airdrop with yosemite on two mac's not working

Same issue for me. AirDrop used to work, but now it useless. This is pretty "un-Apple". There really shouldn't be any hokus-pokus or a voodoo chant to get this to work. Here's how it should work:

- Toggle AirDrop on or off on whatever Apple device you are using.

That's it.

No logging into iCloud should be necessary, No Apple ID

There is 1 iPhone 5, and 2 iPhone 5S's and a Late 2009 iMac with the following specs:

iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)

System Version: OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)

Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.3.1f2 15015

Hardware, Features, and Settings:

Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: No

Handoff Supported: No

Instant Hotspot Supported: No

Manufacturer: Broadcom

Transport: USB

Chipset: 2046

Firmware Version: v208 c518

Bluetooth Power: On

Discoverable: On

Connectable: Yes

Auto Seek Pointing: On

Remote wake: On

Vendor ID: 0x05AC

Product ID: 0x8215

HCI Version: 0x4

HCI Revision: 0x206

LMP Version: 0x4

LMP Subversion: 0x21D0

Device Type (Major): Computer

Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop

Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104

Device Class (Major): 0x01

Device Class (Minor): 0x01

Service Class: 0x1C0

Auto Seek Keyboard: On

Service Class: 0x1C0

Auto Seek Keyboard: On

I have the same problem here, I have a late 2011 Imac and it does not connect with my iphone 6+ or my ipad, wonder if anyone has found a solution?

Sad face here. 2015 and Airdrop hasn't been working ever since I upgraded (maybe shouldn't be the word used) to Yosemite. Used to work just fine on Mac Tower to Mac Laptop. Now nada.

Hey Matthew,

Has anything come from your case with Apple Care yet? This is so frustrating!

KC

In the same boat as most of us here. I don't even see the 2 blue links below the airdrop icon. This really blows. This thread is almost 3 months old! Come on Apple!

Apple doesn't monitor these boards

iirc Airdrop between OS X and iOS is only supported from 2012 Macs and newer.

Airdrop between my 2012 iMac, 2014 15" rMBP and iPad Air 2 only works sporadically making the feature next to useless.

At least the legacy mode for OS X works as flawlessly as it always did.

my solution to this problem was to repair the permissions on the disk using disk utility

Same issue for me: Both Macbook Pros running 10.10.2. The mid-2012 unit can see the mid-2014 unit but not the other way around. Airdrop is now officially useless.

Thanks, Apple!

This is absurd. This technology shouldn't require the very latest Bluetooth hardware. I should easily be able to transfer files or data between any two devices with Wi-Fi connectivity.

The quality of Apple's releases is absolutely going into the toilet. Marco Arment was right.

From another post. Just saw this suggestion and not sure if this workaround is practical to 2011 and prior iMacs. My USB Bluetooth 4.0 dongle on the way.

This workaround works with Bluetooth LMP version 0x4. The new iMacs have 0X6. You can check your Bluetooth LMP version under System Report>Bluetooth

bubbawubbaNov 15, 2014 2:53 PM Re: Post Yosemite : Airdrop not working on Late 2011
Re: Post Yosemite : Airdrop not working on Late 2011in response to Spencer Lewis

Summary: You don't need to replace the $80 bluetooth card in your computer. You can use a cheap USB dongle instead!

"I wanted to use the Knock to Unlock app with my late '11 MBP 15" so I could tap my iPhone to unlock my Mac's screen, so I bought a USB bluetooth 4.0/BLE donglefor under $15 at a major online retailer (I don't see any bluetooth 4.1 dongles available and don't think it's a big deal since 4.1 is so new).

To use the dongle, plug it in and follow these directions. tl;dr: download the "Hardware IO Tools for Xcode" bundle, which requires free registration to access. Get the bundle here by searching for "bluetooth" on the downloads page. Install the "Bluetooth Explorer" app by dragging it to your applications folder and run it. Hit ⌘-k or select Tools>"HCI Controller Selector" from the menubar. Change the option to the listing that isn't Apple (often the name is Broadcom, a major bluetooth chipset designer) then hit the "Activate" button and you're done! Anytime you remove the dongle and reinsert it you will need to activate it again.

I expect this will also work just fine for AirDrop since you're setting the dongle as the the system bluetooth device.

Enjoy living the future again! 🙂

P.S. Did you know our machine unofficially supports up to 16GB of RAM (double the 8GB in the specs)?!"

I have two MBP 15" Retina mid-2012 macs running Yosemite. I could not get Airdrop to work between them, but both laptops could see my iPhone in Airdrop. I tried a number of the things mentioned on this thread to no avail. My wife--far less techie than me--stumbled onto something that seems to have solved the problem. She discovered that if you click on "Bluetooth sharing" in System Preferences/Sharing, Airdrop begins to work. It still seems flaky, but this is the first time it has worked between our two laptops. So the Bluetooth Sharing had at least something to do with the problem, even if only tangentially. Both of us used Airdrop on a regular basis under Mavericks and Puma or Tabbycat or whatever the system before that was. Time for a drink to celebrate, even if it may be only a partial victory. Hope this helps.

Having played around with our Airdrop function some more, we have discovered that its better than dead, but not fully alive. We have noted that one of us can sometimes see the other, but it's not two way. Then if one or both of us open Bluetooth Preferences, suddenly both laptops can see the other. Also, when I can see my wife's laptop, but she cannot see mine, if I drag a file to her Airdrop icon, suddenly I show up in her Airdrop window...for a while. So Airdrop is still broken, just not completely dead.

Yep same issues here too. Pre-Yosmite all worked fine, upgraded two machines to Yosmite and now no go. Complete pain, and I hope Apple fix SOON.

Hi,

My iMac is running on OS X Yosemite 10.10.2

and can not see bottom option on my airdrop window

Can not see my iPhone 6 Plus or any apple device who has Airdrop "ON"

how to fix this issue?