Phone to Laptop

[Marrk]

I can no longer e-mail or txt cellphone pics from my phone to my laptop although I can AirDrop them. This used to work just fine for me.

Any thoughts?

 

[Rod]

Since when? Are we talking post updates or what? I mean if Airdrop works that's good, it doesn't for everybody. What macOS and iOS are you on now?

Currently I just use the Share button on my iPhone for everything, my MacBook is always first on the list if nearby. If not, I share to email and send to myself using a different email address. What happens when you do that?

 

[Marrk]

Since when? Are we talking post updates or what? I mean if Airdrop works that's good, it doesn't for everybody. What macOS and iOS are you on now?

Currently I just use the Share button on my iPhone for everything, my MacBook is always first on the list if nearby. If not, I share to email and send to myself using a different email address. What happens when you do that?

MacBook Pro 14" 2021 OS 15.5 Sequoia • iPhone SE iOS 18.5

This situation started recently.

I am not familiar with the share button.

 

[Rod]

The Share button is the primary way of "sharing" images, files, notes ect between apps and other users on the same WiFi network and more. It looks like a square with an UP arrow, as below.



When pressed it gives you a range of options, usually your devices, people you have recently contacted by social media or SMS as well as a scrollable list of actions like Copy, Print, Save to files, Assign to contact ect, ect.

 

[IWT]

A matter of minutes before I saw your Post above, Rod; I had just done exactly what your post suggested. This is an incredibly useful method, as you stated.

AirDrop is fine, but I always have to remind myself about how to use it; whereas the “Share” button is there all the time and off you go.

Ian

 

[Marrk]

The Share button is the primary way of "sharing" images, files, notes ect between apps and other users on the same WiFi network and more. It looks like a square with an UP arrow, as below.

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When pressed it gives you a range of options, usually your devices, people you have recently contacted by social media or SMS as well as a scrollable list of actions like Copy, Print, Save to files, Assign to contact ect, ect.

Understood. That's what I've been using.

 

[Rod]

Oh, and that's not working anymore?
As said, when I press it on my iPhone for eg. a photo I see my MacBook Pro and usually my wife's if it's nearby. This IS Airdrop really. If not I can send by WhatsApp or Messages by choosing the app selecting a contact and send. What happens for you?