Airdrop on osx yosemite

I have an iPad air and iPhone 5s. I also have a macbook pro 13 early 2011. Now with the previous OSX and IOS versions airdrop just works with both IOS devices. I found out that you can airdrop a file to a mac as long as you have IOS8 and OSX mavericks installed on your iOS device and computer. I installed OSX Yosemite earlier today. I tried airdropping a photo on my mac. They won't see each other. Bluetooth is enabled on my mac and iPad. I also tried using my iPhone it's still the same thing. Is there a way to fix this problem?

Hi misterclutch,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
To AirDrop files between an iOS device and a Mac running Yosemite, the Mac needs to be a 2012 model or newer.
In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed and your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model.
Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices
Take care,
Alex H.

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