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macrobin Author

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iOS9 Airdrop to Mac not working

Trying to connect iPhone 6+ iOS9 to 2013 iMac OS X 10.10.5 via Airdrop but not showing up on iMac or iPhone, worked perfectly before iOS 9.

iPhone can Airdrop to another iPhone and iMac can Airdrop to another Mac, but not iPhone to/from Mac.

iOS update was originally done OTA and have reinstalled through iTunes.

Have tried all suggestions I have come across but still they won't connect.

Anyone have similar problems?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), 21.5 in 2.9GHZ i5 16 GB

Posted on Sep 18, 2015 7:13 AM

409 replies

PabloVV

Level 1

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Oct 8, 2015 4:14 AM in response to Footballer70

Let's hope they publish the update soon

mvit4u

Level 1

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Oct 8, 2015 11:38 AM in response to Footballer70

correct, it's working again with 10.11.1 Beta and iOS 9.x.x (verified with iOS 9.0.2 and Beta 9.1)

Oct 8, 2015 5:42 PM in response to mvit4u

What version of beta are you reffering to? Is it osx 10.11.1 beta 3 that was release last oct. 7?

Oct 8, 2015 11:51 PM in response to Karlos.Liwanag

Yup.

Ironicw

Level 1

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Oct 9, 2015 11:45 AM in response to macrobin

IOS 9 Airdrop to Mac not working because Bluetooth 4.0 New iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have Bluetooth 4.2 chip, http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/09/bluetooth-4-2-iphone-6-ipad-air-2/

When Apple will replace iPhone 6 and 6 plus with bluetooth 4.0 ?

deggie

Level 10

168,247 points

Oct 9, 2015 11:57 AM in response to Ironicw

Where does that article say Airdrop is not working because of BT 4.0?

Ironicw

Level 1

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Oct 9, 2015 12:03 PM in response to deggie

http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/specs/

strange change

not directly, is a deduction

deggie

Level 10

168,247 points

Oct 9, 2015 12:06 PM in response to Ironicw

I seriously doubt it is correct.

Oct 9, 2015 12:24 PM in response to Ironicw

I did upgraded both my devices with the latest softwares'' BETA VERSIONS'' ( MBP & iPhone) Airdrop is back and up and running , i hope they will release the final patches soon .

Ironicw

Level 1

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Oct 9, 2015 12:24 PM in response to deggie

don't forget after Apple will clarify to mark my answer as helpful

Oct 9, 2015 7:16 PM in response to Onemanshow75

Mine too but its still not working. My MBA is in OSX 10.11.1 Public Beta 3 and iOS 9.1 Public Beta 4. But i still have the same problem. My MBA and iPhone can't detect each other.

Oct 9, 2015 11:38 PM in response to Karlos.Liwanag

omg..it's a nightmare....

deggie

Level 10

168,247 points

Oct 10, 2015 4:11 AM in response to Karlos.Liwanag

The whole point of being involved in the Beta is to discover problems and report them. Have you made a Bug Report? Also, when you enter the Beta program you are under a Non-Disclosure Agreement that you entered into and you agree not to reveal in public anything about it. So why are you posting here?

markbyrn

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69 points

Oct 10, 2015 4:27 AM in response to deggie

You didn't read the thread; the Airdrop problem is with the current release (not the beta) but somebody else claimed it was fixed in the beta - obviously they shouldn't have said anything. So we can now get back on track; Airdrop is clearly broken under the current release of OS X.

deggie

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Oct 10, 2015 4:31 AM in response to markbyrn

Yes, I've read the entire thread. My response was specifically for Karlos.Liwanag only regarding his participation in the Beta program and commenting on it here. You can also report on this by going here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html and giving as much detail as possible. This will be far more helpful than posting here.

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