Handoff and AirDrop, which allow you to start work on one device and finish on another, are not available to owners of older Macs. Although old in this context is a rather rude word. The owners were also overboard Macbook Air 2011 and Mac Mini 2011. But you can fix the situation. Reviewers of "Makradar" presented detailed instructions, how to do it.
Before you start setting up AirDrop and Handoff on your Macbook Air or Mac Mini, remember that you perform all the steps described at your own peril and risk.
Follow the link and download the 0xED utility to the Programs folder from http://www.suavetech.com/0xed/
Download and install the KextDrop utility from http://www.cindori.org/software/kextdrop/ to the Programs folder
Open the Terminal and type in the following:
sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1"
Reboot your Mac, then open Finder and go to /System/Library/Extensions/ (System/Library/Extensions)
(to go to Finder, press Cmd+Shift+G and copy the path into the window that opens)
In the Extensions folder, find two files: IO80211Family.kext, IOBluetoothFamily.kext. Make them backups on the Desktop, delete the originals.
Launch Terminal and enter the following (with all spaces):
ioreg -l | grep "board-id" | awk -F" '(print $4)'
The result will appear on the screen, copy it to the clipboard. At the same time, do not close the Terminal. The prompt will look something like this "Mac-742912EFDBEE19B3"
Open Finder and navigate to: ~/Desktop/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/Plugins/AirPortBrcm4360.kext/Contents/MacOS
There you will see the file “AirPortBrcm4360”, select “Open with program” from the menu and select the program 0xED.
Then the application will open, there you do the combination Cmd + F and enter "Mac-". Make sure you search by text, not HEX.
In the found text, replace the strings of letters and numbers (after "Mac-") with the output from the Terminal for each value of "Mac-"
Save the result by clicking the red Save button in the editor.
Open Finder and go to: ~/Desktop/IOBluetoothFamily.kext/Contents/MacOS (Cmd+Shift+G).
There, open the IOBluetoothFamily file again with 0xED.
In the editor window, press Cmd+F again to search and type "MacBookAir".
Find the line ‘MacBookAir4,1’‘MacBookAir4,2’‘Macmini5,1’‘Macmini5,2’‘Macmini5,3’ .
Manually change the values in this line to this: 'MacBookAir1,1''MacBookAir1,1''Macmini1,1''Macmini1,1''Macmini1,1' .
Here you need to be very careful, click the red Save button.
Open the downloaded KextDrop application, reinstall the modified IO80211Family.kext and IOBluetoothFamily.kext files into the system by dragging the first and then the second file into the program window. Confirm the installation with the Install button.
Go to the Terminal and enter one by one (in turn, not immediately) the commands:
sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel
sudo kextcache -system-caches
nvram -p
We are almost at the finish line, after processing these commands, restart the computer. After rebooting, connect it to the Internet.
Open system settings, go to the General menu. There will be an option to "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices". Check the box there.
Go back to system settings, iCloud, exit from there. On all iOS gadgets, also go to settings, find iCloud and exit it.
Reboot your Mac and all iOS gadgets, then sign in to iCloud on Mac and iOS.
If there are any failures, check if the Mac and iOS devices are connected to the same wireless network, if Keychain Access is enabled on all devices, and if the battery is more than 25% charged. If nothing works, then something was done wrong. Use KextDrop to install the original files on the system and try again.
The AirDrop feature is one of the most useful and significant in the iOS 8 operating system. It is actively used by everyone who has an iPad and iPhone versions from 4s. What is the main convenience of AirDrop? That it is the simplest and safe way transfer files from one iOS device to another.
How to find and enable AirDrop on your iPad and iPhone?
To start using AirDrop, you need to:
Here's how to enable AirDrop. Of course, each case may have its own characteristics. For example, if your tablet does not see the iPhone, it may be due to incorrect display settings, so you will have to set up the function again. Almost always, when AirDrop doesn't work, or AirDrop doesn't see the iPhone on your Mac, it's due to incorrect settings. Sometimes the problem is a bad signal level wireless networks, but it is much less common.
How to transfer information via AirDrop
But how to enable AirDrop on Mac? Don't worry, the feature is enabled by default on all versions of OS X 10.7 and up. To find AirDrop, just open the Finder.
Download AirDrop for Windows and others operating systems, in addition to OS X (Yosemite, etc.) and iOS, it is impossible, only analogues are available.
The AirDrop file transfer protocol was first introduced during the release of Mac OS X Lion and iOS 7. It is fast and reliable way transferring data between multiple Apple devices. However, in Lately its use is complicated by several factors. First, you need to have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on your devices. Secondly, the service is only supported on computers running Mac OS X Yosemite or later, as well as computers not older than 2012.
However, the version of AirDrop shipped with Macs running OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.9 Mavericks cannot transfer files to non-Bluetooth iOS devices and pre-2008 Macs.
Today we'll show you how to enable AirDrop on non-Bluetooth Macs using Ethernet. In order for the instruction to work, it is necessary that all computers are on the same network and be equipped with an outdated AirDrop client.
Launching AirDrop over Ethernet
In order to enable file transfer via Ethernet you need:
- Launch Terminal.
- Enter the following command: " defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1" and press the "Enter" key.
- Enter another command: killall finder" and press the "Enter" key.
- Close Terminal. The Finder menu will now show AirDrop.
- Open the AirDrop window and click the Turn on Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth button if prompted.
- In the AirDrop window, you need to make sure that the box next to the “Do not show to anyone” item in the device discovery menu is unchecked.
- On the menu called "Can't See desired user” you need to click on the button “Find more old computer Mac" in the pop-up window. This step will need to be repeated on all computers between which you plan to transfer files in the future.
- Next, you need to make sure that both computers are displayed in the AirDrop interface of each other and you can transfer files.
Disable AirDrop on Legacy Computers
In order to disable file transfer via AirDrop, you need to:
- Launch Terminal.
- Enter the command: " defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 0". Press the "Enter" key.
- Enter another command killall finder" and press the "Enter" key.
- Close Terminal.
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AirDrop this new feature in OS X Lion, which allows network file sharing between Macs in a very in a simple way, which does not require any network exchange settings on the part of the user.
IN Finder easy to find item AirDrop, entering which you can see a list of all nearby computers with OS X Lion.
However, as it turns out, not all Macs come with Lion support for . Alas ... Here is my old one iMac(2007), as it is easy to see by the absence of the paragraph AirDrop in Finder refers to these:
The Apple website has systems for which it is supported AirDrop.
For users of such Macs, this note is intended. AirDrop Still, you can enable a very simple procedure.
Why are we launching Terminal.app and enter the following commands:
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1
killall finder
The first eliminates the specified injustice, and the second restarts Finder to see the changes that have been made. And here is the result.
AirDrop is one of the most rarely used functions by the owners of "apple" technology. At the same time, it is completely undeserved, because AirDrop allows you to quickly and conveniently transfer various data from Mac to iPhone or iPad, bypassing iTunes. Are you also familiar with AirDrop only superficially? This manual will tell you about all the features of the function.
Step 1Enable AirDrop on Mac To do this, select the Finder menu item " Transition» → AirDrop and turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. If one of the communication types is already enabled, then the AirDrop function is also active
Note: Only these Mac models support AirDrop:
- Late 2008 MacBook Pro or newer
- Late 2010 MacBook Air or newer
- Late 2008 MacBook or newer
- Early 2009 iMac or newer
- Mac mini mid 2010 or newer
- Early 2009 Mac Pro with an AirPort Extreme card or Mid 2010 Mac Pro
Step 2: Turn on AirDrop on iPhone or iPad. To do this, open Command centre and click on the item AirDrop. Here you can specify from whom you want to receive files - only from contacts, or from everyone
Note: To successfully transfer files from Mac to iPhone or iPad, the display mobile device must be active. Otherwise, communication between devices may be lost.
Step 3. On Mac, select the file you want to send to iPhone or iPad via AirDrop
Step 5. In the window that opens, select the recipient
Step 6: On iPhone or iPad, accept the file being sent and specify the application in which it will be saved
In this simple way, you can transfer various files from your Mac to iPhone or iPad directly over the air. If you need to dump multiple files, it is most convenient to select the Finder menu bar item " Transition» → AirDrop and drag necessary files to the icon of the target device. In this case, you will save yourself from the need to constantly access the context menu.