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can i upgrade airdrop on an old macbook
Sorry No, AirDrop needs the newer AirPort board which your system can’t support physically. References: AirDropHow to tell if your Mac supports AirDrop, a device-to-device wireless file transfer feature
I have a 2011 MacBook 17 " . After Reading through many forums i changed the Bluetooth Chip as per the specifications as listed below. But Airdrop & Airplay don’t seem to work. I know some of them have got it working. Don’t know where i missed out. Any help on this would be highly appreciated. MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 10 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 6.0.5f3 Hardware, Features, and Settings: Name: L MacBook Pro Address: Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes Handoff Supported: No Instant Hot Spot Supported: No Manufacturer: Broadcom Transport: USB Chipset: 20702A3 Firmware Version: v154 c5903 Bluetooth Power: On Discoverable: Off Connectable: Yes Auto Seek Pointing: On Remote wake: On Vendor ID: 0x05AC Product ID: 0x821D HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6) HCI Revision: 0x170F LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6) LMP Subversion: 0x229A WI FI Software Versions: CoreWLAN: 13.0 (1350.1) CoreWLANKit: 13.0 (1350.1) Menu Extra: 13.0 (1361.7) System Information: 12.0 (1300.1) IO80211 Family: 12.0 (1200.12.2) Diagnostics: 1.0 (805) AirPort Utility: 6.3.8 (638.6) Interfaces: Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0xF5) Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.102.30) MAC Address: Locale: APAC Country Code: IN Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Wake On Wireless: Supported AirDrop: Supported Status: Connected
