If you are looking for easy instructions on how to use AirDrop to transfer files between two iPhones, iPads, or Macs, then you are in the right place.
Here you will find easy to follow instructions that will help you take advantage of the amazing AirDrop feature and transfer files between your Apple devices. With AirDrop you can transfer photos, videos, contacts, notes, calendars, voice memos, documents, PDFs, and much more.
So without any further ado, here are the detailed instructions.
- On your iPhone swipe down from the top right corner to access Control Center.
- Long press on the network settings widget (the one with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth buttons) to expand it.
- From the expanded menu tap on AirDrop and then either select Contacts Only or Everyone for 10 minutes option. You have to do this on both sender’s and recipient’s iPhones.
- Make sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled on both devices.
- Now open the app you want make the transfer from and tap on the share button.
- From the share sheet menu find and tap on the AirDrop option.
- Select the recipient’s iPhone from the list of devices. Now the recipient will get an alert asking them to accept or decline the transfer. Tap on Accept.
That’s it, now your media files or documents will get transferred from one device to another.
While you have to stay within 30 feet of each other for the transfer to work if the file size is big, then you can also move away from each other. On iOS 17 or later the file transfer can continue over the internet.
If AirDrop is not working for you make sure both iPhones have AirDrop enabled. Also, make sure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are active on both devices.
If the transfer is still not successful try restarting both devices and updating them to the latest version of iOS.
