Maxdoo
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: AirDrop doesn't work :(
Hi guys!
First of all I apologize for my terrible English... I'm Italian.
I have a problem and I hope someone could help me.
I have an iPhone 5s and I'm trying to use AirDrop function to transfer files between it and my iMac. The wi-fi is working and both are connected but the iMac doesn't see the iPhone and viceversa. I also tried to connect the iPhone with another iMac to avoid the possibility that the problem is my iMac but.... nothing
What can I try to do? Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!
iPhone 5s, iOS 8.4, null
FoxFifth
Level 7
(27,534 points)
One possibility. The system requirements for AirDrop between a Mac and an iPhone are different than for between two Macs. Also, Bluetooth must be turned on in both devices. See the information below from Use AirDrop to send files from your Mac to another nearby Mac or iOS device - Apple Support
In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
- Your iOS device needs to include a lightning connector
- Your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed
- Your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model with OS X Yosemite installed*
- Your Mac and iOS device both need bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. You do not have to be connected to a specific Wi-Fi network.
* The Mac Pro (Mid 2012) does not support AirDrop with iOS devices.
