You forgot one very important thing that fixed my problem: The devices must share the same wifi. I have two (2.4 and 5) and my devices where not on the same. I switched both to the same, and the problem was gone. Otherwise, your video is I believe the most practically informative fix it yourself video by far. You cover all the what, how, where's.
@mbismbismb
2 жыл бұрын
@@shanecombs1993 it uses both wifi and bluetooth anyway
@mbismbismb
2 жыл бұрын
@@shanecombs1993 just turn off the wifi from your setting (dont turn off from the control center cause that only turn off the standby mode only) after u turn off from the setting try sending something with airdrop, i bet it ask u to turn on wifi and bluetooth
@mbismbismb
2 жыл бұрын
@@shanecombs1993 stop spreading fake information i told u to turn off the wifi on the setting and tried to send files... the problem is on you
@heyitstamara
Жыл бұрын
this is the tip that saved me thank you!
@whamola17
Жыл бұрын
One last thing, maybe I should have known this. You can't airdrop while connected to carplay
@user-ys1qw6uz2l
9 ай бұрын
I can't tell you how many times I tried fixing this issue and THIS finally fixed it! It was the firewall options. Thank YOU so much!
@josephmancha260
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the complete tutorial! I had my Mac and iphone all configured correctly and it still was not working. No files transferred. I then disabled my VPN running on the Mac and it worked. I wouldn't have figured that out if this tutorial did not cover the security settings. Cheers.
@kunwar_sagar
2 жыл бұрын
You saved me man. I was going mad. I didn't know the issue was due to vpn.
@jvx348
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Thanks a lot
@samuelvasquez974
2 жыл бұрын
Was trying everything without any results. This was the key for me.
@danielknapper4193
Жыл бұрын
Excellent help video. Helped me with a frustrating airdrop malfunction. Simply turning off and on wifi and airdrop on both devices worked for me. This was surprising because apple devices usually don't need such basic troubleshooting, but could perhaps be because my mac is 7 years old.
@hymzhao
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so so much for the tips! I was so confused why my airdrop wasn't working from my iPhone to my Mac... I thought it was my phone's problem until I got a new phone and it still wasn't working!! The problem was my Mac's firewall settings! Thank you so much!!!
@Thmusic7
6 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this! My AirDrop was turned off on my Mac. Subscribed!
@moose1556
2 жыл бұрын
If all else fails, press and hold home button and power button simultaneously until the screen goes blank and Apple icon reappears. (Usually about 10-12 seconds) worked on my 8th generation iPad. Great Video dude😎
@TalithaPuri
Жыл бұрын
didn't even think to try this lol this what worked for me. thanks!!
@nigelcarren
Жыл бұрын
Thank you mate. Switching Airdrop and Bluetooth off and back on again on my iPhone 8 worked a treat. It now speaks to my old MacBook again. 👍🏻🇬🇧
@Littlest_Bow
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much I wanted to airdrop something from my iPad to my iPhone but it wasn’t working but watching this make me realize I didn’t have Bluetooth enabled but after I enabled it it worked!
@youfeelmetv
8 ай бұрын
Worked like a charm! All I had to do was pull up control center on my mac book to toggle airdrop >>> connect to everybody. Thanks for the help!
@rogerthompson6851
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the BEST informative and accurate videos available. Thanks OWC!
@SimonKock
2 жыл бұрын
On Mac you may reset the bluetooth module by CMD-Alt-Clicking the bluetooth icon and selecting reset, too.
@edwarddrangel6957
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I found an important video (son's solo in HS concert) in a text and was able to airdrop to my iMac. So happy; sharing it now and also keeping it safe for the future.
@vandermeer-cinematography2660
2 жыл бұрын
You are the best, I was struggling for 10 days in a row after reinstalling my laptop!
@voodoochili12
8 ай бұрын
Great video, well explained, however I tried all the troubleshooting steps and I'm still unable to simply airdrop one phot from my iphone 15 pro to my Macbook Pro 2021. Really frustrating.
@camilagodoy9852
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! In less than 5 minutes, I was able to fix my AirDrop. Thank you😊
@Salih.EduBlock
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Turning off both mac and iphone to airplane mode for 3 seconds worked perfectly. Thank you.
@ncltrucks
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't work on my MacBook Pro 2020. Whenever I hit share via Airdrop I see an icon of my device and it freezes once I click on it. Like nothing happens at all. No matter if you click once or 10 times. Tried multiple file types, multiple size files. Works probably 2 out 10 times if I'm lucky. Same thing when sharing to my iPad and iPhone. Turning off / on WiFi & Bluetooth doesn't help. Latest iOS installed. Although when sharing stuff from iPhone / iPad to Mac it normally works just fine...
@SAUL-music
2 жыл бұрын
Have you found any solution?
@demariussnyderjr.7568
2 жыл бұрын
Any update on solutions?
@ncltrucks
2 жыл бұрын
@@SAUL-music I reinstalled iOS and it worked
@ncltrucks
2 жыл бұрын
@@demariussnyderjr.7568 @SAUL I reinstalled iOS and it worked
@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill
2 жыл бұрын
Same here. :/
@vincentsolomitajr4029
2 жыл бұрын
Contacts only don’t work but if you put on everyone then it works for what ever reason. Contacts only use to work but when Big Sur got installed it hosed it and Monterey hasn’t corrected it
@ipekkomurcu
2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU! Firewall part did the trick for me. Thanks again:)
@maziegibson5205
2 жыл бұрын
So I’m trying to figure out why the Airdrop preview won’t pop up on my iPhone. When I airdrop my friend something the image pops up before she excepts it but when she airdrops me something I can’t see what it is until I accept it and it’s getting frustrating. I have the iPhone 12 and she has the iPhone 13. Do you know why it’s doing this?
@videoforentrepreneurs
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic Presentation - Quick and to the point. 🙏- My airdrop is still failing after i send, but this walkthrough was excellent.
@shashajames1
8 ай бұрын
Agreed, fantastic, though still failing too. Did you ever find a solution that worked? Airdrop has worked before but for some reason its been consistently "waiting" "failed"
@videoforentrepreneurs
8 ай бұрын
Nothing yet @@shashajames1
@jerrytai5714
Жыл бұрын
Super helpful video! Yes, I first had problem connecting my Mac to my iPhone via Air Drop. The Mac just cannot locate my iphone 13. But then after I switch off the Personal Hotspot, it is working! As the video explains, very accurate! Thanks guys! 👍
@austinlegacy5258
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I didn't know it worked with bluetooth. That on and off method worked for me.
@yuliyasadyhyan1669
2 жыл бұрын
You're a genius! I've been struggling with Airdrop issue for more than one month already. It comes out that I just had to turn off the wifi and bluetooth on my iphone AT THE SAME TIME! And then turn it on again. Everything worked. Thank you very much.
@FootageFactory
Жыл бұрын
Thanks dude. It just took a restart!!!
@TheBardsCorner
2 жыл бұрын
Before resetting your device, try simply to go into Airplane mode, and then get out of it. I do this when the iPhone/iPad sees the target device but tapping on it does nothing or is stuck on “Waiting”. Going to Airplane mode and out of it fixes it 100% of the times.
@Equestrian_DorDor
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe toggling the bluetooth and wi-fi worked, ha ha! I’ve been having trouble with my Airdrop for weeks, and didn’t think to even try this. Simple and easy fix. Thanks!
@bneihaneviim
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for that! The turn off and on Bluetooth and wifi trick helped. All the best!
@DANEOSEVEN541
Жыл бұрын
I can send videos to my mac just fine but it won’t let me send back to my iPhone it says failed everytime???
@jorgiewtf
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. The apple support site was no help. You helped me solve my problem in under a minute!
@anacedeno2104
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Turning my wifi and bluetooth off and on again worked.
@leascaart
Жыл бұрын
Is Airdropping iBooks removed from iOS Monterey? I am sending from Mac to iPhone. The iBooks option no longer comes up on the iPhone.
@USBunnyUnnisaSuarez
Жыл бұрын
Thank you kind sir!! The turning off wi-fi and Bluetooth worked for me!
@slava1234ify
11 ай бұрын
Hello, does anyone have any lags from the distribution? I have an iPad Pro 10.5+ Mac+iPhone 14 Pro Max. MacBook with iPad works fine in both directions, MacBook with iPhone works fine too. iPad with iPhone doesn’t work at all, it says “Rejected...” on the lower devices. Everything updated to iOS 17.0.2 and network settings reset.
@daleboettcherphoto
2 жыл бұрын
When trying to send from macbook to iphone, I can see my iphone but nothing happens when I click on it. I've tried everything
@leroynewyen
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding me about the "allow me to be discovered by:...", totally forgot these simple basics lol
@TheAdequateMedia
8 ай бұрын
My 700+ gigs seems to disagree with phone telling me insufficient storage phone reset several times and all the other basics
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Ай бұрын
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@prashpatil24
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I face same issue try to go your solution
@adi_yeeet
Жыл бұрын
Whenever I try to airdrop around maybe 70+ photos at once, it never works. It always just says ‘Error while sharing, please try again later.’ Please, if you have a solution, reply. I can only successfully airdrop 10 photos or under.
@djpham1
Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! The firewall settings was my issue.
@naokookadahill5639
2 жыл бұрын
I just bought new i-phone📱13 pro max. Airdrop to MacBook Air 💻 (using this since 2011) doesn’t work anymore ! Do I need to buy a new MacBook Air 💻? Do you know how to make it work ?
@nounix
Жыл бұрын
**EDIT: I FIXED THE PROBLEM!! It turns out that the problem was that I had "Blocked all incoming connections" in my Firewall Settings for a couple of processes that I was worried about giving access to in the past!! The processes that I Allowed Incoming Connections to, which finally allowed the Airdrop process from the iphone to the mac to work, were "mediasharingd", "netbiosD" and "sharingD". MESSAGE BEFORE EDIT: none of the steps in your video worked. Iphone sees mac, mac sees iphone on airport finder window, but when i try to send anything from iphone to mac NOTHING HAPPENS. Ever. On iphone it's just stuck on "Macbook Pro: Waiting...". Forever. I have restarted both mac and iphone, no difference. Any ideas of how to get this to... "just work"??... **IT WORKS FROM MAC TO IPHONE, BUT NOT FROM IPHONE TO MAC!! CRAZY!!
@Rob-jg6wd
Жыл бұрын
Thanks that got it
@adanpalma4026
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it help me. My issue was firewall was blocking incoming connections
@karencwilkinson
Жыл бұрын
My previous iphone shows up not my new one. If I turn on Everyone then my new phone shows up. How do I delete the old phone?
@dab1214
2 жыл бұрын
When people send me airdrops it never gives me the chance to accept or decline. I just a preview that says the airdrop was cancelled several seconds or minutes after someone attempts to airdrop. It makes no sense. It’s worse because it never used to be this bad.
@njb67
9 ай бұрын
Very handy and so much more useful than all other references on the web. Especially more valuable than the always worthless "Apple Community" help. This will be my go to source for the common aggravating Imac Iphone problems.
@AndraeBird007
13 күн бұрын
I put the 2 Mac books next to acc other and it worked..!!! crazy
@strawberryme08
Жыл бұрын
My phone doesn't let you open a screen how you did my airdrop stoped working a few months back I can send fromlaptop to phone but not phone to laptop which is how i need it most. :/
@titoambin
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I hope u can help. How can i find or recover (if so) the files aidrop to Mac from my iphone, yes they are by default can be found in the downloads folder but, during and after the files are sent i have 2 options, Save to downloads or Open in Photos. I chose open in photos and after i close ryt after checking the files, the files are nowwhere to be found, they r not in downloads and in my photos, hope u can help. Thank u 🙏…i cant resend the files, they are permanently deleted on my phone with no back ups at all 😞
@lanylorenzo5387
Жыл бұрын
What if it work only from my Mac to my iPhone but not the other way around?
@nicogs97
11 ай бұрын
Having the same issue
@ChocolateCat224
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this!! It was extremely helpful.
@user-iz3kw8cj3g
2 ай бұрын
Any idea why my husband can Airdrop me but I can’t send to him? We’ve tried all troubleshooting options. Forums offer nothing new. Apple support offered nothing new. Help!
@V10PDTDI
2 жыл бұрын
Man thanks a lot I was seeing my I phone icon on my I Mac but it wasn’t working I turned on an off my wifi and Bluetooth on both my devices and it worked cool .
@faizhashmi7487
Жыл бұрын
Change the name of your iphone to a unique name that fixed my issue
@nicogs97
11 ай бұрын
That's a good tip! Also, I heard some people blocking their number and unblocking it and that worked for them.
@platinum.sphynx
2 жыл бұрын
I solved it by turning off and on Bluetooth on my MacBook. Thanks!
@andre1987eph
7 ай бұрын
SOLVED: After 90 minutes, I shut off my third APPLE device (not involved in transfer - in my case, my M2 Mac Mini) such that only 1 Apple device was showing in the Airdrop menu), and then the Airdrop transfer of a 50MB pdf file finally went through between my MacBook Pro and iPad without hiccup. Airdrop did not work at all and was completely unresponsive when both my iPad and M2 Mac mini showed up in Airdrop.
@julianb5413
Жыл бұрын
Nothing works it’s worked before but for some reason it doesn’t work anymore it’s not showing up on my devise to AirDrop it to, even though it is set to everyone
@CapriciousBlackBox
10 ай бұрын
Yep....firewall. Thank you.
@sharonvirtue4114
2 жыл бұрын
Bluetooth off and on solved my issue! thank you.
@rickhorvath
5 ай бұрын
I can never airdrop to my iMac. I can initiate the send from my iPhone which shows 'waiting' yet nothing triggers on the iMac. None of the suggestions here work for me.
@teenrelationshipcoach
Жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Fixed my problem right away!
@Fredthegod1990
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, no luck. Haven't been able to air drop from my phone to my mac for over 2 years across a few devices. I even replaced my phone when it was damaged and have the same issue. I can drop from my mac to the phone but Phone does not recognize the Mac.
@heymikeyh9577
Жыл бұрын
Sorry but I tried all suggestions and I can't get an iPhone to reliably AirDrop to my iMac (late 2012). My grandson's iPhone 13 can only "see" my daughter's & my iPhones 14. My iPhone 14 can only "see" my iMac if all other iPhones/iPads are out of range, and often not then: "No People Found-There is no one nearby to share with" or equivalent when I'm sitting right in front of my iMac, Firewall open, BT/WiFi on/off, restarted everything-nothing works reliably.
@lizzielangs3075
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. You are so easy to follow and understand. Love You
@hithere4289
Жыл бұрын
firewall was the one for me xD THANKS
@cerebrumexcrement
Жыл бұрын
omg i cant click on airdrop at all. it just says receiving off. i pressed it several times but it wont switch on
@user-zr9eo4nw8r
Жыл бұрын
I can't find Allow me list om mac
@paulgriffin6320
2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, clearly explained, well illustrated, Thanks!
@skyrider4789
Жыл бұрын
100%
@anabellingleton
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This video helped me fix my problem!!!
@SamuPuuronen
2 жыл бұрын
Turning off VPN finally worked. Why doesn't it work with a VPN enabled?
@mbanzassteven
Жыл бұрын
Thanks…you just saved my life☺️
@Truecrimeteatime
Жыл бұрын
wow it worked!
@BartolomeJrCabahug
Жыл бұрын
thank you for the new information and knowledge..
@ewlw512
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The firewall solution worked. :)
@OfficialEDirty
5 ай бұрын
Mine doesn’t show “allow me to be discovered by”
@MunchiesMeme
9 ай бұрын
"If you're still having issues with Airdrop buy our online course for only $49.99" is that where we're going with this? cos clearly no matter what I do it's not working. I mean how can it go from working a few weeks ago - I used to be able totransfer files between Iphone and Macbook flawlessly - now it's a nightmare just because of a software update?
@DemiMa_Nokusa_Mseleku
Жыл бұрын
After watching about 10 videos.. yours actually helped! thanks!
@nicogs97
11 ай бұрын
I also had to watch multiple videos until one finally helped me lol
@iselect1012
2 жыл бұрын
My phone doesn’t come up with people. If they click on the air drop icon it gives you the option to look for someone & when they click it my phone comes up as just iPhone no name or number. Only reason I knew it was me because they clicked it & I got the accept or decline message. Not sure why I don’t appear normally
@acidmardigras6235
3 ай бұрын
No help. My devices talk to each other.....cannot import format.
@jerimyspencer1541
7 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure I did all of the above and still "Waiting...". Restarted both devices a couple times, trashed some files on my Mac to make sure its not a storage issue (and of course emptied trash). Did the firewall thing, turned off and on wifi and bluetooth on both devices... and yet I was able to airdrop a video from my laptop to my phone without problem. Ridiculous.
@mycousinj5009
2 жыл бұрын
It’s up and working! Great advice
@travelandlifewithroaz
Жыл бұрын
Wow you solved my problem. Thanks.
@MariNate1016
Жыл бұрын
Ventura completely ruined my computer. Can’t airdrop at all.
@DJALMF3
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@slimvincent10
Жыл бұрын
Pro Tip: TURN OFF ALL VPN's WHEN ATTEMPTING AN AIRDROP. If you are using a VPN with either device, they will appear in Airdrop but they transfers may not occur.
@Marccoll
10 ай бұрын
Actually you fixed my AirDrop problem, not the guy in the video. Thank you!
@ziobill9573
2 ай бұрын
Mi hai aiutato, bravissimo, grazie mille
@jrpjazz
2 жыл бұрын
Here's what I've observed; if you have low power mode on your iPhone be sure to turn it off. For some reason low power mode seems to prevent airdrop from working as it should.
@annalau3487
Жыл бұрын
It just says waiting and never receive, I don’t get a message to say reject or accept either. It worked a few times, but this really sucks. Same thing when airdropping from or to MacBook. Tried everything, it’s so annoying!
@annalau3487
Жыл бұрын
The only way it works is if I turn OFF and then ON Bluetooth and WiFi! And it still says WAITING…. After I receive it! 😤
@kmfam4ent
Жыл бұрын
I have the same issue. How did you resolve?
@holywaterreacts
Жыл бұрын
thanks
@maureenc1284
2 жыл бұрын
Yay. You helped this non techie!
@MatrixRoland
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t block your own phone number as a way to stop spoofed calls from your number. If you do, your AirDrop between your devices will not work. It took me several years to realize that was why mine didn’t work. I blocked my number years before Apple and others added filtering of spam callers.
@Clackclackpow
2 жыл бұрын
What does blocking your own number do?
@nicogs97
11 ай бұрын
Great tip
@ashokkumarj8783
3 ай бұрын
Yeah finally.. thanks mate ❤
@vverewolfchick
2 жыл бұрын
Saved my bacon thank you!!
@brettgitzel
Жыл бұрын
Ok, ha. Try to follow along... I've got 2 new MacBook Air computers and an iPhone 8. The phone and computer #1 Airdrop no prob. The 2nd computer's Airdrop sees the 1st computer and the iPhone and can send stuff to them, but neither computer #1 nor the iPhone can see the 2nd computer, thus cannot send anything to it. This is madness.
@HaslumRussen2023
2 жыл бұрын
It is still not working
@herbertgonzales9865
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone having issues with Apple Music offline. I have downloaded music but still needs data/wifi to play it, this started when Dolby atmos and Lossless was added to the update. I have re-downloaded everything but no luck.
@aaaaaaa7487
3 ай бұрын
Lmao the on / off method worked. Thanks for the help!
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