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It requires finding a (USB 2.0) cable, connecting both devices, approving trust, and then opening an App and selecting and waiting. AirDrop requires touch base
by knolan 6y ago
It requires finding a (USB 2.0) cable, connecting both devices, approving trust, and then opening an App and selecting and waiting.
AirDrop requires touch based selection and sharing on the iOS device and the transfer is very quick and if it’s your Mac the files go straight to your downloads folder.
So it’s more streamlined overall with AirDrop.
I had a colleague who used to do a similar dance with Image Capture. He had no idea he could AirDrop photos even though he airdropped files from Finder to others all the time.
Personally I just have them all sync via iCloud Photo Library.
- brigandish 6y agoThe trust approval either never happens or it happened once and I don't remember. I also find it's a quicker interface than Airdrop, which is slow and also lengthened by my having to turn on bluetooth and then turn it off in the settings at the end. File transfer is much quicker. Finding a USB cable though, sometimes that does take a search and a wee bit of cursing!
- knolan 6y agoIt’s always interesting to read about other folks workflows for simple tasks.