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Air Drop broken in iOS 7.1
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Seems like there's a slightly earlier thread about this at https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1718915/
Dominicanyor
macrumors 65816
No your not the only one. I tried to send my kids pics using airdrop and it does not working for me at all.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
Just tested it out between my iPhone and iPad and it works just fine. Try resetting all settings.
Air Drop broken in iOS 7.1
Works fine for me too - 5s / mini retina. But it doesn't with my MBP or with my Mini. Is this a bug or should't it work betwenn iOS and OSX??
Works fine for me too - 5s / mini retina. But it doesn't with my MBP or with my Mini. Is this a bug or should't it work betwenn iOS and OSX??
Air drop does not work between iOS and OSX devices (for whatever reason). I'm sure apple will implement that functionality eventually.
Although I have a iPhone 4S which doesn't have AirDrop I just watched two of my friends test it out between an iPhone 5 and 5C and it worked flawlessly. First time I've seen it in use and I was actually impressed with its performance. Both phones are on iOS 7.1.
jrswizzle
macrumors 603
Despite the having the same name, AirDrop for iOS and AirDrop for OSX are two different ways to share. They don't utilize the same technology as far as I know.
I can usually get it to work by rebooting the device I am sending from. Might as well just email because it will be faster.
KeepCalmPeople
macrumors 65816
On iOS7.0 I was able to airdrop to a student of mine (5S to iPod touch). With 7.1 I could not see her device. Annoying.
Used to work now it doesn't
I recently got iPhone 5s's for myself and the wife iOS 7.1. Tried airdrop between the two and it worked like a charm. I upgraded both phones to 7.1.1 (not sure if that is the relevant factor) but now airdrop will not work at all. I have AirDrop Everyone turned on, bluetooth on, when I tap to share, the airdrop icon is blue, but tapping the blue airdrop icon does nothing at all, zero, zip, zilch nada. Any ideas?
-J
I recently got iPhone 5s's for myself and the wife iOS 7.1. Tried airdrop between the two and it worked like a charm. I upgraded both phones to 7.1.1 (not sure if that is the relevant factor) but now airdrop will not work at all. I have AirDrop Everyone turned on, bluetooth on, when I tap to share, the airdrop icon is blue, but tapping the blue airdrop icon does nothing at all, zero, zip, zilch nada. Any ideas?
-J
I think ios - osx was working in earlier versions but not anymore.. I'm missing this a lot!
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Maybe you could try to disable-re-enable bluetooth. Perhaps a restart or reset settings..? Not sure that helps but is worth a try.
richwoodrocket
macrumors 68020
Thanks for clarify..I remember I did some stuff a year ago or so .. maybe I'm confused with mac to mac airdrop that I used in the past..
Airdrop is tough because it conserves battery by not searching and sending a signal all the time. Sometimes the signals miss each other and you just cannot find the person. Try it again by exiting airdrop and going back into it until it shows up.
PS: I'm just guessing, I don't understand AirDrop tech on iPhone at all.
PS: I'm just guessing, I don't understand AirDrop tech on iPhone at all.
Not sure about the rest, but I've resolved my issue
I've tried turning off/on bluetooth, wi-fi, airdrop - even soft-reboot, all to no avail - and this is happening on 2 separate phones.
Wait, hold the phone jack!
Apparently if the nearby bluetooth receiving device is not "awake" then tapping that blue airdrop icon is a no-op. If there is a nearby device that is discoverable and awake, that icon will automatically change to the name of the discoverable device (presumably all "available" devices that are in range will appear).
OK. Got it. That blue (as opposed to grey) just means you are ready to send an airdrop, but nothing is waiting to receive it. I think a little feedback when you tap that icon would be nice. But now that I know what it means I'm good to go. I guess I just got lucky the first time around.
I've tried turning off/on bluetooth, wi-fi, airdrop - even soft-reboot, all to no avail - and this is happening on 2 separate phones.
Wait, hold the phone jack!
Apparently if the nearby bluetooth receiving device is not "awake" then tapping that blue airdrop icon is a no-op. If there is a nearby device that is discoverable and awake, that icon will automatically change to the name of the discoverable device (presumably all "available" devices that are in range will appear).
OK. Got it. That blue (as opposed to grey) just means you are ready to send an airdrop, but nothing is waiting to receive it. I think a little feedback when you tap that icon would be nice. But now that I know what it means I'm good to go. I guess I just got lucky the first time around.
