Airdrop on iPad

[Drock99]

Disappointed to see that Airdrop was not included on iPad, at least not on WiFi 3rd Gen.

 

[allistera]

Okay.

 

[TheGreenBastard]

Disappointed to see that Airdrop was not included on iPad, at least not on WiFi 3rd Gen.

I have it on iPad 4.

edit: it's confirmed for only iPhone 5, iPT 5, iPad 4 and mini.

 

[MadGoat]

It has something to do with the radio chips used in the older devices not being able to do peer-to-peer wifi.

 

[GoCubsGo]

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=17490121#post17490121
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1593377/

More importantly:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17385529/