Q: AirDrop on ios not recognising contacts
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Jun 8, 2014 10:27 AMby stevejobsfan0123,HelpfulAre you willing to change AirDrop settings from "Contacts Only" to "Everyone?" You would still have to accept files before they are downloaded. That's one workaround.
Also, if you go to Contacts, and tap "Groups" in the upper left, is iCloud listed there?
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Jun 8, 2014 10:46 AMby ChrisJ4203,So you are saying that your Apple ID is your outlook mail, but your alternate, or rescue email is the iCloud and you cannot understand why Airdrop does not recognize the iCloud. I'm pretty certain that is because it is your rescue email, not your Apple ID email. I believe it would only recognize the actual Apple ID email address.
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Jun 8, 2014 11:12 AMby Ffogboy,I am hoping that isn't the case although I suspect you are right. I can use the icloud address when I log into my account, so I thought it was more than a rescue address.
I guess it is part of the issue with not being able to merge accounts. I just don't want to have to change my email address with all my contacts just for this.
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Jun 8, 2014 12:53 PMby ChrisJ4203,Here are a couple of support links about the Apple ID. See if one of them will supply you with further information.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
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Jun 8, 2014 1:13 PMby Ffogboy,Thanks for trying to help. I find it quite hard to get my head around as I don't seem to have a separate Apple ID with my icloud address although I understand that this is implied when you get one. I tried to remove the email icloud email address from my account and them to look at the account for the icloud if but it just takes me back to my outlook ID. I will keep reading through all the links though.
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Jun 8, 2014 1:19 PMby ChrisJ4203,I'm not real sure about that, but this is the only support document that I can locate about Airdrop in iOS. See if anything there helps you. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5887
