Airdrop / Bluetooth issues after iOS 9.3 & OS X 10.11.4 updates

Read my two previous posts if you have not done so.

Barry

Hi Barry,

Thank you for the reply. I read the previous post and I have tried but nothing works for me. I think I have to pay a visit to Apple store and see what they suggest.

I'm having the same issue. Has there been any progress with anyone else?

I Having the same issue, my iphone 5 can connect to my macbook pro, but not for my ipad mini 2.

someone can help?

I'm still having the same problem. Tried to disconnect the wifi network, and just leave wifi on; didn't do anything; albeit this did work some months ago. Air drop works perfectly OK between my iPhone 5s and iPad 2Air. Otherwise, forget to use it with the Mac. The latest updates to iOS 9.3.3, and OSX to 10.11.6 hasn't changed anything. It appears Apple has sold us a "pup" with this one. I just can't work-out why such a reputable company lies in its advertising about this feature, and strings us along with inconclusive and incorrect answers. If that reflects the corporate culture at Apple, it certainly should scare investors. In Steve Jobs' time, such an annoyance would not have happened.

Consequently, means reading about the "new" features advertised for Apple's new operating systems needs to be taken with a grain of salt...we can't yet know which other features will be duds as well.

Maybe the beginning of the end...at least for some involved in dodgy product design.

I'm not a techno, but have been a loyal Apple customer for almost 8 years. Yep, just one lone cog in the machine. Apple will one day end-up the same way as its innovative and successful "Newton".

Hi, I have a MacBook (2015) with OSX 10.11.6 and an iPhone 6 with iOS 9.3.3. AirDrop between my iPhone and my Macbook is not working anymore. I tried all the common suggestions and I haven't made AirDrop work again between my two devices. The funny thing is that my Macbook can AirDrop fine with my wife's Macbook (same model - 2015), and my iPhone can AirDrop fine with my wife's iPhone 6 Plus, but between iOS and OSX AirDrop is not working. This looks like a software problem, either in OSX or iOS. Anyone else experiencing the same pattern?

Yep, I have the same problem, and have had it for some time. I've tried all the posted suggestions, to no avail. Works fine between iOS devices, but not when I try iOS to OSX and vice-versa. I've given-up on this for now.

I have tried to switch the wi fi and the bluetooth on my iPhone 6s and my mac air, but still i cannot see either of the devices on my mac or iPhone. Any clue how to solve this issue?

I am unable to connect my MPB late 2015 (10.11.5) with iPhone 6s Plus (10.0.2). It was just working fine yesterday when I transferred 2 video files from my MPB. However, today I have been trying it for 2 hours but unable to discover my iphone from MPB. I have tried restarting both the device but its not working.

Similar thing happened a month earlier but it got resolved after restarting the Mac. But now nothing works.

I haven't tried deleting the pList thing as some says it didn't work for them.

This really doesn't go with a reputed name like Apple. A very basic important thing is not working and there is no solution for it.

I have the same problem, and tried all of the previous approaches and non worked. My iPhone 6 blue tooth does not work with my MBP OS 10.11.6, but does work with a new MacBook Air with same OS. Why is this? Is anyone at Apple working on this known "issue" that has been around for almost a year??

More info: my iPhone 6 bluetooth/airdrop works perfectly with another Mac (MBAir) OS 10.11.4. Does this look like the incompatibility issue is associated with or caused by the "upgrade" from 10.11.4 to 10.11.6 ? (I would like to know how to "downgrade" my MBP's OS to 10.11.4!) Is there an Apple engineer available to fix this problem?