iOS9 Airdrop to Mac not working

No function with El Capitan and IOS 9.02.

Now I use third party (PhotoySync) again, until Apple fix this problem😉

I would like to share my method which I got it worked on my Macbook Pro Retina (mid 2012), but doesn't work on the Macbook Pro (mid 2012).

Service Center replaced my iPhone 6+ due to some issue and then I updated to iOS9. After updated to iOS9, my Macbook Pro Retina is no longer show up in iOS AirDrop. Did my research and tried many method, I got it work, below are the method I have tried and got it working again.

Reset PRAM

1. Shutdown Macbook
2. Turn On Macbook and Press & Hold these key: Cmd+Opt+P+R (release after you hear the boot sound)

Delete Bluetooth Preference File

• Remove "com.Apple.Bluetooth.plist" at .../Library/Preferences. And then reboot system.

Network, Set Service Order

1. Go to System Preference > Network
2. Click Setting (gear symbol) below > Set Service Order.
3. Click on drag to re-order the list by moving "Bluetooth PAN" to the Top as First, and move "Bluetooth DUN" as second.

Sharing Option

1. Go to System Preference > Sharing
2. Tick and enable the "Bluetooh File Sharing" option (i have got another "File Sharing" enabled too)

Disable Firewall (testing purpose only)

1. Go to System Preference > Security & Privacy
2. Firewall tab > Turn Off

In addition, sometime, iOS9 is still not seeing my Macbook in AirDrop. What I do? make sure my Macbook is active at "AirDrop" discovery by everyone. And then I just open up the Bluetooth setting page, THEN iOS9 will detected my Macbook.

I would not be able to assure the methods above will work for yours, I just hope to help out and share the method works for my case. If necessary, please do the backup or remember the setting before make change.

Same problem. El Capitan and iOs 9.0.2

Hello

Thank's for this write up

I tried all the above steps you mentioned and it did not work , i am still facing the same issues , Airdrop is still not operable .

Xian

I think messing around on the Mac side is not going to help (unless by some lucky accident). From what I can see the problem is in iOS9.

We all totally agree on that , but not hut trying , specially after a few claiming that they resolved the issue .

Haha... very true... I'll try anything at this point! I don't doubt the two people who said they got it working (one by renaming his phone, the other by re-doing all the Mac settings), but nothing has helped for me.

Hi there. Not only that air drop is still not working but el captain made my hands off completely off. It is a bit of a mess this ios 9.0 and el captain.

I have same problems since iOS 9 on my iPhone 6 and iPad mini. I have now installed El Capitan on my Macbook Pro but it is no better. I cannot use Airdrop, nor connect to Bluetooth. My iPhone and iPad continue to Airdrop between the two devices fine. But I need to Airdrop to my MBP. So frustrating, I hope Apple fix this soon. I am relieved it is not only me having problems!

Try "PhotoSync". It works for photos and videos.

You will find it on the App-Store.

with iPhone 6s+ iOS 9.1dp3 and iMac with 10.11.1dp2 still does not work.

Same issue here , iOS 9.0.2 and El Captain , no AirDrop .

Exactly the same problem here. El Capitan release 10.11 on late 2013 iMac and iPhone 6s and iPad Air both with IOS 9.0.2 They can talk to each other via airdrop, but neither can see the iMac or vice-versa

I have the same problem.

I have an iPad Air and a Late 2013 iMac. Both devices are normally capable of airdrop, but no combination seems to work now.

I have iOS 9 and El Capitan. iOS 9 and Yosemite combination wasn't working, either.

Logic remote and handoff seem to work fine.

I also have a mac mini, but it's in a different place, so I can't check now.

Well, Apple haven't fixed the problem in El Capitan, this is very bad indeed. I very need airdrop to work on, iOS 9 device can transfer as before...on my iPhone 6p, touch 6, air 2 and mini 4. But I need to edit my document first in my MBP, hope they will fix it in next version.