duo allows it to function as an ultra-portable, foldable secondary device, contrasting with traditional slab-style flagship phones like the iPhone 18 Pro. iPhone Handoff is engineered to make this exact multi-device pairing practical, allowing a user to carry an iPhone 18 Pro in a professional or work setting while switching active cellular service to the pocketable iPhone Duo during travel or leisure hours.