AirDrop not working from iPhone to Mac I'm trying to airdrop photos from my iPhone 17 pro to my Mac mini M4 (MacOS 15.6.1) and it doesn't work. I've tried restarting both units, killing and relaunching Finder, no results. Wi-Fi and blue-tooth both turned on, although my computer is accessing the internet via ethernet.

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Airdrop beeps but no notification pops up Rebooting does not help and latest iOS 17 installed. When i airdrop to my iPhone SE from my iPhone 8+, there is a beep on but nothing pops up. Instead I have slide right to the notifications list to see and accept the Air drop notification. Its annoying and I can’t figure it out.

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I’ve just updated my iPhone and iPad to iOS 17.1 and rebooted both devices but airdrop is still not working. One suggestion above advised turning ExpressVPN off. Hi there Agungtryw, If you are having issues viewing photos sent via AirDrop, first ensure you are following these steps from How to use AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad to send these photos between your devices: How to use AirDrop 1. Open an app, then tap Share or the Share button . If you share a photo from the Photos app, you can swipe left or right and select multiple photos.

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2. Tap the ... AirDrop conitnually Failing between iPhone and MacBook I have an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 17.0 and a Mac Book Pro 16" running Sonoma 14.0 Every time I try to AirDrop I get a failed notification. I was previously able to AirDrop bewteen the two. I have toggled the radios on both WiFi and Bluetooth and have toggled the AirDrop feature as well. Select AirDrop in the sidebar.

In the AirDrop window, set Allow me to be discovered by to either: Everyone (best for troubleshooting). Contacts Only (ensure the sender/receiver is in your contacts). On the other device (e.g., iPhone/iPad): Go to Settings > General > AirDrop > Choose Everyone or Contacts Only. 3.