Q: airdrop

Have original IPad Mini with IOS 8, want to use Airdrop for first time, looked in Control Centre where I should find it, not there, where do I find it. I have it on my iMac.

iPad Mini, iOS 8.2, null

Posted on Mar 24, 2015 1:24 PM

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Ralph9430 Mar 24, 2015 1:51 PM in response to johnmoran8
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Mar 24, 2015 1:51 PM in response to johnmoran8

You'll find Airdrop when you use the share icon. That is the icon of the square with up facing arrow.

Wi-Fi and bluetooth must be on for both devices and each must be awake.
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SergZak Mar 24, 2015 2:09 PM in response to johnmoran8
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Mar 24, 2015 2:09 PM in response to johnmoran8

You may indeed have it on your Mac but to Airdrop between the Mac and an iOS device, the Mac needs to be of a certain "vintage" conatining the newest Bluetooth chipset and also be running OS X Yosemite.

Briefly, to Airdrop between your Mac and your iOS device, your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model with OS X Yosemite installed.

Full system requirements are here for both Mac and iOS devices.

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