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AirDrop Not Working Between My iPhone 17 Pro and MacBook Air M3

I used to have an iPhone XS and I could easily transfer files between my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook using AirDrop. I never had any problems transferring files between my MacBook and iPad, in either direction.

However, ever since I got my iPhone 17 Pro this year, I've been having problems with Airdrop. My MacBook doesn't appear on my iPhone 17 Pro unless I turn off or restart my MacBook.

I've tried restarting my iPhone, but it doesn't solve the problem. I always have to restart my MacBook to make it discoverable again.

Has anyone else experienced this issue, or does anyone know how to fix it?

1 reply

Hi there,

make sure Airdrop is set to “Everyone” just in case. if this doesn’t work, try reinstalling macos following this guide: How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support