Airdrop between me and my friend sometimes works then 5 minutes later doesn’t...What’s going on?

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Airdrop between me and my friend sometimes works then 5 minutes later doesn’t...What’s going on?

Airdrop between my friend’s iphone and mine sometimes works then 5 minutes later doesn’t...What’s going on? She is the one trying to airdrop and obviously, all our settings ok since sometimes it does work...

iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 26, 2020 6:12 AM

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SravanKrA

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Jan 26, 2020 6:14 AM in response to helene207

Before you begin

Make sure that the person you're sending to is nearby and within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range.
Check that you and the person you're sending to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. If either of you have Personal Hotspot on, turn it off.
Check if the person you're sending to has their AirDrop set to receive from Contacts Only. If they do, and you’re in their Contacts, they need to have your email address or mobile number in your contact card for AirDrop to work.
If you're not in their Contacts, have them set their AirDrop receiving setting to Everyone in order to receive the file.

You can put your AirDrop receiving setting to Contacts Only or Receiving Off at any time to control who can see your device and send you content in AirDrop.

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helene207 Author

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Jan 26, 2020 7:41 AM in response to SravanKrA

All of this is set but still not working. Could it be because we are using airplane mode since we are abroad?

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