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Just updated MacAir to Monterey 12.0.1
Have iPhone 12 Max Pro, latest iOS 15.1
I've restarted my MacAir, turned bluetooth and Wifi off, then on.
Still, AIRDROP is not working between the two. I can see the other device Mac to iPhone and visa versa, but when I select the device to airdrop to, nothing happens.
Any ideas to fix?
Thank you.
I'm having a similar issue with my 16" Intel MBP (2020) after upgrading to Monterey. AirDrop was solid whenever I tried to send anything to this machine using Catalina or Big Sur. Now from my iPad Air (iPadOS 15.1) or my iPhone 11 (iOS 15.1), I see the MBP as an AirDrop destination, but things never get past "Waiting" after I tap on its icon.
I had the exact same problem. Went thru all steps, web searched solutions etc etc. (apart from deleting bluetooth cache and installing AdGuard).
Spoke to AppleSupport, who went through a few things... finally suggesting I reinstall Monterey.
It worked! NO changes to system or setting. Apparently the original install may have cause a 'glitch'.
So... to do the same, its very simple.
Power off your Mac - power up again while holding 'command' and 'r'.
Hold both keys before you hit power button.
You be taken to recovery mode and given options including 'Reinstall Monterey'.
Choose this - but note - it can take a while, so only do it when you don't need your machine for an hour or so.
Once complete, everything came back online - including all open tabs in browsers etc.
Tested the AirDrop and bingo! It works no issue.
No idea why the first install caused an issue, but it's fine now.
I did reinstall Monterey and I rebuilt mine user account manually. Still the same problem. It can’t be the Mac since everything is fresh installed. I still see two avatars , one with my Apple ID photo and one generic one. I can airdrop now but only if I chose the generic airdrop icon. Figure that.
I'm not seeing this issue (see below). My spouse and I both have AirDrop configured as "Contacts Only". You might find useful information in Use AirDrop on your Mac - Apple Support.
I think I've seen something similar when more than one user is logged in (to the Mac) at one time.
No problem between iPhone x and 2013 MacPro
I have have the same issue as falk20. Tried dragging the items to Airdrop in Finder but it also didn't work. My iphone can still airdrop to Mac though, but not vice versa.
I have the same issue can send to mac but not viceversa
It worked in safe mode and i restarted and it didint work, should i shut down or restart after safe mode?
Problem self resolved
Can you provide the solution you used?
im having the same issue (though can’t airdrop anything to MacBook) and I’m losing patience.
thank you!
if you have adguard installed try this:
FIX: open AdGuard settings -> Gear -> Advanced -> Advanced settings -> Change network.extension.monterey.force.split.tunnel to true value
Wow, it's really the AdGuard. Finally I can use Airdrop after a month. Thank you so much aleksandr76 :)
Monterey & Airdrop
