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> They added AirDrop specifically for this, and... Like 90% of the time I don't see my other device, or the transfer fails. I don't even bother anymore. Oh god
by thewebcount 4y ago
> They added AirDrop specifically for this, and... Like 90% of the time I don't see my other device, or the transfer fails. I don't even bother anymore.
Oh god! This bugs me so much. I don't understand why it's so hard to get this right. I'm sure it is, but why?
I know that if one of my devices switches from our 5GHz to our 2.4GHz network this can happen, but even when they're on the same network, it happens sometimes. (And why do my devices keep trying to force themselves off of the 5GHz network? WTF?)
And I get that it's called "Airdrop", but I'd really like it to work over ethernet, too, since that's a lot faster!
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- hot_gril 4y agoI read that AirDrop uses Bluetooth to make machines handshake then transfers the actual data over a p2p wifi network. But I vaguely remember it also working over existing networks, even with ethernet, which may have been in an older version. Either way, it's complicated and thus unreliable. I'm guessing Bluetooth is the weakest link there, cause I have a hard time even pairing speakers with that crap. Check if BT is enabled on both your phones.