Late 2009 iMac will not AirDrop with iPhone 6 iOS 8.1

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Late 2009 iMac will not AirDrop with iPhone 6 iOS 8.1

I have an iPhone6 running iOS8.1 and an iMac 21.5 inch, Late 2009 running Yosemite. I cannot get either device to recognize the other when using AirDrop. How can I get AirDrop to work together with these devices? I have read many articles already that have not helped:

Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite

Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices

Using AirDrop with OS X Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks

Nothing has been able to help. My AirDrop in Finder does not allow me any options such as "Allow me to be discovered by: ..." and "Don't see who you are looking for?"

Any help will be appreciated!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 3:34 PM

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Burgee67

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Oct 29, 2014 3:51 PM in response to mcaggia

Your Mac needs to be 2012 or later to work with an ios device.

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mcaggia Author

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Oct 29, 2014 4:09 PM in response to Burgee67

Ah, now I see it. I was looking at the list of compatible mac-to-mac computers below that paragraph...

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Burgee67

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Oct 29, 2014 4:15 PM in response to mcaggia

No worries, I did the same.

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robiv8

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Dec 17, 2014 12:54 PM in response to mcaggia

Whaaat! Oh man. This is so Stupid.

For AirDrop you need a iMac early 2009 or newer. And now this!

Apple disappoints me anew every day

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Eric Root

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Dec 17, 2014 1:46 PM in response to robiv8

Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.

Feedback

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robiv8

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Dec 17, 2014 2:18 PM in response to Eric Root

Thanks,

i have send a feedback.

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Oct 13, 2015 7:29 PM in response to Burgee67

If AirDrop is only supported on 2012 and newer Macs, then why does Apple allow the option to appear in Finder and share extensions on older Macs? Countless wasted hours could be prevented if they bothered to hide a completely dysfunctional feature.

And contrary to the quote listed here, it also doesn't work between two Macs when just one of them is a compatible model. I have a 2009 iMac and 2013 rMBP. With the AirDrop folder open on both machines, neither appears as in the other.

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