My bad…. Dave’s right, 30 feet closer to the truth, sorry. Pete
> On Aug 12, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually BlueTooth is rated for up to 30 feet… > > > Dave Carlson > Woodworker, Oregonian, Pioneer, Musician, Engineer, and Farfar > > On Aug 12, 2020, at 8:55 AM, Pete De Vasto <pdevasto0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not sure what you mean by your question. The one thing you have to remember > is that Airdrop uses bluetooth, and for Bluetooth to work the two devices you > intend to use have to be within a couple feet of each other. Also, make sure > that in your Airdrop settings, the devices are discoverable by everyone or > contacts. > > Hope that helps, > Pete De Vasto > >> On Aug 12, 2020, at 7:58 AM, kglists via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Hello. >> >> I wrote my Email before I saw this reply. >> >> Can you not Airdrop with friends and facilth? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On >> Behalf Of Pete De Vasto >> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 3:58 PM >> To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: airdrop >> >> Hi Lorie, >> >> Airdrop uses Bluetooth to do its thing, so bluetooth has to be enabled on >> both your Mac and your iPhone. Go to Finder. Then, press Command+Shift+R, >> and this will open the Airdrop window. VO to the bottom where it says “allow >> me to be discovered by”. There’s a popup with choices of No one, Contacts or >> everyone. Once you make that choice, your Mac can be seen by other devices >> close to it, like your iPhone. So, if you wanted to, say, send a photo to >> your Mac from your iPhone, you find the photo in question, open it, and then >> VO to the Share button and double tap it. One of the share options will be >> Airdrop. When you double-tap Airdrop, your Mac should come up on the list of >> devices. Double tap on the Mac, and your Mac will give you an alert saying >> that it’s waiting to receive something from your iPhone. You indicate where >> you want the photo to go, I usually put them into my Downloads folder, >> accept the request, and it will be transferred. I hope I’ve not missed >> anything, but hopefully this will at least point you in the right direction. >> >> Pete De Vasto >> >>> On Aug 10, 2020, at 12:46 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> how do you prepare your Mac to receive airdrop from say, your phone? also, >>> how do you use your Mac to send something via airdrop? >>> >>> thanks. >>> Lorie >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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