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You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its ow
by dannyw 7y ago
You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its own wifi network side channel for the actual transferring of files.
- krtkush 7y agoReally? I'll give it a try again. It was clearly not working for me when the router was down.
- lawtalkinghuman 7y agoYes, I’ve used it to send photos/videos I’ve taken to friends while outside in places where there are no wifi networks.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoI wonder if it's different if you have it set to "Contacts only". It may need to connect to iCloud.
- darrenf 7y agoI have mine set to Contacts Only, and regularly use it to move photos between iPhone and iPad when on flights (and indeed other locations) without wifi or cellular.
- Kyro38 7y agoYes, no router needed since it relies on Wifi Direct.
- jbverschoor 7y agoYep. But still it’s kind of annoying to have to enable everything. It’s confusing to people who don’t know this.
- ymolodtsov 7y agoEnable what? Modern MacOS/iOS discourage you from disabiling Wi-Fi/Bluetooth anyway.
- jbverschoor 7y agoSome (more and more) people simply have it disabled, because 4G is faster and more reliable than wifi. And if you don't have any bluetooth devices, it will save some batterylife.
- davidmurdoch 7y agoIf you don't connect to a wifi network or any bluetooth devices then the battery savings are negligible, apparently. https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-12271 https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-12271
- Defenestresque 7y agoThis is very interesting to me. Does anyone know if there are material differences between Apple's and Android's implementations (in the battery savings sense)?
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoIs the default to connect to open networks?
- liability 7y ago> Modern MacOS[...] discourage you from disabiling Wi-Fi/Bluetooth anyway. How do you figure? I've never seen any discouragement from it.
- dsl 7y agoIf you use the controls that slide down from the top of the screen (I'm at a loss as to what Apple calls it) and "disable" Wifi it simply disconnects from the associated AP and won't reassociate. It will turn itself back on at 7 AM tomorrow morning. "Disabling" Bluetooth is similar, it will disconnect from paired devices, but BTLE is still available. You have to use airplane mode, or go in to the Settings app to fully disable it. If that isn't discouragement, I don't know what is.