Should AirDrop work from iPad Air 2 to MacBook Pro (mid-2012) + Yosemite (10.10.3)?

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Should AirDrop work from iPad Air 2 to MacBook Pro (mid-2012) + Yosemite (10.10.3)?

I have successfully sent from MacBook Pro (mid-2012 model) + Yosemite (10.10.3) to iPad Air 2 (iOS 8.3). I have also successfully sent between the iPad and an iPhone 5c (both ways). Despite the MacBook and the iPad both being 'discoverable' the iPad doesn't 'see' the MacBook.

I have scoured the Apple discussion groups and other internet help groups, checked all the settings for wi-fi, blue-tooth and AirDrop (set for 'Everyone'). One suggestion was to reset the SMC but I haven't tried that (nervous not understanding what it is doing!). All tests have been done with both devices within a metre of each other.

One site stated that AirDrop required a MacBook Pro from 2012 or later. Should my Mac be o.k. then? Why does it work from MacBook to iPad but not the other way round.

Thanks for any suggestions/help.

Posted on Sep 3, 2015 9:56 AM

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Sep 3, 2015 11:21 AM in response to djr_orph

Have you reviewed this Apple Support doc. on AirDrop? Several good tips there, especially the part re. your Mac's firewall settings which could be blocking Incoming Connections. Use AirDrop to send files from your Mac to another nearby Mac or iOS device - Apple Support

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Sep 3, 2015 3:40 PM in response to Mike's Pad

Thanks for your reply. Yes I had checked the firewall settings; they were fine. Yes I had also looked at the Apple support pages you referred me to; I had also gone through that step by step - checked and re-checked. However I just looked at it again and noticed asterisked note that AirDrop "doesn't work with the mid-2012 MacBook Pro and iOS". Very strange then that It /does/ work one way (from MacBook to iOS) but not the other. I am left wondering why ...

Thanks for your help.

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