Seems my macbook air's bluetooth cannot sustain pairing with other devices. It shuts off right away. Been trying to pair my iPhone 6 with it but it keeps disconnecting. I can't use my airdrop. My air is a 2011 11 inch with serial number

My Macbook air's bluetooth does not sustain paring with my iPhone 6 so I cannot use my airdrop. Is there something wrong with my mac's bluetooth or is there something I need to do to activate it? My iPhone's control center has its airdrop open on everyone and with bluetooth open.
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Both devices need to have their Bluetooth on, but they need not (and indeed cannot) pair.
A MacBook Air can communicate to an iPhone using AirDrop.  Both devices would have Bluetooth on without pairing as I described.  But actually if you have a mid-2011 MacBook Air, that computer is too old to communicate that way, so you are out of luck.
Here is more information:
Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support

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