Aug 03, 2019 If AirDrop appears in the drop down list then your Mac can use AirDrop. To AirDrop content between Macs and iOS devices you must be running OS X 10.10 or later on Macs manufactured from 2012 or later. Jul 09, 2020 To use AirDrop to send files from iOS to Mac OS X, you need to have a modern version of iOS on the iPhone or iPad. Specifically iOS 7 or newer for the AirDrop feature to work on your iOS device. To AirDrop from iPhone to Mac computers (this refers to any iOS device), tap the Sharing icon on the iPhone (note that the Sharing icon looks like a. Oct 03, 2019 To choose who can see your device and send you content in AirDrop: Go to Settings, tap General. Tap AirDrop, then choose an option. You can also set your AirDrop options in Control Center. Here's how: On iPhone X or later, or an iPad with iOS 12 or later or iPadOS, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen to open Control Center.
You can use AirDrop to instantly share photos with anyone nearby who has a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. You don’t need to set up any special accounts; you and the person you’re sending to just need to be on the same Wi-Fi network or have a Bluetooth connection.
In the Photos app on your Mac, select the photos you want to share.
Click the Share button in the toolbar and choose AirDrop.
A window appears showing nearby AirDrop users.
Note: If you don’t see the person that you want to exchange photos with, ask them to turn on AirDrop (on an iPhone or iPad) or open AirDrop in the Finder (on a Mac).
Click the name of the person you want to share with, then click Done.
Files sent using AirDrop are placed in the Downloads folder. If you transfer a Live Photo to recipients with OS X 10.11.4 or later, they can play the Live Photo. To do so, they must click Open in Photos in the AirDrop window; if they click Accept, only the still image will be sent.