AirDrop how to share files

Open AirDrop on Mac and IOS devices

First make sure that the two devices you want to share files are running iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite systems, otherwise you won't be able to use this new Cross-platform compatibility feature. Other devices compatible with this feature include IPhone 5 and above, ipad 4 and above, ipad min i and ipod touch 5.

In OS X, the user clicks the AirDrop icon in the Finder, the user's AirDrop is displayed in the bottom of the window, and the AirDrop icon that will receive the shared file from the Mac (on the same network) is displayed at the top of the user's Mac.

To transfer files, the user simply drag the file to the AirDrop window in the other side of the AirDrop icon, waiting for the other side of the authentication pass can begin transmission.

In IOS 8, users want to call the control center, click on the AirDrop icon and then choose between "Deactivate", "Contact only" or "everyone," so you can decide who can see you when sharing files through the system.

　　How to share files

To share files from IOS 8 devices, you need to operate in an application that supports AirDrop. You can share files in applications such as photos, Safari, or contacts. Users can see the AirDrop option simply by clicking on the shared buttons in these applications. If no one around you is using AirDrop, you see the normal AirDrop icon, and if someone around you is using that feature, you will see the user's avatar and name.

In photo applications, you can share more than one photo at a time. After selecting the files to share in the IOS device, click the user avatar you want to share. If the other is a Mac device, make sure the AirDrop window is open in the Finder, it does not have to be in front or active, but the window must be open. If the other is an IOS device, the device should turn on the AirDrop feature and set the select "Contact only" or "everyone".

If the receiving side is a MAC device, a corresponding notification pop-up will be available. If it is an IOS device, the receiving party needs to choose to receive or reject the transmission of the file. The files that the user transmits will open in the application associated with the file type. For example, if you are sending a photo file, it will open in the photo application.

The process of using AirDrop to transfer files between IOS and Mac devices is actually very simple, and that's what Apple wants.