HT4783 Can a supported macbook pro connect to an iphone 5 via airdrop?
Can a supported macbook pro connect to an iphone 5 via airdrop?
Found your answer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5887?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Note: AirDrop for iOS supports only iOS 7 devices. You cannot use AirDrop on iOS to share with OS X, and OS X users can't use AirDrop to share with iOS devices.
Yes, I was surprised too!
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