Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
We were using the same icloud accounts I just deleted hers. Still don't see her phone. On his other hand I don't really deal at all with icloud. Just the Apple ID. Too many email addresses don't you know. On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi, are you two using different iCloud accounts? In case not, I bet that's the issue. If you are using separate ones, then I'm afraid it's a mystery for sure. -- Raul A. Gallegos Oh dear, 10 year old girls crying because they broke up with their boyfriends. When I was 10, I cried when I missed the morning cartoons. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/22/2014 3:50 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Hi, are you two using different iCloud accounts? In case not, I bet that's the issue. If you are using separate ones, then I'm afraid it's a mystery for sure. -- Raul A. Gallegos Oh dear, 10 year old girls crying because they broke up with their boyfriends. When I was 10, I cried when I missed the morning cartoons. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/22/2014 3:50 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: AirDrop Explained was RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
I noted that the last paragraph in the iLounge article states Keep in mind also that AirDrop is only available when the receiving device's screen is on. By any chance, do those whose devices are not showing up as available in AirDrop have their screen curtains on? Or are the displays turned off? Just a thought. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of brian albriton Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 12:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: AirDrop Explained was RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue my wife and I share the same Apple ID and don't see each other. If I understv this, the Apple ID has to show up in either the contacts list for each of us, or it has to be the caicloud address which we don't actually use for anything. We just have nrmal email addresses. Kind ofahead scrqcher. On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: The following iLounge article does a pretty good job of explaining AirDrop and was copied from this page: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-aird rop-/ Q: I can't send stuff out using AirDrop to my girlfriend's iPhone. It never seems to find her iPhone, even though we both have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop on. We're both in each other's address book, but it can't find her iPhone regardless of whether I set AirDrop on my iPhone to Contacts Only or Everyone. Any clue as to what's wrong here? - Ben A: The first thing to check is to set both your iPhone and your girlfriend's iPhone to Everyone and see if AirDrop works in this mode; also be sure to give it a few seconds as other devices don't always appear immediately. The Contacts Only setting in AirDrop applies only on the receiving iPhone. In fact this is the case with the AirDrop setting in Control Center in general-you don't need to have AirDrop enabled at all in order to send to another device; the setting is simply there to determine whether AirDrop is on for receiving from other devices. For AirDrop to work properly with the Contacts Only setting, both devices must be signed into iCloud and the receiving device must have your iCloud email address listed somewhere in their Contacts. In your case, this means that at least one of the email addresses associated with your iCloud account must be somewhere in your girlfriend's address book. Ideally, this should be the primary address-the one that you use for your Apple ID-although other addresses should work as long as they've been associated with your Apple ID. You can see which addresses have been associated with your Apple ID by going to http://appleid.apple.com in a web browser from your computer and logging in with your Apple ID. Also make sure that any additional addresses are showing as verified. Essentially, the way that AirDrop works is that your device (the sending device) broadcasts out an AirDrop request that contains all of the email addresses associated with the iCloud account you're using. Receiving devices that are in Contacts Only mode will only respond to requests that match email addresses that are stored in that device's contacts database. The receiving device doesn't respond if nothing matches, in which case you'll never see it in the list of available AirDrop destinations. From an AirDrop connectivity point of view it doesn't matter if the recipient's address is in the sender's contacts. The sender's contacts database only determines what information shows up in the AirDrop devices listing; the recipient's contact info will be shown if it's available, if not the name of the remote device is shown. Keep in mind also that AirDrop is only available when the receiving device's screen is on, and will also be automatically disabled when a device is in Do Not Disturb mode; since the AirDrop alert will be suppressed in this mode, there's little point in trying to send something to the other user. Read more at http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-aird rop-/#9O58rXWohSMTPlLP.99 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Alex, thanks so much. Disconnecting from WiFi did indeed work. Made our day! Christine On Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:38:56 PM UTC-4, Alex Hall wrote: First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrass...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+u...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to vip...@googlegroups.com javascript: . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall meh...@icloud.com javascript: -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Really? How odd! But at least it worked. Once it started working, were you able to re-connect to wifi and have it continue to operate? If not, I'd still suggest a network settings reset. Again, though, that will erase all saved networks and bluetooth pairings, so it is a last resort of sorts. On Mar 23, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Alex, thanks so much. Disconnecting from WiFi did indeed work. Made our day! Christine On Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:38:56 PM UTC-4, Alex Hall wrote: First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrass...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+u...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vip...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall meh...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: AirDrop Explained was RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
I notice there is a button that always says off and double tapping it does not set it to on. This is one apple bell that won't whistle for me. All the best. On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: The following iLounge article does a pretty good job of explaining AirDrop and was copied from this page: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-airdrop-/ Q: I can’t send stuff out using AirDrop to my girlfriend’s iPhone. It never seems to find her iPhone, even though we both have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop on. We’re both in each other’s address book, but it can’t find her iPhone regardless of whether I set AirDrop on my iPhone to “Contacts Only” or “Everyone.” Any clue as to what’s wrong here? - Ben A: The first thing to check is to set both your iPhone and your girlfriend’s iPhone to “Everyone” and see if AirDrop works in this mode; also be sure to give it a few seconds as other devices don’t always appear immediately. The “Contacts Only” setting in AirDrop applies only on the receiving iPhone. In fact this is the case with the AirDrop setting in Control Center in general—you don’t need to have AirDrop enabled at all in order to send to another device; the setting is simply there to determine whether AirDrop is on for receiving from other devices. For AirDrop to work properly with the “Contacts Only” setting, both devices must be signed into iCloud and the receiving device must have your iCloud email address listed somewhere in their Contacts. In your case, this means that at least one of the email addresses associated with your iCloud account must be somewhere in your girlfriend’s address book. Ideally, this should be the primary address—the one that you use for your Apple ID—although other addresses should work as long as they’ve been associated with your Apple ID. You can see which addresses have been associated with your Apple ID by going to http://appleid.apple.com in a web browser from your computer and logging in with your Apple ID. Also make sure that any additional addresses are showing as verified. Essentially, the way that AirDrop works is that your device (the sending device) broadcasts out an AirDrop request that contains all of the email addresses associated with the iCloud account you’re using. Receiving devices that are in “Contacts Only” mode will only respond to requests that match email addresses that are stored in that device’s contacts database. The receiving device doesn’t respond if nothing matches, in which case you’ll never see it in the list of available AirDrop destinations. From an AirDrop connectivity point of view it doesn’t matter if the recipient’s address is in the sender’s contacts. The sender’s contacts database only determines what information shows up in the AirDrop devices listing; the recipient’s contact info will be shown if it’s available, if not the name of the remote device is shown. Keep in mind also that AirDrop is only available when the receiving device’s screen is on, and will also be automatically disabled when a device is in “Do Not Disturb” mode; since the AirDrop alert will be suppressed in this mode, there’s little point in trying to send something to the other user. Read more at http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-airdrop-/#9O58rXWohSMTPlLP.99 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated
Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Besides photos, what else can you airdrop supposing it works? Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 22:50, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Christine, this is going to sound stupid, but is Do Not Disturb enabled on either device? Also, have you tried a hard reset? Not holding the power button and shutting off, but holding home and power together until the phone starts to boot back up (ten to twelve seconds)? Airdrop works with URLs in Safari, images, and a few other places. The real power of the feature is in its system-wide access. Any app developer whose app uses sharing can add this, so that you can Airdrop content between your copy of the app and someone else's. For example, a recipes app might enable Airdrop so you can share a recipe, or a search app might let you share the page you are viewing. Apple has added Airdrop to some apps, but mostly it is up to developers to hop on the band wagon. On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy hayasim...@gmail.com wrote: Besides photos, what else can you airdrop supposing it works? Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 22:50, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
I found this With AirDrop, you can share photos, videos, websites, locations, and more with other nearby iOS 7 devices. I used Google to find the web site http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5887 which has this and more information on Air Drop. On 3/22/2014 4:14 PM, Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy wrote: Besides photos, what else can you airdrop supposing it works? Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 22:50, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Christopher (CJ) Chaltain at Gmail -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
I have exactly the same issue trying to airdrop between an iPhone 5c and an iPhone 5, it works the other way, but not from the 5 to the 5c. Cheers Alex On 22/03/2014 21:25, Alex Hall wrote: Christine, this is going to sound stupid, but is Do Not Disturb enabled on either device? Also, have you tried a hard reset? Not holding the power button and shutting off, but holding home and power together until the phone starts to boot back up (ten to twelve seconds)? Airdrop works with URLs in Safari, images, and a few other places. The real power of the feature is in its system-wide access. Any app developer whose app uses sharing can add this, so that you can Airdrop content between your copy of the app and someone else's. For example, a recipes app might enable Airdrop so you can share a recipe, or a search app might let you share the page you are viewing. Apple has added Airdrop to some apps, but mostly it is up to developers to hop on the band wagon. On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy hayasim...@gmail.com mailto:hayasim...@gmail.com wrote: Besides photos, what else can you airdrop supposing it works? Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 22:50, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com mailto:cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com mailto:mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Does the 5C have Do Not Disturb enabled by chance? On Mar 22, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Alex Stone alex.st...@gmail.com wrote: I have exactly the same issue trying to airdrop between an iPhone 5c and an iPhone 5, it works the other way, but not from the 5 to the 5c. Cheers Alex On 22/03/2014 21:25, Alex Hall wrote: Christine, this is going to sound stupid, but is Do Not Disturb enabled on either device? Also, have you tried a hard reset? Not holding the power button and shutting off, but holding home and power together until the phone starts to boot back up (ten to twelve seconds)? Airdrop works with URLs in Safari, images, and a few other places. The real power of the feature is in its system-wide access. Any app developer whose app uses sharing can add this, so that you can Airdrop content between your copy of the app and someone else's. For example, a recipes app might enable Airdrop so you can share a recipe, or a search app might let you share the page you are viewing. Apple has added Airdrop to some apps, but mostly it is up to developers to hop on the band wagon. On Mar 22, 2014, at 5:14 PM, Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy hayasim...@gmail.com wrote: Besides photos, what else can you airdrop supposing it works? Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2014, at 22:50, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is currently researching the inexplicable inability of my husband and I to share photos via airdrop. We are using the same WiFi connection; Bluetooth is on, we tried rebooting; we are both signed into our iCloud accounts. Whenever we attempt to send a photo, instead of a list of available recipients, there is a message which says turn on airdrop to share but as it is already turned on,, this makes no sense. Sometimes, the airdrop recipient placeholder comes up, and just says image, with no name. Tapping on it does nothing. If anyone has had this issue, or can point me to anything which might resolve it, I would appreciate it. I have been Googling like crazy, but can't find this problem anywhere. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
Hi, I understand that this might not be overly helpful, but in my experience, weird communication issues between Apple devices are almost always caused by your WIFI router. If you have a nearby friend, I would suggest going round to their house to try sending things over their network. Cheers, Ben. On 3/23/14, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
By any chance, do you share the same AppleID? I don’t know if that would matter, but it’s a thought. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christine Grassman Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.commailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
AirDrop Explained was RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
The following iLounge article does a pretty good job of explaining AirDrop and was copied from this page: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-aird rop-/ Q: I can't send stuff out using AirDrop to my girlfriend's iPhone. It never seems to find her iPhone, even though we both have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop on. We're both in each other's address book, but it can't find her iPhone regardless of whether I set AirDrop on my iPhone to Contacts Only or Everyone. Any clue as to what's wrong here? - Ben A: The first thing to check is to set both your iPhone and your girlfriend's iPhone to Everyone and see if AirDrop works in this mode; also be sure to give it a few seconds as other devices don't always appear immediately. The Contacts Only setting in AirDrop applies only on the receiving iPhone. In fact this is the case with the AirDrop setting in Control Center in general-you don't need to have AirDrop enabled at all in order to send to another device; the setting is simply there to determine whether AirDrop is on for receiving from other devices. For AirDrop to work properly with the Contacts Only setting, both devices must be signed into iCloud and the receiving device must have your iCloud email address listed somewhere in their Contacts. In your case, this means that at least one of the email addresses associated with your iCloud account must be somewhere in your girlfriend's address book. Ideally, this should be the primary address-the one that you use for your Apple ID-although other addresses should work as long as they've been associated with your Apple ID. You can see which addresses have been associated with your Apple ID by going to http://appleid.apple.com in a web browser from your computer and logging in with your Apple ID. Also make sure that any additional addresses are showing as verified. Essentially, the way that AirDrop works is that your device (the sending device) broadcasts out an AirDrop request that contains all of the email addresses associated with the iCloud account you're using. Receiving devices that are in Contacts Only mode will only respond to requests that match email addresses that are stored in that device's contacts database. The receiving device doesn't respond if nothing matches, in which case you'll never see it in the list of available AirDrop destinations. From an AirDrop connectivity point of view it doesn't matter if the recipient's address is in the sender's contacts. The sender's contacts database only determines what information shows up in the AirDrop devices listing; the recipient's contact info will be shown if it's available, if not the name of the remote device is shown. Keep in mind also that AirDrop is only available when the receiving device's screen is on, and will also be automatically disabled when a device is in Do Not Disturb mode; since the AirDrop alert will be suppressed in this mode, there's little point in trying to send something to the other user. Read more at http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-aird rop-/#9O58rXWohSMTPlLP.99 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received
Re: AirDrop Explained was RE: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue
my wife and I share the same Apple ID and don't see each other. If I understv this, the Apple ID has to show up in either the contacts list for each of us, or it has to be the caicloud address which we don't actually use for anything. We just have nrmal email addresses. Kind ofahead scrqcher. On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:24 PM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: The following iLounge article does a pretty good job of explaining AirDrop and was copied from this page: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-airdrop-/ Q: I can’t send stuff out using AirDrop to my girlfriend’s iPhone. It never seems to find her iPhone, even though we both have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop on. We’re both in each other’s address book, but it can’t find her iPhone regardless of whether I set AirDrop on my iPhone to “Contacts Only” or “Everyone.” Any clue as to what’s wrong here? - Ben A: The first thing to check is to set both your iPhone and your girlfriend’s iPhone to “Everyone” and see if AirDrop works in this mode; also be sure to give it a few seconds as other devices don’t always appear immediately. The “Contacts Only” setting in AirDrop applies only on the receiving iPhone. In fact this is the case with the AirDrop setting in Control Center in general—you don’t need to have AirDrop enabled at all in order to send to another device; the setting is simply there to determine whether AirDrop is on for receiving from other devices. For AirDrop to work properly with the “Contacts Only” setting, both devices must be signed into iCloud and the receiving device must have your iCloud email address listed somewhere in their Contacts. In your case, this means that at least one of the email addresses associated with your iCloud account must be somewhere in your girlfriend’s address book. Ideally, this should be the primary address—the one that you use for your Apple ID—although other addresses should work as long as they’ve been associated with your Apple ID. You can see which addresses have been associated with your Apple ID by going to http://appleid.apple.com in a web browser from your computer and logging in with your Apple ID. Also make sure that any additional addresses are showing as verified. Essentially, the way that AirDrop works is that your device (the sending device) broadcasts out an AirDrop request that contains all of the email addresses associated with the iCloud account you’re using. Receiving devices that are in “Contacts Only” mode will only respond to requests that match email addresses that are stored in that device’s contacts database. The receiving device doesn’t respond if nothing matches, in which case you’ll never see it in the list of available AirDrop destinations. From an AirDrop connectivity point of view it doesn’t matter if the recipient’s address is in the sender’s contacts. The sender’s contacts database only determines what information shows up in the AirDrop devices listing; the recipient’s contact info will be shown if it’s available, if not the name of the remote device is shown. Keep in mind also that AirDrop is only available when the receiving device’s screen is on, and will also be automatically disabled when a device is in “Do Not Disturb” mode; since the AirDrop alert will be suppressed in this mode, there’s little point in trying to send something to the other user. Read more at http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/problems-sending-via-airdrop-/#9O58rXWohSMTPlLP.99 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 8:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple could not even help with frustrating airdrop issue First, one forum suggests disconnecting from wifi. So, forget your home wifi network, on both phones, and try Airdrop. If it works, you can probably get back on wifi. I've successfully Airdropped with another phone and we were both on the same network at the time, but perhaps this will, I don't know, jumpstart something? Next, and this may be further than you are willing to push the issue, but try a network settings reset. This will wipe out all saved wifi passwords and bluetooth pairings on your device. Do that on both phones and try Airdrop. As above, if it starts working, put your wifi and other network settings back and see if it keeps working, which it should. On Mar 22, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote: Neither of us has do not disturb enabled. Sending via message or email works, but given the many pictures we wish to send, this is inconvenient . . . and frankly, since we have the feature, we want to use it, and we are baffled as to why it will not work . . . and so were the two Apple techies I talked with earlier. Christine
