Open the Settings app, and then go to General > Software Update. Select Reset Network Settings again to confirm.
That should resolve any issues caused by corrupt Bluetooth or Wi-Fi settings preventing the device from sending files to your Mac.ĥ. If possible, perform a network settings reset on the iPhone. That’s another way to get rid of any software-related snags that cause problems with AirDrop. If you still keep running into issues with AirDrop not working from iPhone to Mac, try restarting both devices. Wait for a few seconds and re-enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Go back to the previous screen, select Bluetooth, and turn off the switch next to Bluetooth. Then, select Wi-Fi and turn off the switch next to Wi-Fi. Wait for a few seconds and re-enable both options.ĭisable and Enable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on iPhone Open the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi status menus on the Mac’s menu bar or Control Center.
Disable and Enable Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on Mac
That often takes care of minor technical glitches that prevent AirDrop from sending or receiving files. Try disabling and re-enabling Bluetooth on both the Mac and iPhone. Turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Off/On (Mac and iPhone) We promise you’ll kick yourself for all the time you spent emailing yourself photos (we sure did).If that worked, remember to set it back to Contacts Only to avoid being bombarded by AirDrop requests later on. If you’ve never tried AirDrop before, give it a whirl. It works best when you’re within about 30 feet of your recipient - whether that’s your own Mac or a colleague’s iPhone - and, while you don’t need to be connected to a WiFi network, both devices do need to have WiFi switched on for files to send. (It’s often faster than sharing something over iMessage, too.)Īs long as you have an iPhone or iPad that can run iOS 7 or iOS 8, and a Mac running OS X Yosemite (you can check this under the Apple menu, in About This Mac), you can take advantage of AirDrop. No more copy/pasting and no more emailing yourself photos.
Photos, webpages from Safari, and even new apps you want a friend to download from the App Store can be shared in a split second. Nearby AirDrop users appear in that AirDrop field, and you can select one to send to (on a Mac, just drag and drop a file into the AirDrop window on your screen).įrom there, the recipient gets a notification to save or decline the file - a step that’s skipped if you’re already iCloud contacts with one another.
From there, you can tap the file you want to share and then tap the "share" icon in the lower left-hand corner. If you want to share things from a Mac, go to the Finder (in the lower left of your screen), select AirDrop, and choose whether your Mac can be discovered by contacts only or anyone. There, you can choose to turn AirDrop off, make your device discoverable to your Contacts, or make your device discoverable to anyone. First, on your iPhone, make sure WiFi and Bluetooth are switched on then, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to pull up the Control Center. You can use AirDrop to send files or photos to coworkers in-office or at an event at a dinner or party, you could use it to share with friends.Īnd, it’s so easy to use. We take lots of photos and screenshots that we use for articles, so AirDrop is a great daily tool to move those photos from our iPhones to our Macs super quickly. There is, however, one incredibly useful, time-saving iOS tool that has popped back into our lives: AirDrop. It lets you share photos, videos, contacts, and content from apps to nearby iOS and Mac users. IOS can do so many things, it’s easy to ignore features you don’t use that often (especially if you didn’t even know about them in the first place).