Airdrop hangs on "Waiting", never sends

I'd like to send a file (i.e. a photo) from my iPhone to my Macbook Pro. When I bring up the sharing options, I can see my MBP listed, but when I tap it, either nothing happens or I see "Waiting", but nothing is ever sent.


I've tried all the troubleshooting advice I'm able to find; I've reset and restarted everything, but I end up with the exact same issue regardless.


Thanks for your help!

iPhone XR

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 9:19 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 9:21 AM

I was able to solve this: it turns out my VPN was conflicting with Airdrop – right after I disabled my VPN, Airdrop worked without issue.

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Airdrop hangs on "Waiting", never sends

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