MacOS Yomemite cannot Airdrop or pair with Iphone 5S iOS 8.3 via Bluetooth

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MacOS Yomemite cannot Airdrop or pair with Iphone 5S iOS 8.3 via Bluetooth

Hi,

I updated my Macbook Pro (Early 2011) to Yomemite 10.10.3 and my iPhone 5S to iOS 8.3 yesterday. The problems are:

1. Macbook and Iphone don't see each other in Airdrop. They are connecting to the same network. And one note that in the airdrop window, I cannot see the menu "Airdrop: Eveyone or Contact", like this attached screenshot. I found that the others always see this menu in airdrop menu.

2. My Macbook Pro and iPhone cannot pair via Bluetooth. They are always in status of "Not Connected". When I try to connect from iPhone, he announces the message as a attached screenshot:

I've tried to restart/re-enable/forget network. Is it necessary to reinstall MacOS Yosemite?

Thanks so much for your supports.

VTA

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), and iPhone 5S iOS8.3

Posted on Apr 30, 2015 11:12 AM

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Niel

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Apr 30, 2015 11:16 AM in response to vutrungan

1. They're not supposed to. That requires a 2012 or newer Mac.

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Apr 30, 2015 11:42 AM in response to Niel

Hi Niel;

I think that requirement (Macbook 2012 and later) is for Handoff feature. I found out my Macbook does not support Handoff feature, but my question is about Airdrop feature. You should know that I had used Airdrop feature to transfer files with my iPhone (iOS8.1) before I upgraded to latest OS yesterday.

Hope to hear more feedback from you Niel.

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VTA

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Apr 30, 2015 11:51 AM in response to vutrungan

It applies to AirDrop between Macs and iOS devices, but not between two Macs.

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Apr 30, 2015 11:55 AM in response to Niel

Hi Niel,

You are right. I found this topic recently that was as you told about the Macbook requirement: Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support. Thank you very much. How's about my No.2 question, is it due to my old Mac?

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VTA

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