accessible-iOS Re: air drop?
- From: Chris H <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:08:32 +0100
It does work via bluetooth as well.
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On 30/09/2013 22:03, jessica brown wrote:
> Strange. From everything I read I thought airdrop was a bluetooth thing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx
> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:04:58 -0400
> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: air drop?
>
> I want to clear up some misconceptions about Airdrop.
>
> First, Airdrop uses local wifi networking to work. You do not have to be
> on the same wifi network, but you do need wifi enabled so that you and
> the target device can talk. This is also why it does not work on older
> iOS devices - their wifi chips lack the technology to establish these
> temporary connections.
>
> Second, Airdrop can transfer contacts, open Safari pages, images,
> videos, and that's about it for now. Any app can take advantage of the
> service, but most apps have not yet done so. For instance, a recipe
> manager could implement Airdrop so you could beam recipes to other
> devices,. While iOS's new sharing options do include Airdrop, the app
> developers have to add that in themselves in most cases. Airdrop cannot
> be used to transfer music or movies.
>
> As I said, Airdrop only works on newer iOS devices - iPhone5 and above,
> iPad3 (I believe) and above (including iPad Mini) and iPod Touch 5 and
> above. It will not, at this time, let you transfer data to or from a
> Mac, despite both iOS and OS10 having a service called Airdrop. Everyone
> is hoping for Maverix to change this, or for Apple to enable it in the
> future, but for the moment Airdrop will not work across platforms.
>
> Using Airdrop is actually really easy, so long as things are set up.
> First, to be sure you can use it in the future, open Control Center and
> find the Airdrop option. Be sure it is set to "contacts only" or
> "everyone" or no one will see your phone. "Contacts only" limits your
> device's visibility; only other iOS devices who have you stored in their
> contacts will be able to see and connect to your phone. The "everyone"
> option, as the name suggests, will allow any device to see you. You only
> have to do this once, not each time you want to make a transfer.
>
> Once that is set up, find whatever you want to share, let's say a
> contact. Open the contact and hit the "share" button. Any
> Airdrop-capable device in range will appear, and you need only double
> tap the device's name to send the contact card to the other person. Note
> that, for a device to appear as a possible Airdrop target, it must be
> unlocked, have wifi on, and be visible (as described above). The other
> person will see an alert asking them if they want the file; they can
> accept or reject it, and accepting it will initiate the transfer and
> open the contact. It's as simple as that.
>
> I hope that helps make things clearer.
> On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:23 AM, christopher nusbaum
> <dotkid.nusbaum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As I understand it, you can pair your iPhone with another device and
> share information from one device to the other뾠ontacts, music, files,
> etc. Not sure if you can share apps. From what I hear, it's kind of
> like JAWS Tandem.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:17 AM, Kim Kilpatrick <kimjkilpatrick@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> It seems that I can't send anything from my iphone to ipod can I?
> Can I send direct from my mac to my devices?
> It seems a bit confusing to me.
> Kim
>
> On 2013-09-30, at 4:00 AM, "rachel & damien" <rachel.damien@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Can someone explain this to me? what sort of things can you share with air
> drop? Was curios and thinking I could use it but not sure.
>
> RACHEL & DAMIEN
> Rachel.damien@xxxxxxx
>
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> Have a great day,
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