Open the Control Center on your iPhone, long-press the Cellular icon, and set Personal Hotspot to Not Discoverable.ĥ. If the iPhone has an active Personal Hotspot, try disabling it.
If not, files can fail during transfer, even if the iPhone detects your Mac.Ĥ.
Both the Mac and the iPhone should be at least 30 feet close to each other. You don’t have to connect the devices to a Wi-Fi network, however.ģ. Enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Mac and iPhone) You must enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on both the Mac and the iPhone for AirDrop to run without issues. Additionally, your Mac should run at least OS X 10.10 Yosemite.Ģ. An iPhone can only AirDrop to a Mac introduced in 2012 or later (the 2012 Mac Pro is an exception).
