<\/span><\/p>\n AirDrop is a smart wireless beam for Apple devices to share anything from your iPhone, iPad or MacBook. It works as a super Bluetooth device with the Bluetooth speed of 4.x for power-efficient sharing, broadcasting and discovery. This makes the transfer painless, fast, reliable and simple when sharing your data. However, this technology seems to be stable, but when the software malfunction happens, it just impossible to fix the issue \u2013 Airdrop not working! Now let\u2019s fix this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n If you face any issue with your AirDrop not working, then here are few steps you can try to correct your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook behaviour to get back to transferring a file with ease. Here are five steps you can try to fix the AirDrop not working issue.<\/span><\/p>\n #airdrop not working<\/span><\/p>\n Apple devices with older version may not be compatible with AirDrop. The below mention table will give you an overview of the compatible devices.<\/span><\/p>\n Running iOS 7 or later<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iPhone 5 or newer models<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iPad (4th generation) or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iPad Air: all models<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iPad Pro: all models<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iPod Touch (5th generation) or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Transfer between two Mac computers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Running Mac OS X Lion (10.7) or later<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook Pro: Late 2008 or newer, excluding late 2008 17-inch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook Air: Late 2010 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Aluminum MacBook: Late 2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook and iMac: Early 2009 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Mac Mini: Mid 2010 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Mac Pro: Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or mid 2010 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Transfer between a Mac and an iOS device<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Running OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook Air: Mid 2012 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook (Retina): all models<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n MacBook Pro: Mid 2012 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iMac: Late 2012 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n iMac Pro: all models<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Mac Mini: Late 2012 or newer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Tweak your settings as per below for AirDrop, not working<\/span><\/u>AirDrop has three modes, i.e., (a) Turn Off (b) Contacts only (c) Everyone. Contacts Only is the most complex one out of the three as it requires verification to who is who. If it still doesn\u2019t work for you, then try switching to Everyone. Try turning it off and on<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019re trying to connect and use the AirDrop from your iPhone, iPod (touch), or an iPad to your MacBook and it isn\u2019t working right for you then, here is what you do<\/span><\/p>\n You can choose between No one, Contacts Only and Everyone. It will put your Mac in a ready state to use the AirDrop and help you detect. If your Mac doesn\u2019t detect, then keep following the below-mentioned steps!<\/span><\/p>\n #airdrop not working<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n Even after tweaking the settings, Airdrop is not working. Check that your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth is functioning to ensure that Airdrop is working fine. Start by turning them off and on. Additionally, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth is not turned off from the Control Center because it only turns off the ongoing connection and leaves on Apple Watch, Air Pods and Apple Pencil.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n – From the Home screen, open <\/span>Settings<\/span><\/strong> > <\/span>Wi-Fi > tap on the Wi-Fi switch to turn it off > tap again to turn it on.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n – From the Menu bar, click the <\/span>Wi-Fi<\/span><\/strong> icon > click on <\/span>Turn Wi-Fi Off. <\/span><\/strong>Again from the Menu bar, click the <\/span>Wi-Fi<\/span><\/strong> icon > click on <\/span>Turn Wi-Fi On<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n – From the Menu bar, click the <\/span>Wi-Fi<\/span><\/strong> icon > click on <\/span>Turn Bluetooth Off. <\/span><\/strong>Again from the Menu bar, click the <\/span>Wi-Fi<\/span><\/strong> icon > click on <\/span>Turn Bluetooth On<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n As an alternative, <\/span>Airplane Mode<\/span><\/strong> can be switched on and then off for toggling the radios altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n When you have finished these steps, try to connect again. Read ahead if the issue persists.<\/span><\/p>\n #airdrop not working<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n If the problem is not solved from the above solutions, the next move would be to perform a hard reset using the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n iPads (except iPad Pro 2018) and older iPhones having mechanical Home buttons (models earlier than iPhone 6s):<\/span><\/p>\n Long press the <\/span>On\/Off<\/span><\/strong> button located at the right (for iPhone 6s\/6) or the top (for the rest of all iPhones, iPad, and iPod)<\/span><\/p>\n Simultaneously long-press the <\/span>Home<\/span><\/strong> button located at the front of the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.<\/span><\/p>\n The screen will <\/span>turn off as you long press both buttons<\/span><\/strong> and continue to hold them until the screen turns <\/span>back on<\/span><\/strong> and shows the Apple symbol.<\/span><\/p>\n iPhone 7:<\/span><\/p>\n Long press the <\/span>On\/Off<\/span><\/strong> button located at the right side<\/span><\/p>\n Simultaneously long-press the <\/span>Volume down<\/span><\/strong> button located at the left side of the iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n The screen will <\/span>turn off as you long press both buttons<\/span><\/strong> and continue to hold them until the screen turns <\/span>back on<\/span><\/strong> and shows the Apple symbol.<\/span><\/p>\n iPhone 8, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and iPad Pro (2018):<\/span><\/p>\n Press and release the <\/span>Volume Up<\/span><\/strong> button.<\/span><\/p>\n Press and release the <\/span>Volume Down<\/span><\/strong> button.<\/span><\/p>\n Long press the <\/span>sleep\/wake<\/span><\/strong> button.<\/span><\/p>\n Continue to long-press the <\/span>Side<\/span><\/strong> button as the Shutdown screen turns off and then on (iOS 11.2 and later.)<\/span><\/p>\n Mac:<\/span><\/p>\n Click on the <\/span>Apple icon<\/span><\/strong> located at the extreme left on the Menu bar.<\/span><\/p>\n Click on the <\/span>Restart option<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n When the reboot is done, attempt to connect once again. Read further if the issue is still not fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n #airdrop not working<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Often iOS updates bring up compatibility issues, but sometimes the iOS update fixes these problems, such as Bluetooth connectivity issues.<\/span><\/p>\n From the home screen of your iPhone,<\/span><\/p>\n Go to <\/span>Settings<\/span><\/strong> > <\/span>General <\/span><\/strong>> <\/span>Software Update<\/span><\/strong> > if there is a pending update, tap <\/span>Install.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n After the update is installed, attempt to use AirDrop again. If it still does not work, try the alternatives stated below.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n #airdrop not working<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Still facing connectivity issues because of airDrop not working. Resetting the network might be required even though it is a cumbersome task.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"airdrop](\"https:\/\/ifixscreens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AirDrop-not-working_-600x426-1.jpg.webp\" "\\"AirDrop-not-working_-600x426\\"")
<\/span><\/p>\nKey Takeaways:<\/h2>\n
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1. What devices are compatible with AirDrop?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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2. The second step is to check the Radio Toggling<\/span><\/u>.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Steps to switching off and on Wi-Fi for iPhone or iPad<\/span><\/h5>\n
Steps to switching off and on Bluetooth for iPhone or iPad<\/span><\/h5>\n
– From the Home screen, open <\/span>Settings > <\/span>Bluetooth > tap on the Bluetooth switch to turn it off > tap again to turn it on.<\/h5>\n
Steps to switching off and on Wi-Fi for Mac<\/span><\/h5>\n
Steps to switching off and on Bluetooth for Mac<\/span><\/h5>\n
3. AirDrop not working – Perform a hard reset<\/span><\/u><\/h2>\n
4. If your Airdrop is not working – Check for available updates<\/span><\/u>.<\/span><\/h2>\n
5. Resetting the Network<\/span><\/u><\/h2>\n