Will My Device Work With Airdrop,

Airdrop on iPhone is one of the easiest ways to quickly share files, photos, and more between devices. You can Airdrop photos from your iPad to your friend’s iPhone or Airdrop photos from your iPhone to your Mac computer for an easy transfer. You can also Airdrop from iPhone to iPhone. As long as you have relatively recent devices running on an updated operating system, you’re probably already setup to use Airdrop. We’ll cover what Airdrop is below, as well as how to turn Airdrop on, how it works, and how to use Airdrop whether you’re on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Once you know how to use Airdrop, you’ll never go back. Sign up to iPhone Life's Tip of the Day Newsletter and we'll send you a tip each day to save time and get the most out of your iPhone or iPad. So, what is Airdrop, exactly, Airdrop is an Apple-made feature that allows you to wirelessly transfer media between your iOS and Mac devices.

How Does Airdrop Work, AirDrop uses Bluetooth to create a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network between the devices. Each device creates a firewall around the connection and files are sent encrypted, which actually makes it safer than transferring via email,” according to Lifewire. Airdrop looks for nearby devices to create this network with. And it can look decently far; so if you’re a couple rooms away from someone, you’ll probably still be able to Airdrop them files. Despite using a Bluetooth connection to make this work, Airdrop is incredibly fast. When you Airdrop media, it will alert the other person immediately, and they’ll be able to accept what you’ve sent. Will My Device Work with Airdrop, If you have an iPhone 5 or later, an iPad 4 or iPad Mini or later, an iPod Touch 5, or a Mac released in 2010 and beyond, you should be able to use Airdrop with no problems.

Your Mac must be running at least OS X Lion. And if your iPhone is running anything older than iOS 9, you’re simply doing it wrong (update your phones!). Airdrop is accessed via Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to open Control Center. You’ll see three options: Receiving Off, Contacts Only, and Everyone. To turn Airdrop off, you would select Receiving Off. If you only want to receive Airdrops from people in your contacts, tap Contacts Only. If you’re okay with receiving Airdrops from anyone nearby, tap Everyone. Even if you select Everyone, you can choose to reject an Airdrop you don’t want to receive when it’s sent to you. Anytime you go to Share something (document, picture, etc) on iPhone, you’ll see the option to Airdrop it at the top of the Share menu. You can share files from your iCloud Drive, pictures from the Photos app, songs you’ve found on Apple Music, recordings from Voice Memos, and much more.

If you see the option, you can Airdrop that media. This process will work regardless of what you’re sharing. Once you’ve tapped the Share icon, the other steps are the same. For example, in iCloud Drive, you can tap on a document, then tap the Share icon and follow the steps. For this example, we’ll show how to Airdrop photos from an iPhone to Mac. You could also Airdrop from iPhone to iPhone, or to iPad, whether yours or someone elses that’s nearby. To Airdrop a photo specifically, open the Photos app. You can tap Select to easily mass select photos to Airdrop. Or tap on an individual photo you want to share. Then tap the Share icon that’s located in the lower left corner of your iPhone. Near the top of the Share menu, you’ll see Tap to share with Airdrop. Below that any available devices to receive your Airdrop will appear. In this case, you can see that my Macbook is the only device nearby that I can send these photos to. When I’m in the office, however, I can see icons for many of my coworkers working in about a thirty-foot vicinity of me.