AirDrop is a proprietary wireless ad hoc service in Apple Inc.‘s iOS and macOS operating systems, introduced in Mac OS X Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) and iOS 7, which can transfer files among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices by means of close-range wireless communication. How to Change Your Name in AirDrop on Mac. This communication takes place over Apple Wireless Direct Link ‘Action Frames’ and ‘Data Frames’ using generated link-local IPv6 addresses instead of the Wi-Fi chip’s fixed MAC address.
Prior to OS X Yosemite (OS X 10.10), and under OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks (OS X 10.7–10.9, respectively) the Airdrop Protocol in macOS was different from the AirDrop protocol of iOS, and the two were therefore not interoperable. OS X Yosemite and later support the iOS AirDrop protocol, which is used for transfers between a Mac and an iOS device as well as between two 2012 or newer Mac computers, and which uses both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Legacy mode for the old AirDrop protocol (which only uses Wi-Fi) between a 2012 or older Mac computer (or a computer running OS X Lion through OS X Mavericks) and another Mac computer was also available until macOS Mojave. Apple reveals no limit on the size of the file which AirDrop can transfer.
Here is How to Change Your Name in AirDrop on Mac
Changing your AirDrop name on a Mac is different from both iPhone and iPad, though it’s pretty similar to the iPad version. Just follow these steps:
- In the top left corner of the screen, click the Apple menu and then System Preferences.
- Click Sharing.
- In the Computer Name field, delete your computer’s current name and enter the new name you want to use.
- When you have the name you want, close the window to save the new name. Now, that new name will appear whenever you use AirDrop on this Mac.
