Airdrop Not Working

Hi everyone.

Recently, for some reason, Airdrop has stopped working. I turn on Bluetooth and Airdrop on my iPhone and Mac and have set it to Contacts Only as well as Everyone, but it still won't allow me to send the files . I am stuck on the same screen (which I took a screenshot of). Is anyone else having this issue?

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 24, 2020 8:56 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 25, 2020 11:40 AM in response to ap01x

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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