jonwilly Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I cannot use airdrop on my MacBook Pro and have been unable to connect either by using my iPhone or iPad. The Pad and the Phone connect with each other. I have tried asking on the net but get no useful answers. Any help appreciated. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiwPix Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 It has been a hit or miss for me at times connecting my iphone ( 6s ) to my macbook pro. Lately it has been working ok ( maybe since Catalina? ). What has helped when I couldnt connect ( transferring photos ), was killing the photo app on my iphone and opening the app again and then it would find my macbook. ( obviously I am assuming you made sure Bluetooth is turned on on your mac and a connection has been established ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thank you for your advice. I spent about 3 hrs yesterday following a long write up on problems with Airdrop not being recognized and no luck. Deleting several andthe reinstalling several apps was tried as recommended but no success. I am convinced it's a problem on my MacBook which I rarely use, for back in my home location I am an iMac user, and no connection problems on iMac and either of my phone or pad. Another fault is that I bought a bluetooth mouse and this is recognized by both my Phone/Pad but not by the MacBook. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysdad Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I have the same problem with my iMac, I can airdrop between my iPhone and iPad but neither can airdrop with my iMac and like you I've scoured the internet for advice none of which worked. I just assume and indeed hope that on the next Catalina update it gets fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 I have Catalina on my iMac and that's OK my problem is my laptop running 10. 11. 6 el Capitan, I very rarely use when I am back at my home base. I am sure the problem is centred around Bluetooth and Wi Fi for they are the 2 items most mentioned on the internet solutions. Cheers all info welcome. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 At the weekend I purchased a WD SSD. Today I have been offered Dropbox which comes via WD, which I at first confused with Airdrop. I downloaded Dropbox and it does same as Airdrop only IMHO it's a way of making money. You only get a limited amount of free File space and then you must start to pay. Even deleted files count against your total file space and I will now delete Dropbox and continue searching for my free Airdrop. john 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolpush Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Do you use VPN on any of your devices? If so, make sure it is shut off. Airdrop won't work when VPN is on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 What model I your MacBook? not all models support airdrop. My old MacBook Pro doesn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Are Updated all your devices to IOS 13.3.1.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwilly Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 IOS is 10. 11. 6 el Capitan, my MacBook is 2009, I do have HOLA fitted so I probably have an answer. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revup Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 If you cannot fix it yourself, take it to an apple store and ask them to look at it. The best place to go is the Apple store in IconSiam. Chances are they can fix the problem while-you-wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket3rider Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Airdrop has been touch and go for years. It's not a reliable connection method between iphone to iphone or Macbook to iphone. It's one of very few annoying things from Apple but still annoying, About time they fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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