Enable the newer AirDrop protocol on machines which do not support it, nor affect in any way the newer protocol on machines which do support it.Co-exist perfectly with the newer AirDrop mode on machines which support both.Enable legacy AirDrop mode on some other unsupported machines such as Hackintoshes, or Macs with no Bluetooth capability, depending on their individual configuration.

Enable legacy AirDrop mode on some older machines which would otherwise not support AirDrop at all, such as the MacBook Pro (2007).

Enable file transfers between Macs of all ages using the following combinations of interface: Ethernet – Ethernet, Wi-Fi – Ethernet, Ethernet – Wi-Fi, provided both machines are in legacy AirDrop mode and connected to the same network.

I find this tip to be very useful and use it on all my machines, but as its usages are fairly specific, it’s worth taking a moment before we proceed to note what this guide can and can’t achieve, so as to avoid confusion: It can If you have a pre-2008 Mac, a Hackintosh, a Mac without Bluetooth functionality, or a Mac of any age connected purely by Ethernet, this guide may be right up your street. Luckily, alongside the newer version, this legacy mode is still included on all Mac models to date, and as this guide will show, can be modified to have an even broader functionality. However, the version of AirDrop that shipped as standard with OS X between 10.7 (Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks), whilst unable to send files to iOS devices, works without Bluetooth and on Mac models going back as far as 2008. It also requires Mac OS X Yosemite or newer and a hardware model from 2012 or later. The current version of the service is interoperable between iOS and macOS, but requires both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to be active in order to work. The AirDrop file transfer protocol, introduced with Mac OS X Lion and iOS 7, is a fast and convenient way to transfer files between Apple devices.

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