AirDrop Compatibility

[RogerWilco6502]

I have an iPhone SE running the newest iOS version and a MacBook running OS X 10.11. Both support AirDrop but neither device sees the other. Is this due to some version incompatibility or a different issue? I have the settings configured so that it should just work.

 

[iGeek2014]

How old is your MacBook, out of interest?

I suspect it might be a case of only supporting AirDrop between two Mac computers, depending on the age:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106

 

[RogerWilco6502]

How old is your MacBook, out of interest?

I suspect it might be a case of only supporting AirDrop between two Mac computers, depending on the age:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106

It is a Mid 2009 model MacBook.

 

[iGeek2014]

Unfortunately AirDrop isn’t supported between a MacBook from 2009 and your iPhone SE:
To share between a Mac and an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you need any of these devices and operating systems:
Mac from 2012 or later (excluding the mid-2012 Mac Pro) using OS X Yosemite or later
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iOS 7 or later

 

[RogerWilco6502]

Unfortunately AirDrop isn’t supported between a MacBook from 2009 and your iPhone SE:
To share between a Mac and an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you need any of these devices and operating systems:
Mac from 2012 or later (excluding the mid-2012 Mac Pro) using OS X Yosemite or later
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iOS 7 or later

Ok, thank you.

 

[iGeek2014]

No problem.

I had the iMac mid-2011 a few years ago when it first announced, a work around (believe it was posted here on Macrumors) was shown but it meant changing the Bluetooth chip etc in your Mac...

 

[RogerWilco6502]

No problem.

I had the iMac mid-2011 a few years ago when it first announced, a work around (believe it was posted here on Macrumors) was shown but it meant changing the Bluetooth chip etc in your Mac...

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info.