I believe that 2009 machines don't support iPhone to Mac AirDrop, but I might be mistaken. I am sure the support pages can get the specifics.
On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 8:15 AM Mike Busboom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Jonathan, > > This Mac is a 2009 Mac, so it’s getting a little long in the tooth, as the > expression goes. This being the case, I guess I’m out of luck, no? My Mac > sees my iPhone 6, even sometimes gives a five-number pairing sequence, but > there is no way to enter that pairing sequence on the iPhone since a text > field does not pop up. > > Have a great day and thanks for your input, > > Mike > > > On 28,Apr,2016, at 13:32, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Mike, > > > > I didn't see any text in your last message. How old is your Mac? Maxson > are over in three years have some issues with some of the conductivity > between Mac and iPhone, because they don't have Bluetooth 4.2. I am not > sure if that's getting in your way. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Jonathan Cohn > > > >> On Apr 28, 2016, at 4:58 AM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On 27,Apr,2016, at 19:47, Dora Speck <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> If you are in the sidebar, just go to where it says AirDrop, then stop > interacting with the sidebar. Do you have Bluetooth turned on on your > iPhone? Because without that, airdrop does not work. > >>> Once you have stopped interacting with the sidebar, just leave your > cursor there. > >>> If Bluetooth is turned on, go to whatever you were wanting to send to > your Mac and try it again. It should show up with your name and double tap > that to send. > >>> I hope this made sense. > >>> > >>> Dora Speck > >>> > >>> [Sent from my iPhone] > >>> > >>>> On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Mike Busboom <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> The subject line pretty much says it all. I would like to enable > AirDrop on my Mac so that I can quickly share files between my iPhone and > my Mac. On the Mac side of things, I turned on BlueTooth. I also went > into the preferences and checked anything I could find that made reference > to AirDrop. > >>>> > >>>> Then, when I attempted to share a file on my iPhone using AirDrop, > the iPhone said that there were no devices in range with AirDrop. Since > I was told that AirDrop was enabled through Finder, I went through the > Finder menus again, but I didn’t encounter any AirDrop commands. Finally, > I went to the Finder toolbar and didn’t find anything that turned on > AirDrop there, either. I think I may be missing the obvious somewhere, but > I don’t know what the obvious is! > >>>> > >>>> Can someone shed some light on what I may be doing wrong? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks in advance, > >>>> > >>>> Mike > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > >>>> > >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >>>> > >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is > Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: > >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>>> --- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to [email protected]. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > >>> > >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >>> > >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is > Cara Quinn - 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