Next a window will appear with anyone nearby who has AirDrop enabled. At the bottom of the menu, tap the AirDrop icon. Tap the Share button to open the Share menu. For example, say you're in the Photos app and you see a picture you want to AirDrop. Tap the name of the device you want to send to. When you do, you'll be shown a list of any nearby Apple devices that also have AirDrop enabled. I'm not sure exactly why this is, but I'd guess it has something to do with the way a VPN encrypts your internet connection.Īnytime you see a Share button on your phone (the rectangle icon with an arrow pointing up), you can select AirDrop. If either of you has a Personal Hotspot enabled, turn it off otherwise AirDrop won't work.
To use AirDrop on an iPhone, the person you're sending files to needs to have an Apple device with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. At the bottom of the window, you can select who can send stuff to you: No One, Contacts or Everyone. Anyone nearby with AirDrop enabled will appear in this window. A window will open with a radar-like graphic. On a Mac, check that you have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled. Last, tap AirDrop and choose from Receiving Off, Contacts Only or Everyone to control who can send files to your phone. Next, open the Control Center panel, then push and hold the wireless connection icon until it expands into a rectangle. How to turn on AirDropįrom an iPhone, make sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both turned on. If you'd like to follow along step-by-step as I set up and use AirDrop, watch the video below. Just know that the bigger the file, the longer it will take to transfer. So far as I can tell, there isn't a limit to the size of the file you AirDrop. The only "requirement" is that both devices are within 30 feet of each other and have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. It works with any iOS device running iOS 7 or newer and any Mac running OS X Yosemite or newer. You don't even need the latest iPhone 14 Pro or a 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 Max chip to use AirDrop. If you have an Android phone, Google has its own version of AirDrop called Nearby Share, which does something similar. (Sorry, Android and PC users.) When AirDrop came out in 2012, it was one of the features that separated the iPhone from Android phones. AirDrop lets you share photos, documents, videos, audio recordings, contact cards, web links and notes (among other things) quickly between Apple devices.ĪirDrop is limited to iOS and MacOS. Whether you have an iPhone 14, an iPad Mini or a new M2 MacBook Pro, AirDrop is a convenient way to transfer files and content from one Apple device to another.
If you're still emailing photos to nearby friends or using a USB thumb drive to transfer a few Mac files, stop.
AirDrop is a fast and easy way to share photos, files and links between your iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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