


Both devices are unlocked and within 9 meters of each other.

To make sure AirDrop works without a hitch, check that both devices fulfill the following conditions: So there are very few combinations where legacy AirDrop still works. Macs running any macOS version older than Lion don't come with AirDrop, and the legacy AirDrop was dropped in macOS Catalina.

In the case of the Mac Pro, you should have the 2013 or newer model.Īs explained earlier, the older Macs can use the legacy AirDrop, but only if they’re running on macOS Mojave or older, and are airdropping files to another Mac running Mac OS X Lion to Mavericks. To use AirDrop on Mac, you must have the 2012 or newer model (except the 2012 Mac Pro). The iPhones and iPads need to be running on iOS 7 or newer. Which devices work with AirDrop?ĪirDrop can work with iPhones, iPod touch, iPads, and Macs. It also creates a firewall between devices, so no one can access your phone or computer over the connection. You can also share pretty much everything between devices.įor data security, AirDrop uses TLS encryption over the peer-to-peer network, so your data is secure as well as private. So you can transfer files as large as you want, given there's enough space on the recipient device. You can be anywhere with or without internet, as long as you have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi working on both devices. Since it uses a peer-to-peer connection, the two devices don’t need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.
