misanthropic789

Q: Bluetooth on ios 8 can't connect with iMac 10.9.5

I upgraded my iphone 5s to ios 8 over the weekend.  When I tried to connect my iphone 5s using bluetooth to my iMac at work running OSX 10.9.5 (the very most recent available production release), the phone won't connect.  I have told them to both forget each other and repaired, and also reset network settings on the iphone per some of the car-based threads.  However when I pair the iPhone shows as connected very briefly on the iMac (never on the iPhone) and then goes to Not Connected on the iMac.  This is with the two devices sitting with 2 feet of one another.  This worked correctly prior to the upgrade to ios 8

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 28, 2014 1:27 PM

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Q: Bluetooth on ios 8 can't connect with iMac 10.9.5

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  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Jan 31, 2015 4:00 PM in response to errebe
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    Jan 31, 2015 4:00 PM in response to errebe

    You don't need to pair the devices to use Airdrop. Which model iMac do you have?

  • by errebe,

    errebe errebe Feb 1, 2015 2:56 AM in response to deggie
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    Feb 1, 2015 2:56 AM in response to deggie

    iMac12,2

    10.10.2 (14C109)

  • by TWG,

    TWG TWG Feb 1, 2015 9:55 AM in response to misanthropic789
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    Feb 1, 2015 9:55 AM in response to misanthropic789

    I also am having problems with AirDrop.  I want to connect my iPhone 6 (iOS 8.1.2) with my 6 month old iMac running OS 10.9.5.  Nothing is working at all with it.

     

    I want to transfer a few photos that I have taken and some video's.  If I email the video's to myself they end up very small.  I was told by another Mac user that using airdrop the won't be made smaller.  I don't want to connect my iPhone to my computer with the lightning bolt (or what ever it's called) I want to connect and move only what I want to move and not have my phone tied up for 20-30 minutes to back up and download, etc.

     

    I need this to work today.  There has to be a solution available right now.  Why in the world would Apple come up with Air Drop and then design it so that is will not work connecting my iPhone 6 to my new iMac?

     

    On another note, I refuse to use iCloud and would love to have my iPhone stop asking me to log in.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Feb 1, 2015 11:02 AM in response to errebe
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:02 AM in response to errebe

    Should work, make sure Bluetooth and WiFi are turned on.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Feb 1, 2015 11:03 AM in response to TWG
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:03 AM in response to TWG

    AirDrop between iOS and OS X devices was not introduce until iOS 8 AND OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). You will have to update your computer.

  • by errebe,

    errebe errebe Feb 1, 2015 11:10 AM in response to TWG
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:10 AM in response to TWG

    I want to use AirDrop exactly for the same reasons you mention. Why there's not a solution...? I don't know, but, if you use iCloud Drive to store your photos and videos, you will burn out 5G sooner than you think, and then start to pay to have more space available. Anyway...

  • by errebe,

    errebe errebe Feb 1, 2015 11:12 AM in response to deggie
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:12 AM in response to deggie

    That's the first thing I did... Sorry but your comment doesn't help at all...

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Feb 1, 2015 11:12 AM in response to errebe
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:12 AM in response to errebe

    You can try resetting your devices and your router. make sure Airdrop is set to everyone on your iOS device and you are in AirDrop on your computer. I just Airdropped some pictures from my iPhone to my computer I'm using right now so I know it works.

  • by errebe,

    errebe errebe Feb 1, 2015 11:14 AM in response to deggie
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:14 AM in response to deggie

    As I posted before, I am using iOS 8 AND OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and doesn't work at all... So other than updating OS and have Wifi and Bluetooth active, any other useful clue...?

  • by roaminggnome,

    roaminggnome roaminggnome Feb 1, 2015 11:18 AM in response to errebe
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:18 AM in response to errebe

    I believe that Airdrop does not connect via bluetooth.  It simply requires that bluetooth is turned on.  You do not pair the devices.

     

    Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to ...

     

     

     

    Use AirDrop to wirelessly share content - Apple Support

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Feb 1, 2015 11:17 AM in response to errebe
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    Feb 1, 2015 11:17 AM in response to errebe

    I was replying to the other person about 10.10 (you can read who the reply is to in the heading).

     

    On your iOS 8 device try Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. On your iMac turn WiFi off and back on and make sure you are connected to the same WiFi network as the iPhone.

  • by errebe,

    errebe errebe Feb 1, 2015 12:20 PM in response to deggie
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    Feb 1, 2015 12:20 PM in response to deggie

    Sorry but I did all you mentioned and still doesn't work. Furthermore, before that I could see on AirDrop  iPhone/iPad each other, now only iPhone on my iPad, and nothing on my iMac.

  • by David Shanahan,

    David Shanahan David Shanahan Feb 2, 2015 5:33 PM in response to errebe
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    Feb 2, 2015 5:33 PM in response to errebe

    You said earlier that you have an iMac 12,2. That's a mid-2011 27" iMac, correct?

     

    If you read the documentation on AirDrop linked to by roaminggnome previously you will see that AirDrop between iOS 7/8 devices and OS X requires two things at the Mac end: OS X 10.10 and a 2012 (or later) model Mac (i.e. a Mac that supports Bluetooth 4.0.) Your mid-2011 iMac does not support Bluetooth 4.0 and so cannot AirDrop to/from iOS devices, only other Macs. Yosemite isn't enough, you have to have a recent model Mac as well.

  • by Kathy0330,

    Kathy0330 Kathy0330 Jun 11, 2015 8:29 AM in response to David Shanahan
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    Jun 11, 2015 8:29 AM in response to David Shanahan

    I have an iMac, circa 2009, with the OS X Yosemite, with the 10.10.3 version.

     

    I'm trying not to sync my iPhone6 Plus to my computer, for fear of losing some music from my playlist.  I've added to my playlist on my iMac, and would like to add this to my iPhone6 Plus.  I can't seem to air drop, either.  Is my computer, just too old?  With this being said, how do I add to my iPhone6 Plus playlist, from my iMac?

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Jun 11, 2015 9:00 AM in response to Kathy0330
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    Jun 11, 2015 9:00 AM in response to Kathy0330

    Yes, it is too old for AirDrop but you couldn't use AirDrop for music anyway. There is no File Transfer Protocol (FTP) profile on the iOS devices Bluetooth so that won't work. You are going to have to sync either by cable (fastest) or WiFi.

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