REQUIRES Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, sending and receiving devices must be within 30ft of each other
YOU WILL LEARN How to send and receive files using AirDrop
IT WILL TAKE 5 minutes
WHETHER COLLABORATING WITH colleagues or sharing a memorable photo at a family event, we send files to each other all the time. But instead of clogging up your inbox with attachments and emails, there's an easier way to share things: AirDrop.
This great feature is built into your Apple devices, and lets you send and receive files quickly and easily, without relying on email or Messages. You can ping a photo from an iPhone to a Mac (or vice versa) with nothing more than a couple of clicks. It's accessible from any Finder window, and you can enable or disable it from your Mac's Control Center.
TOP-NOTCH SHARING
For MacBooks with a notch (such as the M2 MacBook Air), there's a third-party app called TopDrop that takes AirDrop further. It turns the notch into an AirDrop shortcut area. Once TopDrop is installed, drag a file to your Mac's notch and the AirDrop menu appears. Then all you need to do is drop the file onto the recipient of your choice.
This story is from the December 2022 edition of Mac Life.
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