sometimes even when both devices have Bluetooth on and they are super close, airdrop takes forever and sometimes doesn't even work. Would love some troubleshooting help.
We are other end uses who can neither see nor touch your Apple devices. Without details from you, this is hard to effectively answer in this text-based setting.
What Apple devices? What operating system versions are they running?
Some issues like yours can be interference. See:
Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support
My understanding is that Airdrop, although it uses BT to locate devices, actually transfers the files over WiFi. So, perhaps look at your WiFi network when you're having these problems.
Please post some relevant info: device models/year and Mac OS/ iOS on both.
Hi, thanks for your response. IOS 15.7 iPhone SE second gen to Imac OS Monterey. It is interesting to me to troubleshoot the WIFI connection because I've been in really remote places with no service and had Airdrop work on Bluetooth alone. Mystifying, lol. But if the wifi is indeed the culprit it makes sense because my phone doesn't hold my wifi signal as steady as my computer does.
Hi, thanks for your response.
sometimes even when both devices have bluetooth on and they are super close, airdrop takes forever and sometimes doesn't even work. Would love some trouble shooting help..
