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Q: AirDrop Name

Hi,

When I use AirDrop on my iPhone it does not show my picture or my name. It just goes by the device name. I have setup my iCloud account and I went into the calendar settings and selected my contact. This does not seem to change my AirDrop name or picture. If anyone has any idea on how I can add a picture and name to AirDrop please help me out.

Thanks

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.6

Posted on Mar 2, 2014 10:33 PM

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Q: AirDrop Name

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Mar 2, 2014 10:46 PM in response to Fancy Name
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    Mar 2, 2014 10:46 PM in response to Fancy Name

    Look especially at the fourth of the five slides shown here:

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

     

    Of course, you would need the Contacts' name and photo in your Contacts, as well as their iPhone telephone number.

  • by Jay-Ray,

    Jay-Ray Jay-Ray Mar 2, 2014 10:52 PM in response to Fancy Name
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    Mar 2, 2014 10:52 PM in response to Fancy Name

    AirDrop will only assign a name and photo to the available option if that device is using an Apple ID in iCloud that is listed in your contacts only the sending device.

     

    Example: You are sending from your iPhone to your iPad via AirDrop. Your Apple ID email that you use on your iPad is not listed in a contact on your iphone. You will see the device name listed instead of a photo and contact name. Create or add the Apple ID that the iPad uses to the contacts on the iphone. Now every time the phone sees that device it will link the photo and name assigned to it in the iPhones contact and show it instead of the device name.

     

    I hope this solves your issue. If not please reply.

  • by Fancy Name,

    Fancy Name Fancy Name Mar 3, 2014 8:23 AM in response to Jay-Ray
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    Mar 3, 2014 8:23 AM in response to Jay-Ray

    I added my contact to my iPad to try get it to display the name and picture. I tried turning on contact only on my iPhone but iPad does not show my iPhone when it's set to contact only. My contact has my Apple ID, phone number, and iCloud email. The contact is on both devices. What am I missing?

  • by Fancy Name,

    Fancy Name Fancy Name Mar 3, 2014 8:28 AM in response to sberman
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    Mar 3, 2014 8:28 AM in response to sberman

    As I told Jay I tried that but it seems to still not work.

  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Mar 3, 2014 12:47 PM in response to Fancy Name
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    Mar 3, 2014 12:47 PM in response to Fancy Name

    Are you signed in to your iCloud account on both devices?  Do you have WiFi and Bluetooth turned on on both devices?  Is your iPad an iPad Mini or iPad 4 or later?

  • by Fancy Name,

    Fancy Name Fancy Name Mar 3, 2014 12:55 PM in response to sberman
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    Mar 3, 2014 12:55 PM in response to sberman

    The device that I am using to try to find my phone is a iPad 4. Both device are signed into iCloud on two different accounts. Although the iPad only has Find my iPhone on.

  • by Fancy Name,

    Fancy Name Fancy Name Mar 3, 2014 1:10 PM in response to Fancy Name
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    Mar 3, 2014 1:10 PM in response to Fancy Name

    I forgot to mention that wifi and Bluetooth is on on both.