To confirm, click on the Apple Icon in top-menu bar and select System Preferences in the drop-down menu. Sometimes, the problem is due to Incoming Communications being blocked in the Firewall Settings on your device. Similarly, make sure that the device to which you are transferring files is not placed in Do Not Disturb Mode.
Hence, make sure that your device is not in DND Mode.Ĭlick on the Notifications Icon located at top-right corner and move the toggle next to Do Not Disturb to OFF position. Turn OFF Do Not Disturb ModeĪirDrop does not work if Do Not Disturb Mode is enabled on your device. If you want to use “Contacts Only” Mode in AirDrop, you need to make sure that both sending and receiving device are signed into iCloud.Īlso, the Email ID or Telephone Number associated with iCloud Accounts must be available in the Contacts List on both devices. If you are having problems sending Files via AirDrop, make sure Allow Everyone option is enabled on the device that you are transferring files to. In the right-pane, click on Allow me to be discovered by and select Everyone in the drop-down menu. Open the Finder on your Mac and click on AirDrop tab in the left-pane. However, selecting “Contacts only” option can sometimes lead to problems. Allow AirDrop from EveryoneĪirDrop provides the option to Share Data with “Contacts only” and with “Everyone”.
#Airdrop from mac to phone not working Bluetooth#
Make sure both WiFi and Bluetooth are enabled on your device. In the right-pane, click on Turn ON Wi-Fi and Bluetooth button. Open the Finder on your Mac and click on the AirDrop tab in left-pane. Hence, make sure that WiFi and Bluetooth are enabled on both sending and receiving devices.
Make Sure Both WiFi and Bluetooth are Turned ONĪirDrop uses Bluetooth to locate nearby devices and WiFi to transfer Data between two Apple devices. If you are trying to AirDrop from Mac to iPad or iPod, the iPad must be iPad 4 or later and iPod needs to be 5th generation or newer. If you are trying to AirDrop from Mac to iPhone, the receiving device (iPhone) needs to be an iPhone 5 or later version, running iOS 7 or later versions of iOS software. In order to use AirDrop, both sending and receiving devices need to be 2012 or later versions of Mac, running OS X Yosemite or later version of macOS.Īlso, the device to which you are trying to transfer files using AirDrop must be an AirDrop compatible device.
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