I have a new 6S and I'm trying to connect it via bluetooth with my iMac so I can airdrop small files and such. The devices find each other, give the pairing code, but they wont connect. I get a popup on the phone saying my iMac is "not supported". Is there a way to address this or work around it? Thank you!
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Bluetooth Pairing with New iPhone
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If your iMac doesn't have bluetooth 4 it won't work simple as that. You can always use a bluetooth USB dongle I suppose.
My iMac is about 5+ years old and the OS is whatever's current. I have iCloud and all that on it. And I am unfamiliar with what Bluetooth version it may have. Will have to try and look and see. Airdrop is via Bluetooth. But I did try and my iPad mini 2 does connect to the iMac Bluetooth, but I still can't airdrop documents or pics between them.
Your iMac is just too old.
It only works with Bluetooth 4.0 and:
You need a 2012 or newer Mac model with OS X Yosemite or later, excluding the Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
and
iOS 7 or later
It only works with Bluetooth 4.0 and:
You need a 2012 or newer Mac model with OS X Yosemite or later, excluding the Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
and
iOS 7 or later
- iPhone 5 or later
- iPad Pro
- iPad (4th generation) or later
- iPad mini or later
- iPod touch (5th generation) or later