# dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool

An all-in-one tool to activate and diagnose macOS 10.10-12 Continuity on compatible Mac configurations.

Repository: https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/continuity-activation-tool
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2017-11-25T01:29:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4332, "days_push": 3204, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1609, forks 147 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.854374+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-based utility that activates and diagnoses OS X Continuity features (Handoff, Instant Hotspot, New AirDrop) on compatible Mac hardware running macOS 10.10 through 12. It patches system kexts, supports Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongles, and can roll back all changes via backups.

## Use cases
- enable handoff on an older mac
- activate airdrop and instant hotspot on unsupported hardware
- check if my mac supports continuity
- patch kexts to enable continuity with a bluetooth 4.0 dongle
- diagnose why continuity features are not working
- revert continuity patches and restore original kexts

## When to choose
- you run macOS 10.10-12 on a Mac with compatible hardware or a BT 4.0 dongle and want Continuity features enabled
- you need a diagnostic report of system parameters affecting Continuity
- you want a reversible patch with automatic kext backups

## When to avoid
- you run macOS Ventura or newer, where the tool is untested and likely broken
- you are uncomfortable patching system kexts and disabling kext signature protection
- you need a supported, actively maintained solution

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: apple-ecosystem, operating-systems, hardware
- platform: cli
- tags: continuity, handoff, airdrop, instant-hotspot, kext-patching, shell-script, system-tweaks, diagnostics, macos

## Member repositories
- dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.854374+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:51:16.212782+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.854374+00:00, sha 5808ad0cbc51)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.