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Q: Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.1 and iOS 9.1

Any one here experiencing Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.1 and iOS 9.1?

 

I'm using El Capitan on my 13" rMBP late 2013 and iOS 9.1 iPhone 6, but since I update to iOS 9.1 somehow my rMBP doesn't shown up my iPhone AirDrop and vice versa. Handoff were ok, tho. Turn my Bluetooth on and off doesn't help.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Oct 27, 2015 10:44 PM

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Q: Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.1 and iOS 9.1

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  • by dimonnwc3,

    dimonnwc3 dimonnwc3 Oct 28, 2015 12:32 AM in response to dwaan
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    Oct 28, 2015 12:32 AM in response to dwaan

    I have the same situation

     

    2 x MBP 13 Late 2013 - OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan

    iphone 6plus and 5s - ios 9.1

     

    MBP < -> MBP  - Airdrop work

    iphone 6plus <-> iphone 5s Airdriop work

     

    iphone 6plus / iphone 5s <-> MBP - Airdrop not work

  • by dwaan,

    dwaan dwaan Oct 28, 2015 2:33 AM in response to dimonnwc3
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    Oct 28, 2015 2:33 AM in response to dimonnwc3

    was not working also between rMBP late 2013 with El Capitan and MBA mid 2012 with Yosemite. But somehow my iPhone shown up in that MBA.

  • by v_ablue,

    v_ablue v_ablue Nov 1, 2015 2:32 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 1, 2015 2:32 PM in response to dwaan

    I'm facing the same thing !

    MBPr early 2015 to iphone 6

    ipad air to MBPr

    airdrop is not working !

    they can't even see each other

    it was fine before but until I upgraded both to el capitan and ios 9.1 .

  • by dimonnwc3,

    dimonnwc3 dimonnwc3 Nov 1, 2015 11:30 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 1, 2015 11:30 PM in response to dwaan

    I have found the solution for me. It was because of my router.  I have changed from ASUS RT-N14U to Airport Express. Now everything is good.

  • by dwaan,

    dwaan dwaan Nov 1, 2015 11:39 PM in response to dimonnwc3
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    Nov 1, 2015 11:39 PM in response to dimonnwc3

    As far as I know, it doesn't need router to function properly, I manage to AirDrop just fine before just by using bluetooth in Maverick and iOS 8.

  • by Vahidfromny,

    Vahidfromny Vahidfromny Nov 4, 2015 1:45 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 4, 2015 1:45 PM in response to dwaan

    i think we should wait for the next update

  • by bhaskarbhat,

    bhaskarbhat bhaskarbhat Nov 8, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Vahidfromny
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    Nov 8, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Vahidfromny

    I think so too!

     

    I had clean reinstalled OS X 10.11 and Air Drop worked fine! But the moment I updated to OS X 10.11.1 it stopped working. In last couple of days, I did test this twice!

     

    One more issue I noticed is, AirDrop fails if I use Apple ID in the user set up, so I managed to create the separate password and use name while setting up the OS X installation. In addition, I suspected signing into Apple ID while updating could cause AirDrop failure, but I see that it still fails even if you ignore entering iCloud while setting up.

     

    Yeah today's Apple still does well at Demo and then actual service fails miserably.

  • by what_was_it,

    what_was_it what_was_it Nov 14, 2015 11:02 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 14, 2015 11:02 PM in response to dwaan

    I have the exact same issue trying to AirDrop from my iPhone 6S+ and iPad Air 2 running iOS 9.1 to late 2013 15" rMBP running OS X 10.11.1.  The MBP can see both iOS devices within 10 to 15 seconds, and the iOS devices can see each other, but neither of the iOS devices can see the MBP.  Have reset network settings on iPhone, power cycled both iPhone and MBP, logged into another user account, turned on/off WiFi, Bluetooth, AirDrop, changed discoverability...  Always with the same result:  rMBP and iOS devices see iOS devices, but iOS devices never see the rMBP.

  • by what_was_it,

    what_was_it what_was_it Nov 14, 2015 11:08 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 14, 2015 11:08 PM in response to dwaan

    Can't figure out how to delete a duplicate reply here.  Sorry.

  • by skywalker01,

    skywalker01 skywalker01 Nov 15, 2015 9:45 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 15, 2015 9:45 PM in response to dwaan

    I had the same problem. Airdrop did not work between iPhone 6 (iOS 9.1) and MBP (mid 2012) on OS X 10.11.1 at home. I have a NetGear router. Sorry for missing out on the technical details. Will check & confirm if needed.

    However, within office wi-fi it's working fine.

  • by sithjedi33,

    sithjedi33 sithjedi33 Nov 17, 2015 9:07 PM in response to dwaan
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    Nov 17, 2015 9:07 PM in response to dwaan

    Try going into your settings through the bottom menu where you push up to get it where blutooth settings, etc. is. Change Airdrop to EVERYONE instead of contacts only. See if that does it! It worked for me!

  • by Pibe75,

    Pibe75 Pibe75 Dec 2, 2015 6:29 AM in response to dwaan
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    Dec 2, 2015 6:29 AM in response to dwaan

    I have an iPhone 5C and and iPad mini. Airdrop between the two iOS devices works well.

    I also have a MacBook Air and an iMac, and it also works correctly among those two devices running El Captain.

    The problem is between iOS and El Captain.

    I've tried all the solutions proposed in these fora, but couldn't solve the problem.

    Will Apple prepare an update soon?

    I use Airdrop a lot and I need a solution urgently!

    Thanks!

  • by ezumairu,

    ezumairu ezumairu Dec 22, 2015 12:10 PM in response to dwaan
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    Dec 22, 2015 12:10 PM in response to dwaan

    dear all

     

    i've tested all every troubleshoot.

    and going back to yosemite, and whala my iPhone 5 (ios 9.1) now my airdrop working well with my mac MBA 13