When you're using AirDrop between iPhones and iPads, you can AirDrop photos, videos, contacts, Passbook passes, Voice Memos, Map locations, and any and everything else that appears on a Share sheet. Sending a photo from your iPad via AirDrop is easy. Following is the step by step process to send a photo from your iPad via AirDrop
- Open iPhoto on your device. Macs allow you to share your iPad pictures via the AirDrop feature. AirDrop, which was introduced in - Mac OS X Lion and iOS 7, enables you to easily transfer files among Macs and iOS devices, without using mail or another storage device.
- Note that AirDrop works only with Mac computers.
- Access the Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom of your screen. This will open up the Control Center.
- Tap AirDrop. This will turn on AirDrop.
- Choose between options. You will be offered three options, as follows:
- Choosing “Off” turns off AirDrop.
- Choosing “Contacts Only” will let only contacts see your device.
- Choosing “Everyone” will let all nearby iOS devices, which also use AirDrop, see your device. - Turn on AirDrop on the receiving Mac computer. This will ready the other device to receive your pictures via AirDrop.
- Go to the menu bar in the Finder.
- Choose Go.
- Choose AirDrop. This will open an AirDrop window.
- Turn on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to enable AirDrop transfer. - Turn on AirDrop on the receiving iPhone or iPad.
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen. This will launch Control Center.
- Ensure that both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned on.
- Tap AirDrop to start the transfer process. - Tap a photo, album, slideshow, journal or event. This will mark the files that you wish to share with the recipient.
- Tap the upload icon. This is the one that looks like a file with an arrow pointing upward.
- Share via AirDrop. Tap the recipient’s name or their device’s name.
- On the receiving device, tap Accept. This will automatically AirDrop your pictures to the receiving device.
Note :
- Sharing via AirDrop allows you to send your pictures in full resolution.
- AirDrop is available on iPad (4th Generation) and on the iPad mini. Also, it requires an iCloud account.