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Using Air Drop from iPhone

I cannot see my Mac Device from my iPhone6 for Airdrop purpose?! Is there any fixed? I have tried re starting the device after following all the protocol to set up Air Drop Device in both.


In my MacBook Pro I can see my iPhone6 device and can transfer the file, but not from iPhone to Mac!!

Can anybody help me out!!

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 10:55 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2020 11:29 PM

Before you begin

  • Make sure that the person you're sending to is nearby and within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range.
  • Check that you and the person you're sending to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. If either of you have Personal Hotspot on, turn it off.
  • Check if the person you're sending to has their AirDrop set to receive from Contacts Only. If they do, and you’re in their Contacts, they need to have your email address or mobile number in your contact card for AirDrop to work.
  • If you're not in their Contacts, have them set their AirDrop receiving setting to Everyone in order to receive the file.


You can put your AirDrop receiving setting to Contacts Only or Receiving Off at any time to control who can see your device and send you content in AirDrop.

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Mar 29, 2020 11:29 PM in response to ningtamba

Before you begin

  • Make sure that the person you're sending to is nearby and within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range.
  • Check that you and the person you're sending to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. If either of you have Personal Hotspot on, turn it off.
  • Check if the person you're sending to has their AirDrop set to receive from Contacts Only. If they do, and you’re in their Contacts, they need to have your email address or mobile number in your contact card for AirDrop to work.
  • If you're not in their Contacts, have them set their AirDrop receiving setting to Everyone in order to receive the file.


You can put your AirDrop receiving setting to Contacts Only or Receiving Off at any time to control who can see your device and send you content in AirDrop.

Using Air Drop from iPhone

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