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  1. D

    airdrop only works when it is for "everyone"

    tried to use airdrop but i cannot see my friends macOS or iOS when we both set discover for "contact only". Even we are in each other's address book. It only works if we turn on it for "everyone". Any idea why or this is just another bug we are getting from Apple?
    • dxmac99
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    • airdrop
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  2. I

    Airdrop works iPhone to iPhone, and MacBook to MacBook, but not iPhone to MacBook.

    Airdrop on my iPhone works fine when connecting to another iPhone. No problems at all, anywhere. Airdrop on my MacBook pro works fine when connecting to the other macbook pro in our house (on the same network). But I cannot connect from my iPhone to either of the MacBook pros. Neither shows up...
    • Ilfracombe
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    • airdrop bluetooth wifi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. H

    Unreliable wireless features

    Airdrop, Handoff, Continuity, Universal Clipboard, ... all great features but sooooo unreliable. Does anyone use these features all day without problems? I move a lot (home, office, ...) switching between wireless networks and it seems these features cannot keep up. They work 25% of the time...
    • hagar
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    • airdrop continuity handoff ios macos universal clipboard wireless
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  4. N

    Mac to iOS file transfer?

    Hi everyone :) I've been thinking lately that instead of buying a MacBook Retina as a secondary machine to my Mac Mini an iPad might be a good solution. Most of what I would be using it for could be done on an iPad, and with me spending less and having a more portable device I like this idea...
    • ng7apoc
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    • airdrop file transfer ipad
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPad
  5. I

    Is AirDrop dangerous and should I disable it (and how)?

    Hello! Can someone give me advice please. If I don't use AirDrop, is it a security threat? And should I disable it? And how to go doing it? I found terminal command, but I am wary of mucking with terminals myself. https://answers.uillinois.edu/page.php?id=56564 Is there any other method or...
  6. geekonthepc

    Resolved iPhone 7 Plus - AirDrop stuck on "Receiving..."

    Hi all I've got a small (but annoying) problem with my iPhone 7 Plus and wondered if anyone else has seen the same. Essentially, if I pull up my Control Centre, the AirDrop button constantly says "AirDrop: Receiving..." even though I know it isn't! I can switch it on or off by clicking on the...
    • geekonthepc
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    • airdrop ios 10 iphone 7 plus stuck
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iPhone
  7. perkedel

    MBP AirDrop Help

    I've been trying to solve AirDrop not working problem between my 2015 MBP Retina with my iPhone 6s and iPad Pro. Short of restore from fresh, not sure what else to try. Handoff works between devices, connection to BT speakers works from the MBP. What other things that you've tried that has...
  8. C

    Airdrop doesn't work on my late 2015 Macbook Air 13"

    I can't seem to be able to airdrop from my iPhone 5S to my Macbook Air 13" late 2015. I have an iPad mini and the airdrop between the two (iPhone and iPad) works perfectly. On my Macbook I have the latest update of OS X El Capitan (10.11.6). I have tried the firewall fix, obviously also turning...
  9. erickrios

    AirDrop "Allow me to be discovered by" not showing

    I can open the airdrop folder but the options "Allow me to be discovered by" and "Don't see who you're looking for" are not showing. I tried scrolling down and resizing the window but the options aren't showing up. I am not able to see or be seen by other devices. I have bluetooth and wifi...
    • erickrios
    • Thread
    • airdrop discoverable
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  10. PDilly

    AirDrop iPad 4th gen and iMac 10.11.5

    we have 2 iPhones, 2 iPads and a 2015 retina iMac. Handoff and airdrop works where it should (most of the time) except for the iPad 4. iOS to iOS is fine but it and the iMac have issues! To cut a long frustrating saga short, I found by accident that I can only airdrop from iMac to iPad 4 and...
    • PDilly
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    • airdrop ipad 4 wifi
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPad
  11. richard13

    Couple questions about Airdrop

    I've never used Airdrop before today. I guess I never thought of sending files between my Macs and my iPhone. Anyway, in all the demo videos I'm seeing they show that you will get prompted to Accept or Decline the transfer. But when I do it, say from my iPhone to my MacBook Pro, the file just...
  12. Racineur

    iPad An Airdrop problem solved

    Hello, a few weeks ago I explained here a problem I had with Airdrop on my Air 2. In a nutshell, iPad would send files but chime and not receive any file no matter the sender, iMac or iPhone. Everything solution was attempted, that is all I could find here and on the Web. No can do. So...
  13. Racineur

    iPad Beeps but no notification and no file to receive

    Allo again. I've passed two hours reading any "Airdrop malfunction" thread here and on the Web and I didn't find a suitable explanation to this problem. Airdrop works on my iMac OSX 10.11.3, my Air 2 and 5s on iOS 9.2.1. But it works differently depending on the device. Between iMac and iPhone...
    • Racineur
    • Thread
    • airdrop ios 9 ipad air 2
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 9
  14. C

    Assign a photo/name to Air Drop on iMac?

    When someone air drops a photo to me on my iMac, they see the wrong name/photo. Where is that set on my iMac? Thanks, Mike I should add: my iPhone AND iMac both show as my mom. At one point, I may have associated an alias of my apple ID for my mom so her grand kids could face timer her on the...
  15. Z

    Airdrop not working. Email not sending.

    Bluetooth. Why can't I pair my MBPr with my iPhone 6 plus? When I try from my macbook, it discovers my iPhone but only flashes the pairing code for less than a second. Consequently, Airdrop doesn't work. This is prob for another forum, but maybe it's related in some strange way: the mail app...
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