Cannot air drop between my iPhone and MacBook Pro

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Cannot air drop between my iPhone and MacBook Pro

My MacBook Pro is mid-2015 running on Catalina 10.5.1. I have an iPhone XR. When I select AirDrop, I see my laptop, but when I select the device it just goes into 'waiting' mode. I have AirDrop in my computer to be detected by Everyone, no firewall, in the same room right next to each other. I've gone through steps to try and reconnect. It worked under other ios versions. any suggestions?

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 12, 2019 4:42 AM

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SravanKrA

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Nov 12, 2019 5:10 AM in response to Berkshiregal

Probably you meant Catalina 10.15.1

On Mac:

Choose Go > AirDrop from the menu bar in the Finder, then make sure that AirDrop is turned on.
Check the ”Allow me to be discovered by” setting at the bottom of the AirDrop window. When AirDrop is set to receive content from Contacts Only, both devices must be signed in to iCloud, and the email address or phone number associated with the sender's Apple ID must be in the Contacts app of your Mac.
Make sure that “Block all incoming connections” is turned off in Security & Privacy preferences of the receiving Mac.

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Berkshiregal Author

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Nov 12, 2019 11:51 AM in response to SravanKrA

SravanKrA - Thank you for your suggestions (yes I meant Catalina 10.15.1). I had already completed the first two bullet points. I cannot, however, find a selection "Block all incoming connections' under Security & Privacy preferences on my Mac. Note that my Firewall is off.

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Cannot air drop between my iPhone and MacBook Pro

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