Q: AirDrop from my phone to my mac? Is it just broken?
I have an iPhone 5C (MG132X/A) with iOS 9.0.2 (13A452). I would like to AirDrop from any air-drop compatible app onto my Mac. My macs specs are
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,5
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP114.0172.B05
SMC Version (system): 2.30f2
System Version: OS X 10.11 (15A284)
Kernel Version: Darwin 15.0.0
I have read and qualify for the airdrop requirements as per Use AirDrop to send content from your Mac - Apple Support and have gone through the troubleshooting steps therein as well as in Get help using Continuity with your iOS device or your Mac - Apple Support .
Bluetooth is enabled on both devices. Wifi is connected to the same access point using the same frequency. I am logged into iCloud using the same account on both devices. I have "Allow me to be discovered by Everyone" set on both devices. I have rebooted both devices. I have changed discovery to Contacts Only and verified that I'm the contact on both devices. I have sign out of iCloud and then signed back in on both devices. I have deleted the bluetooth paring and re-joined them. I have switched both devices from a 5GHz wifi AP to a 2.4GHz AP.
In air-drop on my Mac, I can see my iPhone. I can drop things onto it. Things CAN copy from my Mac onto my iPhone, such as a photo. It opens on the phone.
In air-drop (e.g. from Photos) on my iPhone, I CAN NOT see my Mac, no matter how long I leave it or how far away the phone is from the mac.
In air-drop on my iPhone, i CAN copy items to my wife's iPhone 5S.
Mac -> Phone - works
Phone -> Phone - works
Phone -> Mac - doesn't work
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11), 2015, 2.8GHZ i7, 16GB
Posted on Oct 10, 2015 1:39 AM