AirDrop broken on iPhone 5s and iPad Air on iOS 7.1

AirDrop is not working on either my iPhone 5s or iPad Air. I go into a Share Sheet, press the AirDrop icon, which is supposed to turn on AirDrop, and nothing happens. Even if I go to Control Center and try to turn it on from there, nothing happens. This is happening on BOTH my devices running iOS 7.1.

I had exact same issue on my 5s and 5 after updating to 7.1. I solved it by connecting them physically to the computer with iTunes running. Apparently after 7.1 there's a new requirement asking if you 'trust' the computer that the phone is connected to. Make sure you hit 'Trust' on the iPhone after the question pops up. Disconnect the phone afterward and restart it. AirDrop should work again (the circles in AirDrop should be in blue). Give it a try. Good luck.

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sos1der wrote:
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sos1der wrote:
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Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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