AirDrop is a feature in iOS and OS X that lets you share files between devices locally. AirDrop was incompatible across Mac and iOS earlier, but with OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, it works across iOS and Mac, so you’ll be able to transfer files from your iPhone to your Mac, and vice versa. AirDrop from the menu bar, or select AirDrop from the Finder window sidebar. You’ll see all your AirDrop compatible devices here. Drag and drop the file(s) you want to share on the device avatar. Alternatively, if you have a file open in an app that has the Share icon, you can just click on it, and select AirDrop. You’ll see a share sheet, as shown below, with a list of nearby devices. Clicking on any of them will initiate the transfer. If you’re receiving a file from a device belonging to the same iCloud account as yours, you won’t have to do anything.
The file automatically gets added to your Downloads folder. If you’re receiving a file from a device that doesn’t belong to your iCloud account, then you’ll get a popover asking if you want to Save, Save and Open or Decline the transfer. Clicking on Save or Save and Open will save the file in your Downloads folder. Sending a file from your iOS device to Mac isn’t any different from sharing a file via AirDrop between iOS devices. You can share files using AirDrop via the share panel. So you will be able to share things via AirDrop from any app that has the share panel. If there are any iOS devices with AirDrop enabled, they will automatically show up in the Share panel. As you can see in the screenshot below, you will see your contact pictures. You need to tap on the Contacts to send whatever want to share. When you receive an AirDrop, you will get an alert with a preview of the photo or video, and with options to Accept or Decline it. If for example, you accept a photo via AirDrop, it will automatically launch the Photos app after the transfer is complete. It shows the progress with a circular animation during the transfer process. AirDrop is enabled by default, however you can turn it off by tapping on the AirDrop option in Control Center. You also have the option to make yourself discoverable to everyone or people in your contacts. Note that for AirDrop to work, you need both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled. You however don’t need to be connected to the same network.
Just try to turn it on and off to see if it works. You can also turn these on and off while being in Airplane Mode. Phone cancels all mobile network connections in this mode. This is more commonly known as a factory reset where your iPhone will go back to its original factory settings. Keep in mind that this process will delete all your apps and will remove all your contacts and data, so please backup everything before you do a hard reset. Click here to learn more about how to backup your iPhone to computer . AirDrop might not work if you have forgotten to do a few updates. This is mostly the case with many AirDrop problems. If all the above mechanisms fail, you can always call Apple. Because sometimes it really is a problem like a faulty of electronics in your devices caused AirDrop not working in iPhone/iPad. With AirDrop, you can only share photos and contacts to other iOS devices nearby. There are some alternatives to AirDrop which can do better in iPhone transfer. IOTransfer, an all-in-one iPhone transfer software, can transfer photos, videos, music, contacts from iPhone to iPhone/iPad/PC without iTunes. Now let's see how IOTransfer works. Step 2 Connect both iPhones (or multiple iOS devices) to computer and run IOTransfer. The basic infomation of all devices will be listed on the home page. Step 4 Select the file types that you want to transfer, and choose the receving device.
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