Possible solution to non-visibility of a mid-2012 mac in iOS 8's airdrop

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Possible solution to non-visibility of a mid-2012 mac in iOS 8's airdrop

Hi,

I have been just wandering for quite a night over the web to find out a solution to this particular issue (no mid-2012 mac visible in Airdrop on iOS).

So, I seem to have found it and must share it here:

the airdrop started working bidirectional for me after I had changed the following settings to "off" (or whatever it may be called in English version of Yosemite): system settings - network - bluetooth PAN - IPv4 configuration -> off.

If it works for you, please share further, because the problem seems very common with no solution readily offered.

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), mid-2012 Mac

Posted on Jan 25, 2015 12:28 AM

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HenryS

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Feb 9, 2015 5:19 PM in response to serges14

Cannot see the iPhone in your example. In fact I have NO BLUETOOTH devices showing EVEN WHEN I HAVE A BLUETOOTH connection with a Mac (iOS still doesn't work in Airdrop). MacPro= late 2012. Macbook Pro late 2010 (given up hope on this one).

The two computers can see each other...

Airdrop works OK on my 2013 iMac, NOT on 2012 MacPro, 2010 MBP.

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serges14 Author

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Feb 16, 2015 10:22 PM in response to serges14

an addition: it also seems necessary that a receiving folder for bluetooth incomings should be defined on the Mac: Mac Setting -> Shared Access (or however it is called in English) -> Bluetooth shared access

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pommemal

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Mar 25, 2015 1:33 PM in response to serges14

This didn't work for me.

I find Apple's way of doing (or not doing) things so infuriating! Nothing is simple. It took me 4 hours to get QuickTime's New Movie Recording functionality to work. What was the solution? I have no idea. It just decided to work after not working for hours. ***!?

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Jan 20, 2017 8:47 PM in response to serges14

Works for me. Thanks!

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