---
id: icloud.how-do-i-turn-off-handoff-on-iphone
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/how-do-i-turn-off-handoff-on-iphone
category: "iCloud & iCloud Photos"
subcategory: "Universal Clipboard and Handoff"
question: "How do I stop my iPhone sharing its clipboard with my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "Turn off Universal Clipboard iPhone"
  - "Disable Handoff iPhone"
  - "iPhone copy appears on Mac"
  - "Stop iPad clipboard going to Mac"
  - "Handoff settings iOS"
short_answer: "On the iPhone, open Settings → General → AirPlay & Handoff and turn off Handoff. On the Mac, switch off Allow Handoff in System Settings → General → AirDrop & Handoff. It's Apple's feature, separate from Storage Studio."
tags: ["universal clipboard", "handoff", "iphone"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/why-is-my-clipboard-syncing-between-my-macs", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/does-junk-yard-capture-universal-clipboard-copies"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I stop my iPhone sharing its clipboard with my Mac?

Turn off Handoff on the iPhone: open **Settings → General → AirPlay & Handoff** (wording varies by iOS version) and switch off **Handoff**. Universal Clipboard stops sharing between that iPhone and your Mac.

To stop it on the Mac side too, open **System Settings → General → AirDrop & Handoff** and switch off **Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices**.

This is Apple's feature, separate from Storage Studio. If you use Storage Studio's Junk Yard, things pasted across by Universal Clipboard can appear there like anything else you copy. See [Universal Clipboard and Junk Yard](https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/does-junk-yard-capture-universal-clipboard-copies).