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Is anyone else having difficulty with the new Airdrop? I have the 6+ phone and an iMac that was just updated with Yosemite but I cannot get one to see the other. Hopefully this is just a glitch that will be rectified soon?
(I followed the instructions found in the support page for this too)
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 8GB RAM, otherwise factory stock.
You cannot airdrop from iOS to OS X / Vice versa.
That reset didn't seem to help though. One thing I did notice is that my FireVault seems to be encrypting everything at the moment. It's made some functions like auto-login disabled. Could that be the problem? Also, maybe i'll post this very specific problem as a new topic. There might be others with the same/similar problems.
Same here. There is no way to turn on Airdrop on my mid-2011 iMac running Yosemite.
The ‘everyone’ option is not available to me.
Yeah, i've got an early 2011 model. Could this be the problem?
Evidently it is. The BT requirement is at least an o6x, or something like that.
Ah well. No worries guys. Thanks for all the replies and help. Guess some of us will have to miss out on Yosemite's main features. :/
mine not working too, since ver beata version until this official version, is my bluetooth ver 4?
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No unfortunately you don't have Bluetooth 4.0.Prior to 2012 all bluetooth modules are 2.1.What you see there is bluetooth software version not the hardware.
Same here: 4 Macs, all running Yosemite, 3 iPhones and 2 iPads all running latest 8.02 and no Airdrop possible whtasover between the iOS to OS and vice versa. They don't even show up in Airdrop. All use same Wifi netwerk, same iCloud etc. This seems like a bug. None of my friends seem to be able to use it either, so what is going on?
Good to know, I also get the limited Airdrop view (no option to choose everyone + the 'general' never stops whirling... and this since day 1 on all of my devices):
Thanks for all the replies people. I appreciate it.
I found the problem and it was from me not reading all the way through the text explaining Airdrop...
"In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed and your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model."
I have a 2009 build iMac, hence my problem. I guess I get to do without Airdrop until my planned upgrade at the beginning of next year. (unless I can whine and snivel enough to my wife to let me upgrade sooner)
Cheers!!
Yep, you're in the same boat I am in. (2009 build) We have to have a 2012 or newer build.
We miss out I guess. ::sigh::
""In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed and your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model."
I found this and it explains why you can't use it (and neither can I).
"In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed and your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model."
I'm having the same problem as Kevin with the device name. After restarting both my MBP and iphone they can finally airdrop both directions, but my MBP thinks my iphone is my wife and my iphone thinks my MBP is my wife as well. Did anyone figure out what's going on there?
I guess this is the cause: mine is iMac, mid-2011:
supported devices for Handoff, Instant Hotspot, Phone Calling, SMS, and AirDrop
Handoff and Instant Hotspot
Supported by the following Mac models:
Handoff and Instant Hotspot work with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 8 and the Lightning connector.Phone Calling and SMSRequires iPhone with iOS 8 and a Mac with OS X Yosemite. Requires activated carrier plan.AirDropAirDrop between OS X and iOS is supported by the following Mac models:
AirDrop to iOS devices requires iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 7 and the Lightning connector.AirDrop between two Mac computers is supported by the following Mac models:
* The MacBook Pro (17-inch, late 2008) and the white MacBook (late 2008) do not support AirDrop.
I have a mid 2012 MacBook Air running Yosemite and an iPhone 5c running 8.02. In AirDrop, the Mac can detect the iPhone, but the iPhone cannot detect the Mac. Rebooting, turning Bluetooth on and off on both devices, and every other combination has not solved the problem. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
The following comes from "Mac Basics: AirDrop helps you share items with others nearby" on the Apple Support site:
Macs that include AirDrop support are the same as, or newer than, the models listed below.
*The MacBook Pro (17-Inch Late 2008) and the white MacBook (Late 2008) do not support AirDrop.
You would think from this that a mid 2012 MacBook Air would work with an iPhone 5.
Well, I have a Mid 2012 Mac Pro and AirDrop is not working for me (Yosemite).
I have the generic message in the AirDrop folder, but do not have the options below it everybody else seems to have. What gives?
airdrop not working (iOS8 and Yosemite)?
