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Q: Can anyone make airdrop work?

Airdrop simply will not work.  Suggestions?

iPhone 5, iOS 7

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 6:20 PM

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Q: Can anyone make airdrop work?

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  • by griff w,

    griff w griff w Sep 22, 2013 12:06 PM in response to Utterly Frustrated
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    Sep 22, 2013 12:06 PM in response to Utterly Frustrated

    Hi there,

     

    You may find the article below helpful.

     

    iOS: Using AirDrop

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5887

     

    -Griff W.

  • by Utterly Frustrated,

    Utterly Frustrated Utterly Frustrated Sep 22, 2013 4:25 PM in response to griff w
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    Sep 22, 2013 4:25 PM in response to griff w

    Griff - I have the iOS7 instructions, the same as everyone else.  My problem is that the feature simply does not work.  It does not do what it says it will do.  Has this happened to anyone else?

  • by iknowthewaytosj,

    iknowthewaytosj iknowthewaytosj Jul 1, 2014 12:34 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated
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    Jul 1, 2014 12:34 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated

    I was having a similar issue. I had Bluetooth and wifi enabled yet airdrop would not work between my iPhone 5s and my ipad. I turned both devices off, then turned them back on, and voila, airdrop now was functional. Give it a try.

  • by SimonJohnD,

    SimonJohnD SimonJohnD Oct 21, 2014 5:05 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated
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    Oct 21, 2014 5:05 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated

    Yep, it's happened to me. I can get Airdrop to work between my iMac and my MacBook but can't get either to connect to my iPad via Airdrop. Very disappointing!

  • by Cowgirl with an iphone,

    Cowgirl with an iphone Cowgirl with an iphone Jan 17, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated
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    Jan 17, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated

    I have had trouble with our two iPhone 5's and the iPad. Usually it takes about 10 minutes to connect. Sometimes, if I go back and touch the airdrop button again, it takes a little less. (See me tap-tap TAPPING the Airdrop button in frustration!)

    We used to have an app called Bump, that worked great for simple stuff like pictures and contacts, but they shut it down. I think they sold the algorithms (or whatever the technology was) to Google, if I'm not mistaken. I wish they would put it back up. It never failed. And it was free.

    Usually, if time is an issue, I just message over my photos, but then I have to take the extra step to save them to my camera roll. From one phone to another, we use What's App, but the iPad is not compatible with What's App, and that is where I usually need to get them for editing, and what-not.  I have tried the work-around, and had it working for five minutes, until I used it on my phone, then, it didn't work anymore. I haven't had a chance to try to re-figure out the work-around, and see where I went wrong.

     

    Hey Apple! Fix Airdrop!!

  • by Cowgirl with an iphone,

    Cowgirl with an iphone Cowgirl with an iphone Apr 20, 2015 10:42 AM in response to Cowgirl with an iphone
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    Apr 20, 2015 10:42 AM in response to Cowgirl with an iphone

    Just recently, airdrop started working, out of the blue.

     

    I was trying to think back to what may have affected this, and the only thing  I can think of, that we recently did was adjust the format of the phone #s in the iPhone's and the iPad.

     

    It makes sense. AirDrop is looking for viable contacts.

    Now, an airdrop contact will pop up in about 10 seconds or less.

     

    Good luck with this, anyone else who is having this problem. I hope this works for you too

  • by skippers walker,

    skippers walker skippers walker Mar 18, 2016 3:51 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated
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    Mar 18, 2016 3:51 AM in response to Utterly Frustrated

    Yes!