AirDrop failing between iPhone and Mac

I am trying to Airdrop a photo from my iPhone to my Mac, but it keeps failing. My iPhone sees my Mac under My Devices, and vice versa, but each attempt fails. I have tried sending a photo from my Mac to my iPhone and it also fails. I have both Airdrop settings set to Everyone. I have updated and restarted both devices. Bluetooth is turned on, as well as Wi-Fi, with both devices using the same Wi-Fi network. My Devices are also within 1 ft of each other. Why is airdrop failing between my devices?

Posted on Nov 5, 2026 4:41 PM

2 replies

picas

Level 7 (21,779 points)

Nov 5, 2026 4:57 PM in response to aabhowardson

Make sure Airdrop is turned on in Control Centre on both devices.

aabhowardson Author

Level 1 (4 points)

Nov 5, 2026 5:06 PM in response to picas

AirDrop is on. Wi-Fi is on, and same network. Bluetooth is on. Both devices see each other under My Devices, but fail with each AirDrop attempt.