I phone 6 plus bluetooth not finding my mac, however my mac does find my i phone, how to make bluetooth to view my mac?

I am having an issue with airdrop, my mac does see my iphone and can send to it without problems however my i phone 6 plus does not see the mac or any other devise for that matter. blue tooth is on and the icon is on as well. but is blind. However other devises see it and even interact with it.
Any ideas how to solve this?

There's nothing to solve, as it is working the way intended. See: Bluetooth: Why can't I pair my iPhone or iPad with my computer?

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