AirDrop operates via Bluetooth (and WiFi when possible)
this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2025
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I believe OP isn't asking a question about which radios files can be transferred over, but rather is it possible to use Bluetooth File Exchange, which is part of the Bluetooth protocol stack, for receiving files on iPhones.
Oooooh, ok.
You can’t. This is why Apple developed AirDrop. It’s much better than simple. Bluetooth file exchange, however, it was pretty stupid of Apple to also disable Bluetooth file exchange, which used to work just fine on iOS devices until AirDrop came around.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You think it was stupid? It was obviously an intentional choice to influence people to pester their friends to get Apple devices so it will 'just work'
It being an intentional choice doesn't make it not a stupid choice.
No, it was clever from a business decision. Unethical, but strategic. 'Stupid' would imply it was a mistake, or not considered properly.
Should also be noted that macOS does support Bluetooth File Transfer natively, so they did already implement it elsewhere.
This is not accurate. It uses BT to establish the connection and then it transfers the data over peer to peer WiFi, which is why it’s so much faster than Bluetooth File Transfer.
Someday Bluetooth will have more bandwidth and be renamed Blueteeth.
I'll let myself out now.
Not via Bluetooth but soon Apple is forced to switch airdrop to an open protocol. So you'll get it over WiFi https://www.ditto.com/blog/cross-platform-p2p-wi-fi-how-the-eu-killed-awdl
At work we do a lot of transfers between android and iPhone and vice versa. We use Verizon Content Transfer installed on both phones because it plays nice between brands and offers bluetooth/wifi transfer reliably. Verizon affiliation not required.
Use LocalSend. It’s open source and works great on all devices and platforms.
That's what I was trying to do. But without third-party software. I tried and didn't work...
In my line of work, if third party is free and works just fine with no downsides we don't continue pursuing a better option or we'd go insane.
Fwiw just saw this slide in the new android update. I'm not sure if it would work on iOS or if it would instead direct you to a Google app.
I know that can send via Bluetooth, before I dropped my windows laptop for a MacBook I used to transfer files via Bluetooth to my laptop.