How to use AirDrop for iOS and Mac.

AirDrop function exists on the Mac for a long time. You can use it to transfer files from one computer to another through the air, being in the same WiFi network. With the release of iOS 7 AirDrop feature appeared also on the iPhone and iPad, but to share files with its help was possible only between them. Two functions with the same names and functionality exist quite separately on desktops and mobile devices. However, with the arrival of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite AirDrop became universal and now it can be used to transfer files in both directions between mobile devices or Mac.

To transfer a file from your iPhone or iPad to another mobile device or Mac, the necessary first of all to include WiFi and Bluetooth. Then select the file, click "Share" and find a device in the list.
On the recipient's device must be activated AirDrop «Available for all", it can be included in the control center, which opens upward swipe. Upon receipt of the file, it immediately opens in the target application. If this photo is, in the gallery, if a document or a PDF file, then a third-party applications installed.

To send a file via AirDrop with Mac, you need to click on it (or them) the right button, select the "Share" and «AirDrop».

Now you need to select the device of the recipient on the list.

Older Mac computers need to look separately using the "Find an older computer Mac». As for the devices on iOS, the function supports iPhone 5 and above, iPad 4 and iPad Mini and higher and higher. This is due to the fact that the devices are connected by WiFi Direct protocol and Bluetooth Low Energy, which is absent in older devices.

Speed ​​file transfer via AirDrop is very high. Photos transferred instantly, large video files - no more than a couple of minutes. This is due to the fact that the device is directly connected via WiFi.
Sometimes there is a problem with AirDrop, which is that the devices cannot find each other. Solve it off and turning on Bluetooth on both devices.

In conclusion, it is necessary to mention an important setting, which saves you from unexpected messages. If you do not want strangers send you files, you must select the settings Mac and iOS function "only for contacts." It is located in the control center on the iOS and AirDrop tab on the Mac. Thus you will allow you to send files to only those people who are in your contact list.