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8.4 Airdrop broken
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I suggested the poor experiment (turning off Wifi) due to a thread about WiFi problems over on the MBP board. Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz wifi are on the same frequency. Some of the guys appear to have WFi problems due to interference from BT peripherals.
My theory was Airdrop problems could be due to WiFi-BT interference as well. I have no Airdrop problems but I use 5GHz Wifi. So until someone with Airdrop problems switches WiFi bands or reports using 5GHz already, my theory remains a theory.
My theory was Airdrop problems could be due to WiFi-BT interference as well. I have no Airdrop problems but I use 5GHz Wifi. So until someone with Airdrop problems switches WiFi bands or reports using 5GHz already, my theory remains a theory.
Ok I did something that worked. On the iPad and 6 Plus I turned wifi & Bluetooth on, set Airdrop to off, then set Airdrop to everyone, rebooted both devices and now it works both ways. They see each other and files go through. I turned Bluetooth off and waited awhile and tried it again and it also worked.
Hopefully it stays working, still no change with the Mini though, it sees nothing and nothing sees it.
Hopefully it stays working, still no change with the Mini though, it sees nothing and nothing sees it.
The old mac-only implementation did not require bluetooth, only wifi. The new implementation, which came with iOS7 and Yosemite, requires both bluetooth and WIFI
The main problem lies with Airdrop. It's yet another poorly implemented, half-baked "new Apple" system.
That works as designed for probably most people. In all fairness the varying levels of software and hardware required (especially across platforms) have caused confusion but on late model hardware and software seems to be okay.
Disagree. All my stuff is new model, purchased within the last 12 months and running up to date software. Airdrop is still hit and miss and always has been. Period.
Yes, and this is concerning. It's becoming a trend. iCloud core data, Airplay, Apple Maps, iTunes Match, third party keyboard API, discoveryd, safari iCloud tabs, continuity, Apple Music. All of these parts of the ecosystem had serious problems when they debuted, some of them are still unresolved. Also there is a lack of polish in the UI of new software that sometimes can be too dense and complex → Settings in iOS is growing like crazy, Apple Watch, Apple Music! They are developing a taste for complex stuff. Look at the Shift key in the keyboard. It was perfect in iOS1 to 6. The "new system" was incredibly confusing; it was a failure from a usability point of view and yet somebody gave his ok to it and it took 2 major iOS versions to make something to alleviate this issue, because for the new Apple this is considered low priority.
In my opinion there's no doubt that Apple is in a very delicate moment concerning talent retention and software quality. They have the strength to overcome this situation, but at this moment I think they are still a bit in denial (as many users are), even though I have hopes for iOS9 and el Capitan. Yet I'm particularly concerned for the projects under Eddy Cue, which, with the exception of English SIRI, are all in a sore state.
Take Pages on iOS: after updating to 8.3, activating voice reading in the accessibility settings makes the program go crazy! Fonts are back to blurry pre-retina versions and the lens for selecting text is upside down. We have a word processor where fonts are blurry and where it's not possible to select text properly. I reported the regression the day I tested the 8.3 beta. It took months to have 8.3 and other months to get to iOS 8.4 and the problem is still there.
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They sure need a better bug reporting system and more people working at managing and organizing bug reports. This is actually one of the rare situations in programming where trowing more people at a problem is useful
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Agreed. You have no idea what bugs they are working on. How long the fix will be. Whether something is infact a feature and not a bug.
The Apple forums themselves are the most clunky iOS-unfriendly system I have ever had the displeasure to use.
The Apple forums themselves are the most clunky iOS-unfriendly system I have ever had the displeasure to use.